What Was The First Fungus?

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00:01 Intro
08:55 Part l - More Than Mushrooms
23:53 Part II - Ultimate Partnership
38:53 Part III - Fungal Earth
50:24 Part IV - The First Fungi
Written & researched by Leila Battison. Check out her channel:-
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Video & script edited by Pete Kelly. Check out his channel:-
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Narration by David Kelly. Check out his channel:-
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Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza
Artwork by Khail Kupsky
Sources:-
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[@HistoryoftheEarth]

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[@jimaforwood743]

The mushroom cult of Tsili n agar. A goddess cult some 50,000 years ago. There are cave drawings depicting human figures with mushrooms 🍄 for heads! Psychedelics are the key to awakening the mind.

[@maorsh430]

i have idea about a video you can make a tour of earths ancient Atmospheres video about earth first Second and third Atmosphere witch we are Breathing right now

[@hilohahoma1547]

Eh ok I guess but much speculation based on euro centric intellectual culture which miss we s many things about organic life and purpose.

[@johnamayajr9155]

@@Geo_Seph lllplp00p

[@VeganV5912]

@@Geo_Seph , .. Time-Iapse, 5-10 days 🧟‍♂️🦠🍖🔴... (inside your stomach) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4O3XqmZat-FeLs ... 🤮 NO fibre !!! Stays in your body and rots away 🤮🤮🤮..... That’s why I’m vegan, lots of fibre if you eat plants and fruit and nuts and berries and tubers and lentils beans et cetera. PH 7, no smell. Which side of history are you on, Jeeffrey Dahmer 👓😩🦠🍖🔴... Or veganism ✅❤️💪😬😉??. You don’t hurt your cute little dog 😍🤗🐶🤥🤥🤥... Covid and ‘Monkeypox,’ are animals eating 😒🍽🦠🍖🔴... Go vegan. It’s cheap and no murder. Win-win situation ✅❤️🌎😉..

[@bodayshus1437]

I worked as an ecosystem restoration ecologist for over 25 years and was often frustrated at poor results from tree planting on modified soils. Then it hit me about 10 years ago that the trees we WANT to be present are highly dependent on ectomycorrhizal fungi. After that, we focused on "feeding the soil" with copious amount of wood chips, vertical mulching, and wood staking. The other strategy is to include the tougher woody plants that seem to perform well on the conpacted soils.

[@Harshharsh111]

What are you talking about, check out how they are turning deserts in China to forests, also in Russia and Saudi Arabia, they do it fine, I’m not sure what the level of your knowledge in this subject

[@theboneman1938]

​@@Harshharsh111 This might surprise you, but authoritarian empires are known for lying for clout. I promise you, China and Russia are 100x more likely to be lying about whatever new discovery/technique than legitimate.

[@NeesyPlaysGuitar]

​@Jack Geiger source: trust me bro. You seem to have accidentally found a video for people with a functioning prefrontal cortex. Feel free to go back to sniffing bags of glue or whatever you've done to melt your brain so badly.

[@andreameigs1261]

Yeah it makes sense that they wouldn't do well since you'd normally have succession- the weedy 'pioneer' species would grow there first (on disturbed sites) until more shrubby things moved in and then finally you'd start getting the climax communities, but that takes a long time and a whole lot of natural soil building, which would support the fungal communities, but you don't learn very much about them..or at least I never did, and the only reason I knew about how important they were is because I'm an orchid nerd. Orchid seeds cannot germinate in situ without parisitizing a fungi, and some (like Coralorrhiza) remain parasites on fungi their entire lives (though technically I think they are more like secondary parasites of the trees, but they are considered mycoheterotrophs). Anyway, your job sounds interesting and pretty fulfilling.

[@arnoldmonge1708]

Someone didn't read the comment properly...

[@andreastimper9848]

As an evolutionary biologist myself, I must say that your documentaries on Evolution are the best I've ever seen. I always tell my students to take a look. Great work! Keep it up! You certainly deserve millions more viewers!

[@TwoFingeredMamma]

Jesus was a fun guy 😁

[@andreastimper9848]

@@TwoFingeredMamma Sure thing, Mama, sure thing... 😆

[@shouldhavenotshouldof2031]

@@TwoFingeredMamma I bet I could make you a threefingeredmama for that terrible pun.

[@nicolayoung7973]

MK ULTRA springs to mind here worth a look at the many films have used elements of their work and the effects of on the human mind. Imagine the first out of body experiments it must have been awful for some i know that afterwards some people later killed themselves or were committed to an asylum, developed hysteria and mental health issues etc.

[@shipwreck9146]

I semi-recommend/ don't recommend watching this high... On one hand, it was absolutely mind blowing. On the other hand, it had me thinking that mycelium could be a mega brain god that lives on time scales that we can't comprehend, and has been guiding animal evolution to create a constant food source for itself. A fungal god. A fungod. Something the ancients would refer to as "Gaia." But that seemed pretty absurd. However, it's also something that's untestable, like, if there's a 10km wide mycelium cluster, and information can rapidly transmit throughout it, then it seems like a mega brain to me.

[@MattJohno2]

This is the exact kind of documentary that I've missed on National Geographic and Discovery. Excellent story-telling, and beautiful vocabulary that almost tries to transport you back in time as if you're watching the whole thing play out in real time. Keep it up!

