Merlin Sheldrake
@MerlinSheldrake
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Biologist and bestselling author of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures
London, England
Joined January 2020
Thrilled that a beautiful new illustrated edition of Entangled Life is now available! These images continue to surprise and amaze me. All are the result of the vision and skill of a group of exceptional photographers and microscopists. https://t.co/a4u3xLQjHk
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Entangled Life by @MerlinSheldrake is one of the best works of scientific literature I have ever read: intelligent (a scientist can be good at philosophy), informative (I learned so much), inspiring (almost every sentence made me pause for thought), beautifully written (this
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Here is a helpful discussion of the study in @Nature 'News & Views' - https://t.co/e6vQO40xp7 And a visual exploration of the paper in the @nytimes –
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Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” that quietly help regulate Earth’s climate. Now scientists know what makes them so efficient.
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Our latest research on plant-fungal trade is out as the cover story of @Nature. The study is led by a team from VU, Princeton University, SPUN and AMOLF, and describes how mycorrhizal fungi build networks as self-regulating travelling waves. [1/2] https://t.co/tzboWcXrkD
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Thrilled to announce a set of tour dates. I'm having fun developing the show: an immersive experience where science meets storytelling, exploring the many ways that thinking about fungi makes the world look different. Join me in October. Tickets here. https://t.co/2gE08kJlg8
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I had fun on the 'Poetry Off the Shelf' podcast from the @PoetryFound, talking about fungi, the symbiotic way of life, arts and sciences, metaphor, creativity in the living world, and much more. You can listen here. https://t.co/23xfQBtfG3
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Field work is challenging. But imagine sampling fungi in a war zone Together w/@HFSP & @spununderground, Dr. Prylutskyi (@oleh_prylutskyi) is building a decentralized network to sample soils across Ukraine, often on the front line. Watch the story here: https://t.co/SaytMer1Q8
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Delighted to see this piece out in the @nytimes by the amazing Toby Kiers.
Expeditions can be hard to maneuver as a mother & scientist. Intense & exciting to have my essay published in @nytimes exploring how Expeditions can be an Academic Act of Defiance Mapping fungi w/family @spununderground @nytopinion: https://t.co/VMzSxgm6EN (photo 2011, Kenya)
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Fungi: Web of Life, narrated by Björk, is coming to non-IMAX cinemas across the UK via the Demand platform. These scheduling screenings will only go ahead if a minimum number of tickets are sold. Please book & share if you are keen! https://t.co/1t6IgMDVZX
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The incredible new album by @CosmoSheldrake is out now!! Eye to the Ear. It's such an astonishing body of work.
The first part of a little chat with @MerlinSheldrake. My new album Eye to the Ear is out at midnight https://t.co/kPN08H6kTA
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Fungi: Web of Life, narrated by Björk, is showing in 3D on a giant screen at the Glasgow Science Centre until Saturday 13th April! Buy tickets here. https://t.co/AzvPbmReHa
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I enjoyed my time on the ZOE podcast (@Join_ZOE) talking with @TimSpector and Jonathan Wolf about the importance of fungi in the biosphere and in human life. You can watch the whole episode using this link. https://t.co/kvNeRLbYXn
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Fungi: Web of Life is showing in Oxford on April 25th! Tickets available here: https://t.co/92ZYslGkf9
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I had a fun and wide-ranging conversation with @RickRubin, link below & in bio. We talked about the roles of fungi in the living world, ancient alcohol brewing practices, jazz as a metaphor for evolution, improvisation and imagination in the arts and the sciences, and much more.
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Do you want to be fungi-friendly within your organization but don’t know how? Start by adopting mycological language. We've created a toolkit that provides guidelines & practical steps to help you incorporate fungi into your terminology and practices https://t.co/iYKzzt6dh7
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Not only one but two different covers! After +130 years of history, fungi have taken over the latest issue of @natgeo magazine. The edition includes an article titled “Why 'funga' is just as important as flora and fauna”. Read more: https://t.co/buHQBkjKEU
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New batch of Sheldrake & Sheldrake fermented hot sauce, made by Merlin and Cosmo Sheldrake, is ON SALE at https://t.co/wf3e3EG7ab. The sauce brings a delicious, umami heat that enlivens and enchants. And it's a bustling home to multitudes of health-supporting microbial allies.
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So so excited to see this! Congratulations to @Giulifungi and the incredible team at the @fungifoundation !
1st cover story on fungi in @natgeo's +130 year history! Edition features 4 articles on fungi & commitment by @insidenatgeo to fungal research grants. It also includes a story on the 3F Initiative led by @FungiFoundation NYU MOTH Rights & @MerlinSheldrake So proud of this 🍄✊🏾😊
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Delighted to see this article out by César Rodríguez-Garavito in which he explores the way we can push the boundaries of legal imagination better to include the wild wet world of which we are a part.
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Who counts as a subject of rights? César Rodríguez-Garavito, founder of the More Than Human Rights Project (MOTH), urges us to remember that we are embedded in a wider biosphere in which every...
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A wonderful short video about the pioneering work of Amanda Feilding and @BeckleyResearch, which has done so much to advance psychedelic research.
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New single by @cosmosheldrake out now! I love both these songs so much.
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