6 ways mushrooms can save the world | Paul Stamets | TED

Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium — and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on , at Follow us on Twitter Checkout our Facebook page for TED exclusives