[@varunahlawat9013]

So damn true! Nowadays idk what kind of shit is being published on TV. I'm so happy that I found this channel. I missed this kind of documentary too... Hopefully one day I might be able to make them for physics :)

[@kanna4802]

I cannot believe this series is free. Thank you SO much for all the hard work you do

[@michaelabio]

Welcome to the digital economy😮

[@annoloki]

Small correction: slime molds aren't fungi, but protozoa... they don't contain chitin, can move, some will bring food within the cell to digest it etc etc.

[@gaydvorak7053]

Thank you! Heard it and was annoyed

[@mycodelic3554]

there are many corrections that need to be mentioned here. particularly the focus on mycelium - the first fungi were definitively motile and unicellular. mycelium is a relatively recent event in the evolution of fungi. how you make a documentary on the origin of fungi and don't mention chytrids is beyond me.

[@DJCA_UK]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXmce4mvYtpoerM illustrated with picture of an alga...

[@Hellbender8574]

My son and I were recently learning about fossils and evolution of early plants and animals, and he was wondering about what early fungi were like and how they evolved. Fungi are really under- appreciated. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information (especially not in a child-friendly form). He will like to watch parts of this outstanding documentary. Thank you for producing this amazing content.

[@FutureBoyWonder]

What makes it child friendly? Good God if he's learning by being challenged that's good not everything has to be a dumbed down picture book. Let the young put in some effort

[@froggiee104]

@@FutureBoyWonder well, depending on the age of the child and the complexity, it could be too difficult for him to access everything he needs to understand and absorb the context, content and possibly the wording. He is most definitely learning and probably facing bring challenged quite well but there are limits depending on age

[@SotraEngine4]

@@FutureBoyWonder Even master's degree students can find research papers hard to read at times

[@FutureBoyWonder]

@@froggiee104 sometimes it isnt about actually absorbing the information. One of the best things to happen to a young boy or girl is to be befuddled. Now im obviously not some sort of authority but i have a few memories of experiencing things or being exposed to stuff largely beyond my capability to understand,. What did happen from this exposure is i started asking questions, thinking and imagining which i believe, though i could be wrong, hit i believe this helped spur a real desire to know more and enjoy being challenged. If everything is catered to some specific age and growing up we don't have the chance to be wrong or fail dont you think it conditions people to never reach farther than maybe they think they can? I think if we treat s child like a thinking human we'll be surprised how "ahead of the curve" they might end up instead of making sure everything is understandable to them because we can't have them being confused

[@froggiee104]

@@FutureBoyWonder I agree that challenge is good but I suppose the wording of your first comment felt unfair to me as clearly the kid is willing to learn and discover so I thought your let the young put in effort was not the best words in this case. As much as challenge can help people thrive, too much can become stifling so we need a healthy balance :)

[@boatymcboatface6464]

34:42 "So far as to LICHEN this activity" I see what you did there! Subtle fungi puns are the best fungi puns! 😂

[@mrcricket275]

I didn't even notice that! nice find

[@smith23652]

Psilocybin containing mushrooms are just amazing with so many health benefits. Psilocybin mushrooms saved my life honestly from PTSD and addiction to alcohol and cigarettes. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

[@Wimruther-hk4zn]

they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here. and mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on this planet i wish people would all realize. they could solve a lot of problems, more than just mental treatments, environmental clean up; the possibilities are endless with fungus.

[@JanetRichardson-mq5es]

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Ireland. Really need!

[@DonnHowes]

YES very sure of Dr.benshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

[@SusanaGomez-mp8sk]

I hate that psilocybin gets grouped with drugs like cocaine and heroin. Mushrooms are a remedy, not a vice!

[@gefferystones2814]

How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

[@davevann9795]

40:30 Cherenkov radiation does not glow because water is being split. Cherenkov radiation is caused by particles moving through the water faster than the speed of light in water. The speed of light in water is 75% of the speed of light in a vacuum. So highly energetic particles given off by radioactive decay, can travel faster than the speed of light in water, while still being slower than the absolute limit of the speed of light in a vacuum. Cherenkov radiation is similar to the sonic boom shock wave for objects moving faster than the speed of sound. Cherenkov radiation is a shockwave of light waves as particles move faster than the speed of light of water.

[@thatguy4305]

came here to say this, but you explained it way better than i could

[@goodwood7247]

@The Wandering M 👏👊

[@ishzarkklyon9590]

​@@thewanderingm2670you aren't smarter or better than me. I defeated Malenia, Blade of Miquella first try. Kiss my shoe. /jk

[@Mad_Elf_0]

Wish I'd seen this before I made my own replay on the matter, but for some reason it didn't appear in the first 100 or so comments. Needs more upvotes!

[@ziaulhaque4462]

Please recommend good books to understand life on the earth

[@glenmartin2437]

Thank you. I enjoyed your video. I am a retired botany professor with a baccalaureate in chemistry. It is unfortunate that the study of fungi is so terribly neglected. Professor James Trapp (spelling) gave a series of guest lectures when I was at Brigham Young University for which I am grateful. Those lectures got me to do more reading about fungi. Thanks for your video.

[@malbogia8003]

It really is a shame, but it looks like it will be at least less neglected if current studies work out. I think it'll become much more popular in the coming years

[@benjaminbeard3736]

Had no idea a baccalaureate was a degree. I thought, maybe you had a recent graduation ceremony related to your course of study that you were awfully proud of, and just had to tell people about it. But then the "retired" sunk in... Thank goodness for Merriam- Webster.

