Could Fungi Actually Be the Key to Humanity’s Survival? | David Andrew Quist | TED

After a billion years of evolution, fungi are masters of invention and resilience. What wisdom can we draw from their long, remarkable existence? Mycologist David Andrew Quist explores how fungi's innate biointelligence, penchant for collaboration and incredible regeneration abilities can show us new ways to think about complex problems -- and may hold the secret to humanity's survival on Earth.
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[@felixfox3968]

TED knew what they were doing releasing this video at the height of The Last of Us

[@arizonaland742]

This is an extremely important study. Very important for human beings but we don't realize it yet. Actually, understanding fungi is the key to protection of humanity from extinction. We depend on it more than we know. Read a very interesting book about a very influential man, a teacher, who died about 4000 years ago. Says that the neglect of understanding the fungi especially the yeast type, is the one thing that can bring a desolation on earth. We have a lot to learn from these tiny life form and i really hope this scientist continues this research.

[@Mcllm2402]

What is this book called?

[@arizonaland742]

@@Mcllm2402 Bible.

[@fairytale143]

Is this the start of Last of Us?

[@polrusstomakriss9001]

Yup

[@carlTak6th]

Most definitely 😂

[@MeatMachine69]

The Girl With All The Gifts is freaking awesome

[@abbyabroad]

CAME TO SAY THIS 😂

[@IAmJeka]

Lmao before clicking in the video, just by reading the tittle, I knew the comment section would talk about the last of us lmao. Did not disappoint

[@sithraeil]

I'd like to hear more about the challenges of using fungi for biocontruction, sustainable food, etc

[@johnczech7074]

Excellent! Really enjoyed this. Thanks!

[@chunghathikim1167]

Really enjoyed your talk. Thanks

[@RellDefinition]

I heard a story about fungi once... It didn't end terribly well

[@polrusstomakriss9001]

The last of us huh, yeah I know far too well about the story of the Fungeye

[@sergiokaminotanjo]

@@polrusstomakriss9001 lmao l thought OP said some kind of a joke l didnt understand

[@sergiokaminotanjo]

Are you talking about hallucinogens? 😁

[@listen2meokidoki264]

FUNGI deserve more respect. Especially compared to what they have traditionally received from UMANS.

[@davidoruade9377]

This is an incredibly insightful video about the fascinating and often under-appreciated role fungi play in the natural world. Fungi are truly incredible organisms that have been essential to the evolution of life on Earth. They have been around for billions of years and have developed all sorts of life strategies to be resilient, adaptive, and diverse. They also have practical applications that can help us solve some of our human challenges in more efficient and imaginative ways. We can use fungi to create more sustainable materials, to produce food, and even to create animal-free leathers. By understanding and appreciating fungi, we can learn how to be more bio-intelligent, collaborative, and regenerative in order to create a more resilient and sustainable future.

[@Shivadevkota12]

Very impressive talk.

[@YULONG_DIECASTING_CHINA]

Excellent!

[@bethnapolitano3032]

Enjoyed your talk. Wondering if you know anyone who has expertise in the other side of fungi that causes illness?

[@CanisoGaming]

This guy didn't play The Last Of Us or watch the new tv show 😂

[@cherishireland9194]

I would rather fight mushroom people then starve to death and watch my house flood due to rising water levels lol. Such good games. I like that we know almost nothing about mushrooms. We know a lot, we don't describes so many things now. I often wonder how Miguel it would have been to see electricity for the first time or the first elephant. Maybe space and mushrooms and the ocean are our version of that.

[@cse035rayanwahid2]

as a fungi, I appreciate your respect and acknowledgement of our species

[@sithraeil]

As a fungus.

[@samthebat4028]

*kingdom

[@cse035rayanwahid2]

idk , i'm not good at geography@@samthebat4028

[@cse035rayanwahid2]

idk, i'm not good at history@@sithraeil

[@ronkirk5099]

I just recently read 'The Secret Life of Fungi' by Aliya Whiteley, and if you read it, I can guarantee you, you'll look at fungi in a whole new light beyond the psilocybe trip you may have taken in college. I know I did.

[@junglie]

I still do half a gram dried to stop migraines.......It works!

[@galion1991]

Slime molds are not fungi, by the way. They can't all be properly grouped together, but none of them are fungi. The one that did the Japan train network thing is Physarum polycephalum, part of the Amoebozoa phylum.

[@AuthenticWe]

To study further... I recommend studying ants and how they farm certain strains/spores to eat the fruits of .. this would be one of the easiest ways to start indepth studies

[@siouxsiesiouxwilson7247]

How many "Fun Guys" do we ALL know?

[@aurelijapluke]

FYI although slime molds have similar features to those fungi have, they are not fungi.

[@d.c.8828]

Thx Keanu

[@sergiokaminotanjo]

where was this filmed on the deposit?

