Exploring the Mycoverse Presents...
Potluck + A Discussion on Thinking with the Wood Wide Web
Organized and hosted by Aaron Tupac
Sponsored by Arlington Garden
Take note! The potluck starts at 6p and the discussion starts at 7p.
Join us for a unique potluck experience that celebrates our shared fascination with fungi. While bringing food and drinks to share is not mandatory, it's a wonderful way to contribute to the event. We encourage you to prepare fungi-themed dishes, as many of us are fungivores.
After the fungal feast, we will discuss two articles that have stirred controversy in the fungi world. As the world of fungi grows, so do the concepts we think with fungi. So, too, do our critical thinking abilities to think with fungi. How does anthropomorphism fit into our understanding of fungi? How are our values reflected in our understanding of science? How do the press, public, and science all influence each other? Is it good? Is it bad?
Before our discussion, we invite you to:
~ Read the article – Mother trees and socialist forests: is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy? (The Guardian, 2024)
~ Read the article – Are Trees Talking Underground? For Scientists, It’s in Dispute. (The New York Times, 2022)
NYT version: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/science/trees-fungi-talking.html Behind the pay wall: https://web.archive.org/web/20240418184159/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/science/trees-fungi-talking.html
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