[@andrearupe8094]

It cracks me up when the closed captions use "lichens" and "lycans" interchangeably. The idea that the combination of algea and fungus turn into a wolf on the full moon is just hilarious to me

[@italucenaz]

35:48 most if not all of the "lichen" showed on screen are actually just mosses, that are actually plants, in this very video I could see their sporophytes that are diagnostic of non-vascular plants, Idk why how a mistake like that happened judging by the quality of the documentary and channel too, it's a shame that the diverse group that are the lichens with their miriad of forms and coloers weren't showcased in that high quality documentary

[@lobstrosity7163]

Yeah, disappointing. Not only is it wrong, it also misses the chance to show off some visually stunning stuff.

[@lunadecat1991]

The first 25 minutes were only stock video parts that often repeat and though well chosen, it bothers me somehow.

[@niccolo2534]

Yes. Wanted to point out exactly the same thing. As a botanist with a particular fondness of lichen I was severely disappointed. Especially since people are overlooking lichen all the time while they are such great organisms and probably as much responsible for terrestrial life as fungi themselves. (What they say about them is true though)

[@SiskinOnUTube]

I guess the video editor needed a bit of help from the script writer. It woke me up from the story, watching the moss stand in place of lichens.. jarring.

[@binkwillans5138]

I thought immediately theses were mosses. Let's hope this stunningly brilliant video on fungi is one day matched by an equally stunning treatment of lichens.

[@mst4309]

When the histories of the Universe and and Earth narrowly pass each other by a week’s gap… great treat from both channels this week.

[@88njtrigg88]

Thank you for the heads-up, I've never seen or heard of the other consensus/ channel. Have a good one. Ciao...!

[@denniscole5105]

@@88njtrigg88 history of the universe is great also

[@denniscole5105]

I've watched em all at least once so it was a good week

[@guillaume5313]

I just caught up to History of the Earth, I'll need to watch history of the Universe soon as well!

[@VeganV5912]

@@88njtrigg88 : .. Time-Iapse, 5-10 days 🧟‍♂️🦠🍖🔴... (inside your stomach) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4O3XqmZat-FeLs ... 🤮 NO fibre !!! Stays in your body and rots away 🤮🤮🤮..... That’s why I’m vegan, lots of fibre if you eat plants and fruit and nuts and berries and tubers and lentils beans et cetera. PH 7, no smell. Which side of history are you on, Jeeffrey Dahmer 👓😩🦠🍖🔴... Or veganism ✅❤️💪😬😉??. You don’t hurt your cute little dog 😍🤗🐶🤥🤥🤥... Covid and ‘Monkeypox,’ are animals eating 😒🍽🦠🍖🔴... Go vegan. It’s cheap and no murder. Win-win situation ✅❤️🌎😉.. !!!!!

[@peasinourthyme5722]

This entire sceries is so incredibly, jaw-droppingly well written! Huge kudos to Leila Battison, for her science poetry! I honestly don´t know any channel that does it better.

[@ElectronFieldPulse]

@Janitor Queen - So, only one woman is responsible for the script this British dude reads? If it really is one person, that is impressive, she does well.

[@peasinourthyme5722]

@Janitor Queen Thanks! I think David Kelly who does the narration does a great job though. He seems really in tune with the words, he sort of embodies that soul, if I may be a little poetic as well. :) As for choosing between female and male, I imagine they are just a tight-knit group of friends who enjoy doing things together, and they happen to have a really good narrator in their midst, so they use him. (Ther are three people doing this series as far as I know, they are listed in the description. Same people have another channel about the history of the universe.) Peas out!

[@peasinourthyme5722]

@@ElectronFieldPulse Yep, ONE single person has researched and written this entire series, plus another one on their other channel, about the universe. At least if we are to believe the video description. Which wee should I guess! :)

[@Lightningchase1973]

The papers about electric signaling are new... Jaw dropping and well recherched here. Potential intelligence formation in organisms, who'd have thought funghe high on the list... Before this... 35 min... Pandora / Eywa a lot... When Sci Fi is overtaken by nature, to some extent...

[@charliemiskwaabineshii9001]

True, True.

[@Ayoosi]

I had no interest in fungi until I tripped on psilocybin. During one particularly potent trip, I "hallucinated" a discussion with the mushroom itself. 🍄 I was told how mushrooms cooperate with other lifeforms for mutual benefit, including humans, and if we only opened ourselves to this more, the fungi could help us more. I was then told about fighting viral infections and other medicinal benefits if we would use them properly. When I awoke the next day, I began researching the information that hallucination had told me, and surprisingly it was all true, especially the parts about anti-viral benefits. I cannot explain where or how this information came to me, but, there it was.

[@thomascrosthwaite4958]

I'm sure there is some hyper intelligence encoded into fungas. For me a mushroom trip is like seeing all the parts of life all at the same time. It made me realise how linear thinking is normally. How we normally work life out step by step one or two thoughts at a time. It is probably this way as it is too overwhelming to experience the trips 4th demensional like knowledge for more than a couple of hours at a time.

[@Ayoosi]

@Thomas Crosthwaite I think about this a lot-- my dog is very intelligent. But she "sees" the world through a super enhanced sense of sound and smell that I cannot perceive. Her "view" of the world is just as complex as mine, moreso perhaps, but I cannot begin to fathom thinking in that manner. So who am I to say that my own linear pattern of thinking is the only and correct way of perceiving the world? Is my reality different from hers because we both look at it through different filters, or is reality something much larger that encompasses both of our visions, and more that we cannot even imagine?