[@jessicagreenfield6584]

This video cannot come out at a perfect time when the Last of Us is popular because once I saw the title I immediately thought about the show

[@HonkeyTonTon]

Genuinely thought this meant Fungi the Dolphin 🐬

[@jordanetherington1922]

Nice try, Clicker!

[@polrusstomakriss9001]

😂😂😂😂

[@TampaTec]

5:11 😷 is this guy working for Sony to promote The Last of us?

[@carlTak6th]

Last of Us happening too fast 😂😂

[@obiajulumbanefo3545]

This is the intro to The last of us

[@hrushikeshavachat900]

Fungi can also be used to form the basis of our climate positive construction system.

[@Fukasame]

Could anybody explain about the panda(goat) on his Tshirt

[@hotdogwater666]

This TED Talk brought to you in part by the Cordyceps Foundation 🍄

[@AdityaMehendale]

In 2010, I would have "liked" this discourse - In 2023, (un)fortunately, it sounds like regurgitation; skimming the surface of YT for countless other informative and original videos on microbiomes, fungi, and ecology.

[@TheReliquarian]

Especially when he mentioned "tribolites", not trilobites - may have just been a slip of the tongue but it kinda feels like he's just repeating things he's heard, not recalling things he's learned.

[@david.walters]

Don’t worry, this pain you’re feeling is temporary. Close your eyes and remember that tomorrow is a new day, a fresh start. Take deep breaths, you’re gonna be alright, I promise 🙏✨❤

[@reinatycoon3644]

@3:47 I like this guys passion but he mispronounced Trilobites. @11:50 I agree with him cows are the most mistreated exploited animal on Earth which is sad because they are emotionally intelligent. They are abused in large chain dairy farms with holes bored into their stomachs where grass is forced in(because they NEVER get to socialize outside and graze for grass nor see the sun they have no comforts) then after 7 years of basically torture they get killed for meat and their skin. How degrading and disgusting there are better ways to eat and wear clothes entitled humans. Any human that knows what large chain dairy cows go through and still drinks unsourced dairy and eats supermarket beef is essentially an evil person with nigh no morals compass.

[@macdougdoug]

Just because you're a fungi specialist doesn't mean you can pronounce it like that!

[@CathGor]

Just read the book “entangled life”, there’s everything you wanna know 👌🙂

[@SimonHuggins]

Amazing family, the Sheldrakes!

[@asder625]

He's smart.

[@presidentnag4114]

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[@dave90mckeague]

Blazer with rolled up sleeves and a t-shirt.

[@nielsderyst]

and what kind of a t-shirt xD

[@josed7576]

Like my guy Luigi Mario tells his big bro Trust the fungus Mario

[@Lj_Redd]

That’s what someone being mind controlled by fungi would say

[@ginabonelli4847]

Ha

[@Vortexfugue]

The Last of Us says hello.

[@renobimantara]

The key is being strong human, in physical, mental, and knowledge.

[@HakuCell]

could someone summarize?

[@kevinth66]

The speaker did, and in under 15 minutes too.

[@wretced8601]

Tedx board panicking after watching 'The Last of Us'

[@xuefalan]

Yeah, sure, clickers are a new opportunity for life to spread out...

[@susanfairman2051]

Fungus fungal, fungi. Not funjus funjal funjai

[@anFy81]

The Last of Us

[@andrewjanela212]

Why im I subscribed to so many channels that ive never clicked on before ... wtf is this

[@ET001]

❤420🎉😊

[@MyTopFavorite]

Goat. 😅😂😂😂

[@sergiokaminotanjo]

Fans of The Last of Us

[@riceexperiment]

Wow. Pair this with hydroglyphs by Veda Austin and nature is more intelligent than humans.

[@tancredidarkwoods]

Synthetic biology

[@garruscuriosity9791]

Lets rename Fungi as Funguy

[@mrcrazypsycho3534]

First

[@Deathnote-lb1ls]

Bruh did you learn nothing from the last of us

[@polrusstomakriss9001]

Nope

[@polrusstomakriss9001]

They are beyond thorny for science 😂😂😂😂

[@Power_to_the_people567]

Do you let your life be driven by unrealistic fictional video games? The Last of Us is not in any way realistic no matter how much they try to make it look. Fungi works differently in real life.

[@scienceteam9254]

CORDYCEPS PROPAGANDA THEY'RE TAKING OVER YOUR BRAAAAAAINNNNSSSSSSS

[@invox9490]

I think these "entrepenaurs" are already having WAY to much mushrooms. 😅

[@martmart.]

clickers agree

[@loqmansamani7515]

fungi !!! the last of us :)

[@davidzeigler434]

Who else is here thinking of Last of Us

[@robertnagy985]

👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@graemeo3440]

Funghi are truly fascinating and I truly believe they are the future of mankind but this is a terrible TED talk. Make the talk a little longer and get a new host.

[@MrPongakx]

Very bad storyteller.

[@cerarobert1989]

I thought there will be something interesting in this video. Very disappointed. Please bring a new host with more research.

[@calvindsouza1305]

The Last of us would disagree