Merlin Sheldrake on fungi and magic mushrooms | SVT/TV 2/Skavlan 

Merlin is one splendid fellow, very much like his dad.

This man has a really appropriate name - his discussions are always magic.

My goodness, he really looks like his dad! What a charming handsome young man! As a Scandinavian myself living in England, I think it’s fair to say that we have the most educational talk shows in the world. I think this type of interview would be lost if shown to the wrong audience. Fredrik Skavlan is such a wonderful, humble and measured gentleman. He is genuinely interested in the subjects that his guests present. It’s nice.

This is something unique about Merlin. I never heard him repeat a line in any of his responses. A lot of people (including me) do it to just emphasise their point. I find that very interesting!!

Such an interesting guest and topic. I’m a senior citizen who just recently discovered your site and I’m enjoying your choice of guests so much. I’m going to begin researching your past guests and I’m certain it will be an enjoyable experience.

merlin and rupert: two sheldrakes to change the world. a great family.

He is so much like his father! it's really beautiful to see, the same kind of intelligence, skill of communication, sympathy and handsomeness. I remember his father especially from the discussions with Krishnanurti, Bohm and others. Beautiful, profound man. He has clearly also been a fantastic father.

Merlin is a great guy; I highly recommend his book Entangled Lives. His brother Cosmo makes amazing music!!

Mushrooms only gave me realizations that faded when I came down. Our minds are not ours. We have a spectrum that we tap into on the collective consciousness

A Real World Sheldon Cooper for fungi Everywhere ! 🐱‍👤

I don't know why but this guest makes me feel like I'm 8 years old but in a good way haha

Having lived in Norway for years (speak the language too), I really enjoy this show, the variety of guests, Skavlan. Tusen takk!

What a brilliant communicator Merlin is. I could listen to him all day. Like father, like son. ❤

Fascinating guest thanks 🙏

I really felt years younger than him, it must be his ability to have a really interesting conversation. 💚

Merlin is amazing. We are lucky to have such a brilliant mind helping us understand the natural world’s secrets 💎

I can only repeat what the person (mister jib) directly below me in the comments section says: "Merlin is one splendid fellow, very much like his dad". This family---Rupert, Merlin, etc---are a marvel of humankind...and the "kind" part of it also seems apt, as in "kind to the world", and " kind to new ideas"!

could listen to him all day, then again he reminds me of hermes....the last joke oh my, he is clever.... i wonder what they were thinking about all this. i loved the way he connects everything from the science of fungi to the life lessesnt and prerpectives. to know they existed so long before us make me even more curious about how humanity started and were we are all from years ago. id love to know what Merlin thinks of that if hes ever on again

Coming from country where mushroom picking is Nr1 sport is such a treat to listen Merlin

Merlin is an amazing educator!

Nice interview. Johns Hopkins university has been studying using magic mushrooms for end stage cancer patients and to help patients with addictions.

I too took part in this loophole in London in 2004-2005

The connection of all things. It is the truth of the universe. Perhaps 'magic' mushrooms is their attempt to get us to understand.

Gosh, he looks and sounds like Michael Sheen ! ❤

merlin is a genius just like his dad.

I Want het fungi he's having, he look's very happy with him self ..

"They put their bodies into their food." 🤯

Top geezer.

Jesus it is Sheldon!!!

Fungi is Magic

He’s gorgeous. A better looking version of the young Dr Who.

"They" makes it sound so creepy, and although excelllent, the book is slightly unnerving at times. Especially the species that manipulates a certain ant by growing inside and spouting a long stem and head from the poor unfortunate creature. A great read though.

крутой чувак!

He looks like a fun gi

Magic Mushrooms should definitely be legal.

On them, was he? ;)

Although a very smart lad, I'd just like to see him be the next Dr. Who...Humans aren't ready for fungi yet, the actual dominant species.

Oh good, a case for 'all life is intelligent.' Now we can take that next step, and having divorce intelligence from a brain, realize that mind is not a property of matter. Thus, in order for life to exist, something or someone, had to add mind to matter in order for it to become alive. Which leads to the logical conclusion that life cannot occur accidentally.

that women was lookign at the other guy trying to catch his eye to say "he's a bit odd", you can see it, she is trapped in her fragile little world of insecurities and judgement, she is not used to seeing someone so expressive, who speaks with their mind body and soul and not just with words.. pfft simpleton

Dolphins play with blow fish and get high on small doses of their poison.

They seem very afraid of the law in Sweden

In the first couple sentences, the whole idea of evolution is debunked. The relationships are INTERDEPENDENT. They could not “evolve” separately.

The two women were just sitting there tripping on Merlin.