[@CordeliaWagner]

You had heard of it somewhere but it didn't come to your conciousnous memory. Psylocybin also helps the brain make more connections between informations. Sometimes it's nonsense, sometimes it's totally logic. I think everybody has heard of the idea that cooprration is for the nenrfit of all. The question is, what was the action you took after this "enlightenment"? What dod you change in your life! M

[@Ayoosi]

@Cordelia Wagner I guarantee that I had not heard the specific information I was given

[@seankimbrough8489]

This idea the mushroom talks is very similar to the stories I have heard from Terrence Mckenna. Have you heard of him?

[@jefferyscott8148]

Psychedelic is the answer to most severe anxiety and depression...The use of magic mushrooms completely helps one get over depression and makes you feel like yourself...I used antidepressants for some years but it only made me feel like a zombie but with immediate use of mushroom 🍄 in few months I feel like I'm living a whole new Life.

[@dearity33]

Yes....myco_louiis

[@allybee342]

I just finished weaning off all these terrible psych meds that made me crazy and worse.It’s hard for me to imagine that, but watching all these studies has given me hope.

[@hazeemakhan5301]

Please where to search .... Is he on insta?

[@thomasmaxime2340]

I live in Michigan….suffering for awhile now but didnt realize how serious I may have it until recently - probably bc of @self medicating” with alcohol

[@tessymitch]

Please can myco_louiis ship to me in the UK?

[@casualsatanist5808]

So im in my last year of highschool, and ive studied fungi in my own free time for almost 2 full years. I absolutely adore this them. Now, heres one of my favorite Fun Facts regarding the topic of fungi. A species named Entomophthora muscae, which is latin for INSECT DESTROYER regarding flies. Its a entomopathogenic mould that infects primarily house flies or fruit flies. It infects female flies circulatory and nervous system. It eats its fair share of the poor fly before it induces summiting, death and begins to sporulate. The thing is...the females infected corpse also emits chemicals called sesquiterpenes...all u need to know about these chemicals is that they sexually excite and attract male flies...the males try mating with the corpse and become infected themselves. In a scientific study, it was basically found that males preferred mating with infected DEAD females instead of uninfected live ones... TL;DR: A fungus can turn flies into necrophiles.

[@monakw]

Very interesting! TY

[@davidh6300]

Savage!

[@casualsatanist5808]

@@zeropolicy7456 well...many of the bacteria in your gut create neurotransmitter-lioke chemicals that alter out personality, and more specifically eating preferences. Certain bacteria with higher populations than normal have been linked to things like depression or something as simple as being more introverted. If I recall correctly, people with a very monotone diet are more prone for being introverted or something.

[@jonnywatts2970]

Massive respect for being a highschool aged person these days and not being a dumbass. You will be one of the good ones. Intelligence talks, haters walk!

[@jonnywatts2970]

@@casualsatanist5808 where did you learn this? I would love to get some references so I could explore this.

[@danhoppy5517]

I had no idea fungi were so ancient. I thought that their rise and explosion was a by-product of the Carboniferous, but they seem to have been the original pioneers after 'Snowball Earth'!

[@annoloki]

The carboniferous period began in part due to the arms race between plants and fungi, as wood was something that fungi could not break down, so trees had a massive evolutionary advantage over basically everything else. It took some 60 million years for some fungi to evolve the ability to consume wood. This 60 million year period is where coal comes from for example, as dead trees did not rot. This is why the climate change issue arises... the process that removed and buried all the carbon from the atmosphere to form the fossil fuels we're burning simply isn't a process that still happens, so we're basically unwinding the carboniferous changes in a way that nature simply won't redo.

[@tylerv.g.6268]

@@annoloki Yikes, chilling thought

[@rman229]

@@annoloki holy shit thats so cool

[@benkelly6219]

After watching fantastic fungi, I am blown away by the magnificence of this fascinating organism. I’ve had my fair share of experience with golden teachers(I should add). It needs to be a humanitarian mission to get them decriminalised and regulated. The amount of ptsd and abuse studies that micro dose and get life changing results. It’s just wrong and it should be a human right to be able to explore within their own bodies without judgement.

[@stillmattwest]

The title sequence of this channel gives me chills at this point. This series is some of the best content on KZbin and one of my favorite documentary series. I bought a year worth of Curiosity Stream just to thank them for supporting your efforts.

[@daniell1483]

Fungus. Quiet, hidden, strange. Almost alien in nature. And yet, necessary for life as we know it. This video changed the way I look at fungus, history, and life. I can't help but anthropomorphize them a little bit. Having taken fungi for granted all my life, I can't help but see them in a new light. Somewhere between wonder and terror, I can't help but think the Aztecs were right when they called one fungus the "Flesh of the Gods". With everything they've accomplished across eons, there is something almost divine about fungus, isn't there?

[@acarroll1714]

Black mold isn't divine, that stuff is a portal to hell.

[@nick-sx5ob]

Its quite strange isnt it... an complete kingdom of this earth earth... Not alive but also not dead...

[@idontwantahandlethough]

@@acarroll1714 hell absolutely counts as "divine".. just not the good kind. (as in 'created by an otherworldly force or being')

[@theobserver9131]

In my opinion, fungus has a powerful connection to the divine. Being a consumer of psychedelic mushrooms, they absolutely convey me to the realm of the gods. They show me in fine detail how everything in the universe is connected.

