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

Mushrooms did wonders in my life. I'm a veteran, was actually addicted to alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

Its a very historic day in Denver. The people have spoken and magic mushrooms are now decriminalized.

Paul has changed my life. I followed his microdose regime of 4 days on 3 days off for a few months. No one in my life can recognize who I am these days, and thats an amazing thing. Im learning who I am again. I went from mentally living in a constant hurricane to living in an occasional sunshower. Thank you, Paul, your research has saved my mind from itself.

This guy is clearly brushed over by society but is totally in the right. It's just like any historical genius, laughed at until proven right, he is fascinating.

Protect Paul Stamets at all costs. This man is a complete necessity to our society. When he’s gone, he takes all his wisdom with him.

12 years ago, this is brilliant and ahead of its time.

I recently started to learn more about magic mushrooms for my own personal interest. Little did I know it would lead down a rabbit hole to just how magical all fungi are and integral to our planet. The effectiveness and vastness of these mycelium networks is mind blowing to me.

Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here

Why does this man not have a Nobel Prize? He surely deserves one!

I'm gonna help you fellow kids out who are curious. 1. Cleaning oil spills. 2. Fighting Pollution. 3. Fighting Disease. 4. Fighting Insects. 5. Fixing Earth. 6. Sustainable Fuel.

Paul Stamets is miserably underrated, this man is a superstar💪🏻

Hello from Australia, I was raised on Gold Tops in 80s 90s Dapto in Illawarra NSW, cracked my Pineal Gland wide open, never been sick I'm 62 now, 🙏🏻🌞😁❤️

Back when TED talks were actually awesome

Who else learned about this guy through Joe Rogan podcast? This guy was super interesting!

After the Netflix documentary with this incredible guy, the way I see nature was completely empowered even more by the intriguing mother nature, where we come from. We are just amount of cells compacted roaming around with something called conscious stuck somewhere in one of the most, if not the most intriguing organic system nature developed through natural selection, our brain. And we use it in order to figure out nature, so this is nature trying to figure itself out. This is astonishing. Thanks mushrooms, I maybe wouldn't be able to type this quantity of writings if it weren't by your effects in our fellow ancestors, which might have led to our cognitive revolution.

Psilocybin containing mushrooms save my life. The drastically reduced my benzodiazepine withdrawal allowing me to quite illicit pill addiction after three years of heavy daily use before it would had became medically dangerous to quit

I'm in college and I decided to take a class on fungi. Only two weeks in I am absolutely in love with these organisms. Watching this made me fall deeper in love and I am incredibly thrilled to begin my journey learning about something so absolutely fascinating.

Every couple of years, I like to rewatch this and just remind myself that we're gonna be okay.

I’ve been taking the Mushroom Forest capsules from evolution apothecary, combined with a small psilocybin microdose. What an amazing difference these incredible fungi can make in a human life...

This individual is way ahead of his time.

Love his passion, fungi are clearly understudied and could hold so many answers

"The mycelium is sentient" needs to be a line in a movie.

I've heard so many wonderful things about magic mushrooms but I can't easily get some, Is there any realiable source I can purchase from??

Paul Stamets is my personal Hero . One Love.

Why does this only have a million views? +TED you should reupload this so more/new people can see it

Perhaps one day, Psilocybin will once again considered a wonderful organism instead of an illicit substance to be jailed for..

This is absolutely amazing!

That opening line, "I always wondered if every cellular organism could take a vote, on if we should be voted off or on to the planet, how would they vote? I believe that vote is happening now" made me tear up. It's so powerful, and I feel it in my being. This vote is happening now.

Come on, TED, re-upload this with a decent resolution!!

Am I the only one that has noticed that Paul Stamets is also the name of a major character on Star Trek: Discovery, who is able to access the Mycelium Network that connects all of space-time? So cool that the show-runners would imbed such a shout-out to this man! He definitely deserves it.

Everything that can heal never goes mainstream

Thank you Paul. I imagine you know more than you actually say. I adore listening to you speak your wonderful multi-dimensional truths. I would know nothing, but the very system you speak about, taught me. The figurative telephone lines they create, allow them to know things faster than a neighborhood gossip, and all information is shared throughout the plant kingdom. That kingdom shows great respect, and wants us to participate in the healing of this ever amazing planet. I am grateful that you have a big education, so that you can express your compilation of knowledge. Thank you again. You are blessed.

Im going to be investing a lot of energy into this concept, Im in Seattle and we need to motivate everyone to get involved in helping the earth instead of destroying it.

The mushrooms Know and are waiting...

This lecture restores my faith in humanity. Fungi just like any other species are conscious beings. I hope I can understand and experience more on this subject.

that opening is amazing - this is prob the best TED talk ive ever seen

This is the most revolutionary TED talk I have ever seen!! Signal boost!!

12 years later and I still hope these things will get implemented in our system

I learned of Paul Stamets back in 2009 from a headline on Yahoo News titled, "Scientist has found a way to destroy Monsanto's 36 billion/year pesticide monopoly." I looked up more about Paul and have told countless people about him. This was the Ted Talk that changed my Life 13 years ago.

I played this once about 7yrs ago, played it again about 3 years ago, and one more time now to actually take notes. This is the best ted (at least for me)

This speech was so good, I gave a standing ovation while watching at home

R.I.P. TERRANCE MCKENNA

This can easily become life changing in so many different ways as described in this video. Yet ive heard nothing about this being in use. Definitely a tooic of interest personally to research and apprehend more of this topic! This can change and save the Earth in so many ways

This is such important information. I'm a master student writing my capstone of fungal bioremediation. I am absolutely amazed with this work!!

