Magic Mushrooms, Fungi, and The Mysterious Kingdom with Merlin Sheldrake

On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen explore the weird world of fungi with fungus expert and ecologist, Merlin Sheldrake. Viewers will learn about the origins of the classification of the kingdom fungi, the use of psychedelic mushrooms, and how different fungi affect the people and animals who interact with them. The hosts explore the world’s great mycelium network and how fungi connect ecosystems. They also explore existing theories about psilocybin’s impact on human evolution.