[@theobserver9131]

And yes of course, there are some forms of fungus that are fatal to us. It goes without saying.

[@deusexaethera]

Fungi freak me out a little. They're stupendously aggressive, and their method of predation is the stuff of horror movies.

[@gingermcgingin4106]

Munchkin player, eh?

[@FishWhiskey]

So is ours lol.

[@tville4358]

"One single Flood spore can destroy an entire species"

[@AS-cv8dc]

Best to just eat them.

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

the kingdom fungi is decay incarnate

[@MichaelLaFrance1]

This is a very good higher level summary about recent discoveries about the mighty fungus. It was a treat to see the Stoned Ape theory discussed. While it is a fringe theory, it seems logical that psychedelic mushrooms had at least some impact on human development. We know so little about the Wood Wide Web, hopefully we can gain a deeper knowledge before we destroy it all. We've just scratched the surface so far, with most of our knowledge about fungus gained in just the past few decades. There's so much more to know.

[@lynxthewise7233]

"Humanity" is one big ape trip! We were just apes, and by ingesting mushies we were introduced to 'consciousness'. Explains so much! Internet is basically electricity-based mycelium.

[@nostalgiatrip7331]

​@@lynxthewise7233 I thought the inverse of this, how mycelial networks are just organic internet

[@destructionindustries1987]

This is an inspiration. This will be an epic game setting for D&D.

[@alexv3357]

13:22 those are Humpback Whales, not Blue Whales, and are substantially smaller (14-15m and ~40,000kg vs 22-30m and 80,000-130,000kg for Blues). Not that it matters on the scale of the Humongous Fungus, but still

[@toastycrab5175]

All the shots of lichen show mosses instead, but I imagine it's not easy finding stock footage of lichen.

[@Just.A.T-Rex]

“Images shown are for demonstrative and illustrative purposes only”

[@gleann_cuilinn]

I thought I’d offer some pointers on Nahuatl pronunciation. The -tl is pronounced very quickly as one sound, not as its own syllable. The L is voiceless, so it sounds like a hiss. qu is ALWAYS pronounced like k, NEVER as kw. (kw is written as cu). hu is just a plain w sound. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable: Te-noch-TI-tlan, que-tzal-CO-huatl, te-o-NA-catl, a-HUI-tzotl.

[@ogrehaslayers605]

Currently 2.1 million views... Shows how much people are loving this kind of quality content. Thank you! It's so well done. I genuinely hope it makes you rich!

[@TheEricZ]

I've watched this video so many times. I can't wait for the next video. These even longer ones are even greater than great!

[@edd8914]

Humongous fungus

[@GeorgeTheDinoGuy]

Thank you for making these great free documentaries for us all, we are so lucky for such an amazing channel :)

[@TheMongolianMage]

*channels

[@elgoz13]

Hear, hear!

[@segfault-]

Just adding to the wealth of comments giving well deserved praise to your absolutely stunning videos. Their written incredibly well. Your graceful, soothing, rich pronunciation is fantastic. Thank you, I learned a lot!

[@ginociambotti9256]

The narrative quality of this channel is just the finest seen in documentaries. A beautiful marriage between science and literature is what I call this content.

[@justoneofmany]

Fungus is amazing. From its ability to hold together forests, to gardens, as well as some of their more…psychoactive abilities.

[@stormevans6897]

The genus of psilocybe is such a blip in the face of the organisms that turned rock into soil for everyone else 2 billion years ago, it's crazy to think about how it's kind of like the fungi inadvertently interfacing with hominids because it lead to evolutionary success for this twig of the evolutionary tree.

[@notjoosh8616]

u are ancient

[@plumbherhub1664]

Little elves in the forest

[@mikeredd8833]

As some one who grows mushrooms. But definitely no mycologist I can definitely say. They are truly fascinating! I suggest you get into growing them. You'll love it!

[@m_christine1070]

I have an invasive fungal infection of my scalp and it's infected my brain and blood. It's the most horrifying thing I could have imagined

[@hannahjsdavis1644]

As usual your documentaries are fantastic. I always love seeing them come up in my feed. My one major qualm was during the discussion of LICHEN, the only things being shown are MOSS species. Not a single lichen was actually shown, and for a documentary like this, that's unfortunate considering just how fascinating lichen are. Not to mention makes the information provided highly inaccurate in a visual sense :(

[@robertthayer5779]

Hire a editor. And a less computer voice. Lichen. Not in the click bait. Whassup?

[@edwardlulofs444]

Videos show things that are not being discussed quite frequently. When they don't have the video or access to the video that they want, they have to show something. I doubt that most people notice the substitution.

[@Argacyan]

@@edwardlulofs444 material for lichen is pretty ubiquitous so idk if not finding the right thing can be the cause.

[@adventureswithiris2903]

@@edwardlulofs444 ok clickbat

[@morgan0]

also it’s (i think always) three organisms not two

[@MalcolmAkner]

Fantastic video thank you for this. The prospect that fungal like organisms have been around for 2.4 Billion years is absolutely astonishing. You also said something that made me shiver: "fungi have experimented with minds for as long as there have been minds". I don't know what to do with that information 😅

[@tylerv.g.6268]

Makes you wonder if its so good at experimenting with minds because it may be the architect of neural connections or at least the cousin. Maybe that's why some of them have such a profound effect on the human mind, because they use those same kind of chemicals to communicate

[@MalcolmAkner]

@@tylerv.g.6268 That makes sense on some primal level. Fungi are basically disembodied nervous-systems, i.e. brains, and since they've been around for so long and are known for their symbiotic and parasitic relationships it would make sense that they have been a key part in shaping most evolution on this planet. Fascinating stuff!