This man is a Genius.

wow is all i can say .we need more people like this...

This is probably some of the most valuable info in youtube

Thank you for your years of observation & of sharing your discoveries & wisdom! Wow!

Wow, I got married in the redwood forest, because my wife and I also consider old growth forest our church, the wisdom and energy that radiates from there is sacred!

I remember watching this just a few months after it was uploaded. Still one of the best TED talks of all time.

Sorry for my language, but this man is a fucking genius seriously. Everything he says out of any video I’ve watched is just awe inspiring.

Thankyou Paul Stamets and your brilliant team of Fungi Researchers. Your studies on FUNGI and Mushroom uses for Man and the preservation of life on earth is noble and praiseworthy. I sincerely hope that you and your other biology experts get the support you have earned and the government action that can restore the health of the environment and make it better for all mankind.

A perfect example that we should not just study cute and beautiful things....

At the end of the talk I felt very compelled to stand up from my bed and start clapping at my computer screen.

Geniuses like these must be funded and supported 🙌🏽

This TED talk changed my life forever.

mushrooms really are magical...

Can anyone else feel the anxiety and nerves in his voice stressing out over public speaking.. very intelligent and highly educated gentleman.. good job sir.

How am I only seeing this now?! This is incredible!

June 2022 still loving this 14 years later

On "Star Trek: Discovery", the engineer who made the "spore drive" work is named Paul Stamets. Now, I know why.

I understand his excitement and passion about mushrooms. Recently, after years of not seeing them, I noticed mushrooms growing everywhere on my property, which is a heavily wooded five acres. They were even growing in the graveled driveway. My theory is that the recent growth is promoted by the increase in radiation from Fukushima. And yes, the idea that mushrooms thrive on and convert radioactive substances is very good news.

One of the best videos I've ever watched. Well done and very insightful.

This was wonderful. Fungi are more intelligent and vital than I ever realized. I now understand why Star Trek Discovery creators modeled the brilliant space doctor after this man and even gave him the same name..

That is very interesting. This needs to get out there

So mushrooms have all the answers. They just wait for humans to ingest them and proceed to teach us with all their wisdom. Sounds good to me..

Anyone else here cuz of the FSA,

Watch this a couple times a year, inspirational

I see this as the most important discovery in our time that can change our world naturally and save us from distinction.

I love hearing from scientists who are eccentric like this. Its easy to expect most people simply brush them off. Its sad, but to see them being allowed to talk to people who care about their field of study is heartwarming

Thank god we have people like this in the world

This is probably the best TED talk I've seen. This guy is genius.

Incredible discussion. Paul Stamets is brilliant. One of the if not the best Ted talk ever.

Why have I not heard of this before today?? I just spent the last 3 hours viewing more frequent informative talks of this passionate caring genuine... advocate. My vote is for Paul Stamets.

This is absolutely incredible science. Love his work and Is far more important that I think we realize

Brilliant, just brilliant. Stamets is truly a gift.

I was blown away. Can't believe I haven't seen this and it's been on youtube for 5 years.

WOW. I had no idea mushrooms were so incredible, resilient, durable, smart and useful. Thank you. We need this to be broadcast on every news channel ASAP!

Paul Stamets is my hero

It’s now 2021, really needed now.

Absolutely Brilliant !

The way fungi operates makes one wonder.

Very interested. Thank you Paul Stamets for the generous sharing of your discoveries and deep well of knowledge. Your passion for these humble forms is inspiring. So grateful. What an amazing world.🥰

Brooooo i can’t believe this is 14 years old, I’ve been telling people about microdosing for about 3 years and i fully believe it will save everyone’s mental health if done correctly

So many applications from this one man's love, interest and dedication to studying mushrooms, one if not the oldest form of livong organism still alive today. Mind bogling research - makes me want to leave my job and become Paul's disciple and spend my lifetime implement real and meaningful changes.

He had so much material to cover!

LOVE ALL & ANY PAUL STAMETS INFO

Absolutely fascinating - after tripping 5 decades ago. I routinely see events before they happen 🍄

Please continue with your energy, you are feeding all of us.

Here after watching Paul Stamets on Joe Rogan....this dude is a BAMF Mycologist and a freaking Guru!...I highly recommend watching him on the Joe Rogan Experience #1035.

it took me a longass time to land on this video but here i am learning and sharing mushrooms idea with my mom. We loved it, awesome conference

Wow. So much learned in such a short time. So many useful applications still underused and applicable today.

Fantastic! I have always believed that mushrooms hold the key to many problems. This is even more proof on why we should rethink how we approach issues that we faces not only on Earth but in our bodies as well! This is the first time I have heard of this, but I can most certainly say I will be doing more research and activism to promote this information for the future!

When I need a mental boost, I find Paul, and very soon after I'm infused with energy, hope , and love of humanity!

Stunning and brilliant to say the least

The fact that he lost his life-long stutter in one Psylocibin session is unreal

I'm surprised this talk wasn't banned, like Graham Hancock and Rupert Sheldrake.

I don't know when, but ever since a few months, I started to notice I get a mushroom reference every day. Either in the form of an image, a specimen, an overheard talk, or an unsolicited internet link. I don't know what to make of it, but I think Carl Jung would have interesting things to say about it. I used to be really interested in mycology when I was a child, much like other boys were in dinosaurs. Are the mushrooms trying to tell me something?

I can't believe it's been 14 years and I haven't heard about this before! Seriously, I hope the progress in this field has been going well

This is wonderfull, I am working with mycelium now and this video open so much door to me eventhough it was 13 years ago, hopefully many other people engage with how mycelium could be in saving earth, I also have a thought about plastic from mycelium but it's still need more and more research