[@pitchblacknight]

Amazing! Thank you for producing this!

[@Just.A.T-Rex]

My favorite topic. I was a mycologist for the state of NC dept of agriculture before moving to the research triangle and working with a huge laboratory research corporation. Has been quite a treat and I’d say we’re even less appreciated than the Lepidoptera enthusiasts. Also, Stamets is not the end all be all expert on fungi. He’s done more grifting and profiteering then most in this field and has created ridiculous ideologies toward progress in fungal advancements that can benefit us. The groups working on intestinal flora and its links to our health and spikes in autism rates are much more beneficial and don’t need to be seen on social media with a cult like following blurring the line between realistic achievements and exaggerated fairytales and non peer reviewed research and locked away patents sold to the government.

[@venusboys3]

Yeah, I had a moment of excitement over some of Staments' claims... but looking a bit deeper into his... enterprise... I've moved on toward more solid ground.

[@leggonarm9835]

@Janitor Queen What's to explain? There are many "Edison" like people who profit from science rather than actually contributing to the advancement and betterment of mankind.

[@samsoncooper1]

And people like that annoy those who are just interested in science for science sake. Putting money into the equation and having your focus on profit usually takes away from the science. Like the difference between Elon Musk and the scientists that actually come up with his rockets or batteries, an obvious intelligent man but business minded rather than science minded (and with some of his ideas its like God please have you even thought this through...)

[@mishak38]

….intestinal flora and autism rates??? can i see a source for what you are talking about bc im not sure if i havent seen it, or if you are mistaking alleviating ASD symptoms by remodeling the gut microbes to getting rid of autism or “spikes in autism rates”..

[@mishak38]

because if you are implying that our gut bacteria can CAUSE autism i really suggest you reread whatever it is you read. but if youre not then nevermind!

[@rhoddryice5412]

00:01 Intro 08:55 Part l - More Than Mushrooms 23:53 Part II - Ultimate Partnership 38:53 Part III - Fungal Earth 50:24 Part IV - The First Fungi

[@kevinsbacon932]

Thank you so much, wasn’t sure when the title would be addressed

[@rudyz193]

So the video about the first fungi has the part about the first fungi at the very end of the video?

[@rhoddryice5412]

@@rudyz193 Well I suppose you have to build a foundation and walls before laying a roof.

[@thecianinator]

51:45 Mystery Machine cameo

[@onradioactivewaves]

​@@thecianinator zoinks 🤯

[@kinderblutsaufenderreptiloide]

I'm a paleontologist AND I actually learned something today. Thank you for that!!! 👍👏♥️

[@ildikoridley3734]

What a fantastic documentary! Huge thanks for the information, the gorgeous shots and the wonderful narration.

[@ThePinkBinks]

Giant fungi reminds me of how, eg, corn starch jumps around on an audio speaker. I can’t help but think that that’s what is happening with giant mushrooms on pre-historic earth…. especially now I know mushrooms make their own music. I could cry with the beauty of it all. They terraform, they dance, they make music, they create fractals… mushrooms are incredibly beautiful. I listen to them now. I’ve learned so many secrets since I began to listen to them.

[@nicolayoung7973]

I saw a beautiful almost fairy tale like mushrooms it stood alone shinny iridescent and perfectly lilac however as i picked it up it instantly dissolved never seen anything like this before or again.

[@deusexaethera]

Fungi also also eat your brain while you're still alive. Yes, so beautiful.

[@zantherhayes7229]

I too like to trip

[@user-ellievator]

I'm a fungi

[@ThePinkBinks]

Shawn Elliott You don’t need fungi to eat your brains. Modern life does that. Eating the correct kind of fungi improves brain function.

[@a.i.chemist2261]

Whoever he was, he got it from his parents. You can tell it was a fun family. Any couple who would be the first to ever name their child Gus, has got to be a good time!

[@nckfrmthapnw]

I just had a thought.. because of your user name. I cant imagine the types of drugs we will discover once we run certain molecules through these systems to come. Amazing possibilities there.

[@pinkpeonyy]

This video has some of the most beautiful visual content I have ever seen

[@bugsbunny8691]

You out did yourself on this one. What an absolutely intriguing piece of entertainment.

[@funguywithfungi4776]

I'm so happy to see some fungi love! I definitely believe they are underappreciated!!

[@codelicious6590]

The first fungi and its respective mycellium could have made it possible for much of the diverse life that followed to thrive! This first fungi could indeed be the, "Mother of the soil".

[@mycodelic3554]

the first fungi did not have mycelium, they were unicellular, motile organisms, this documentary is misleading.

[@Mr.McPoops]

History of the universe and now this channel as well are by far my favorite channels to watch. The voice and script writing is top notch

[@thorny3218]

As I sit here sipping a beer, I am thankful for fungus🤣 that’s actually the angle that first sparked my love of fungi.

[@Djuuugarn]

The only problem with this channel is that it always leaves you crawing more. Great stuff as always! Thank you so much!

[@nobbymorph]

And that is why we have the field of science, without it, there can be no more discovery and reversal / confirmation of theory. If this channel didn't create more questions than answers then it isn't doing its scientific purpose.

[@mycodelic3554]

the problem is this channel is not accurate. fungi were not mycelium-forming initially, they were unicellular and motile. this is common knowledge for those of us who know fungal evolution.

[@K1lostream]

I thought this was gonna be just a brief history of fungi, but (especially with the Chernobyl stuff) it was so much more- just wanted to say thanks!

[@helenamcginty4920]

In my mid 50s (about 20 years ago) I found myself doing a basic degree in plant knowledge and gardening. (By accident). I loved it. I already loved gardening Until then I had no idea how amazing fungi were. Love this video.

[@LP-fy8wr]

Huge fan of Mycology here!! Mushrooms and fungi are some of the most interesting things to me. Well done on this!!

[@changemankind]

Cherenkov radiation isn't caused by the breakup of water moleculers, but due to the fact, that the dacay produces charged particles which are travelling faster through the water than the speed of light in water (which is only ~75% of the speed of light in a vacuum).

[@edwardlulofs444]

As a particle physicist, I know that you, Jonathan Jager, are correct. I didn't hear the video say that Cherenkov radiation was caused by water breakup. Perhaps someone wrote that in a comment.

[@johannageisel5390]

@@edwardlulofs444 No, they really said that in the video. I heard it too.

[@OOTurok]

@@edwardlulofs444 Isn't Cherenkov Radiation, the result of nuetron decay of Tritium & Deuterium in heavy water?

[@joz6683]

What a great and pleasant surprise, so close to a new video on your sister channel last week. I am claiming this as a late birthday present. Thanks to all involved 👍

[@jeanneelise5118]

a few years ago i learned that i enjoy pictures of fungi very much. the rest is history

[@antifajesus]

I was a child when I first learned about that relationship between prairie grass and fungus

[@tonymindole1401]

Very nice doc. I only have to comment about the images of "lichen" from 00:35':48'' or so: what we are seeing is not a lichen but a sphagnum, which is a plant (moss, also called peat moss when dry and fermented) and not a symbiote.

[@Darkanight]

I was so positive that it was sphagnum lol

[@lewisadams5379]

Honestly one of my favourite channels. Great content as always can't wait for the next one already!

[@ivyjay1521]

incredible!! I am definitely going to have to rewatch to understand more! Thank you for this!

[@Alberad08]

Great presentation, really loved to watch this! Thanks a lot for sharing.

[@DriedMangoSlices]

What an absolutely amazing documentary. The production and the effort put in are simply outstanding.

[@ellenbryn]

Magical and fascinating as always. And as usual, you go deeper than any other "latest research" news I've seen, even when I've been tipped off by somebody in the field. (The recent work on lichens being composed of multiple fungi + algae.) Also, while I appreciate the History of the Universe, you keep getting beyond what my poor little classics major brain can fathom. I need terra firma, quite literally, even if it is an illusion. I want stories about things. The idea of fungal networks being sentient in some alien, subsurface way is fascinating. In a way, they're like the mind of the soil. It also puts the Permian Extinction into terrifying perspective. In Michael J Benton's book When Life Nearly Died, he talks about the evidence that the rivers lost their banks, lost their meanders, and were carrying down rocks and boulders in torrents and floods- basically reverting to Earth before soil. I think he stated that it was evidence that trees had pretty well died off; without their roots, there was nothing to hold the soil together, and it was almost all washed away. But that means the fungal networks were losing their grip on the soil as well, and there were probably whole swaths of the planet devoid of fungus. Truly dead. (Do deserts have fungus? Not soft deserts like the Sonora, but sand seas like the middle of the Sahara. That might be the true definition of desert: no fungal web beneath the surface.)

[@poop-for-brains]

This channel is like watching someone present their essay they wrote using wikipedia for information and bloated paragraphs with tangential information to meet the page requirement

[@DefektiveEnvy]

I have so many compliments not only for this video, but for this channel. I’m a fan of the whole family of “History of the” channels. I love how the music seamlessly leads into the next, the narration, the interweaving of natural and human history that ties it all together as one profound story. Thank you so much for your research and presentation of accessible science education.

[@cindyclay1750]

One of thee best documentaries I have ever seen about Fungi. I highly recommend this to everyone, it's fascinating! ❤

[@mrgreatauk]

Fungi have bred humans as a means of spreading themselves to new planets. The mycelium empire will spread across the galaxies, heard it here first.

[@BFDT-4]

One can learn so many new and useful ideas and concepts here. I knew from Paul Stammets that fungi were not just mushrooms in one's salad, but much much more. This really lifts the fog on the fungi!

[@RhianKristen]

I have learned two things: everything is fungus and we should should probably start eating magic mushrooms again.

[@BaileybirdGNO]

So appreciative of the work you guys are doing!

[@ru4realtho175]

What an incredible channel... Super informative with little interuption. Beatifully narrated.. just cannot say enough how much this channel is appreciated. Thanks again

[@Jarzula]

I use to hate watching these type of videos in High School and having to take notes on them. Sadly, I slept through most of them. I’m 29 yo now and I’ve been watching a lot of these and I can’t stop.

[@numealinesimpetar1]

Wonderful, lads and lassies. Now in semi-retirement and exploring your channel, I didn't know how far behind I had slipped while blithely teaching school science for decades. Your u-tubes make me feel like an undergrad again. Keep it up!

[@Landrew0]

It's hard to belive that ancient fungi grew so tall for no reason. Either they were competing with vegetation, or trying to catch air currents to spread their spores. Evidence is lacking for both possibilities.

[@green-sc2wg]

Maybe they grew tall because they didn’t have much competition

[@Landrew0]

@@green-sc2wg No organism would grow tall just to be taller.

[@thekueken]

​@@Landrew0 Hn, a lame joke about the critters of Australia seemingly having missed that memo aside, we know little of how the air kept changing, the weather, climate and the like (to my knowledge we can merely narrow such down to centuries if not millennia this far back, but not seasonal nor daily). A sturdy post-shape may have had its benefits even before counting the increase of plants increasingly covering the ground as well (instead of flat go high). Especially in plainer environments, with little to no shelter / fewer rock formations. With seasonal weather and rain [wild theory incoming] the large poles may have developed when a network was flooded by strong rains to rise above and spread spores towards higher altitudes. Or the thick vertical poles were beneficial in colder seasons/weather to catch sunlight to thaw and keep the organism alive when the ground remained covered in ice and snow or other sediments...? We know so little... but guessing is fun?

[@joshuaworley6377]

This is absolutely phenomenal - extremely well done

[@suziperret468]

Extraordinary. We owe so much to fungi! Closer to animals than plants, they paved the way for life..

[@logecat]

this is amazing. such a good narrator and amazingly interesting show

[@aircraftcarrierwo-class]

*Me, holding a gun to a mushroom:* "Tell me the name of God, you fungal piece of trash." *Mushroom:* "Can you feel your heart burning? Can you feel the struggle within? The fear within me is beyond anything that your soul can make. You cannot kill me in a way that matters." *Me, tears in my eyes, cocking the gun:* "I'M NOT SCARED OF YOU."

[@codydaniel3097]

I always massively appreciate your videos and all the effort that goes into making them! ♡♡♡

[@nickbanney3960]

When you got to the lichen portion of the documentary I’m pretty sure most of the examples you showed was moss. Miss and lichen are similar but they aren’t the same thing

[@Rita-tt5du]

Absolutely beautiful work on this ❤ amateur mycologist here and this just made me tear up. I loved this so much. Never heard of the stoned ape theory, sounds so interesting. I had no idea evidence of fungal structures have been dated back to almost a billion years or MORE ago! That’s so amazing! Thanks so much for this! I already have curiosity stream and I will be adding your shows onto my watch list!!

[@jcmendezify]

this was a masterpiece. Congrats to the team or individual behind this youtube channel, but mostly thank you for putting it out there for the masses to watch and learn about our beautiful planet.

[@mistaajones]

fungi are a vastly under studied, yet incredibly significant organism on our planet. we will learn much from understanding them

[@gyrogearloose1345]

Hats off to you guys on this one! Massive piece of work, so much information brilliantly presented. The jaw dropping, mind blowing story of the fungi! All the possibilities for science, technology and mental health! Thank you writer Leila Battison and all the crew!

[@DullyDust]

This was such a treat, a morsel, you might say~ Thank you very much for this

[@whirledpeas3477]

What do you call the man who buys the house a round of drinks 🍸? : A Fungi 😮

[@fuckamericanidiot]

Fun G's are the best G's

[@markshort9098]

A man with more money than me

[@Astrogator1]

Studied fungal biology as subject part of 1st year of my degree. Thanks to great lecturer I have had a background interest in fungi. This was was a great update and look forward to find out more. As an introduction to science of subject is excellent. Thank you for added motivation

[@mikeyoung7660]

Cant believe how good these documentaries are

[@Ardunafeth]

Wooh. Finally a new episode. I like these even better than the ones about the history of the universe. Can't wait to watch it!

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Leila's writes beautifully. And you already know your reading style hypnotizes and keeps my rapt attention. Evidently, thousands agree.

[@pamelaslaughter]

Thank you for taking the time to teach in such a way that lay people not only understand, but seek to know more.🎯👏🏾

[@tedbaenziger2594]

As an amateur mycologist from 1978, I applaud you perceptive discussion. My interest has always been in the fruiting bodies, the edible parts, plus of course all the marvelous uses of various yeasts. Fascinating evidence of micorhyzal relationships deserve much more study. I look forward to discoveries to come.

[@bose0225]

Best science content on KZbin rn

[@joe564338]

Donating a 10 for this masterpiece of a series

[@RomanVarl]

Fantastic documentary work, thank you!

[@DrMilad814]

Fungi can solve mazes and other problems using a principle called tug-of-war. It basically involves checking all the possible options near-simultaneously. Other physical phenomena have been observed using the same principle to make decisions at the picosecond level. This is an entire order of magnitude quicker than the fastest digital computers, which operate at the nanosecond level. They are utilizing completely novel methods of information processing. Researchers are just beginning to grasp exactly how it works but initial studies into natural intelligence (NI, as opposed to AI) indicate the potential is on the level of quantum computing. Search “researchers investigate decision- making by physical phenomena” for some examples

[@thekueken]

Is it "novel" when nature has been using it for eons? ^_- ...what's weird to me is, that I feel like I read an article about experimenting on fungal computing for that exact reason, like, 20 years ago, yet my google results on such topics are only up 5 years old...

[@michelleeden2272]

That was fascinating. Thank you!

[@mrspiral2194]

This documentary was amazing. Thank you very much for sharing this series.

[@itsmeblank4028]

Fungi, though not my favourite, are among the most underrated and over look organisms

[@lucianazolotoi3238]

So happy when you post!! I just love your videos ❤️