How does life colonize a desolate environment for the first time? Let’s say a volcano erupts and wipes out all life on an island. Is this island destined for desolation? Fortunately not, thanks to “pioneer species” who colonize bare earth after a disturbance, or when the environment is too harsh to allow for colonization by other species. Pioneer species are usually hearty plants and lichens with...
“You are what you listen to” Background: This started as an email thread in 2015 exchanging podcasts episodes with friends. Then it became a google doc read by thousands of people. Finally decided to publish it on my site. My goal is to update this regularity. Also, here’s a list of podcasts I’ve appeared on. About these episodes (last update 6/5/20): this is an eclectic...
Foreward This is the entire bitcoin+fungi series combined into a single article. I have more unpublished material, should I turn this into a book? Let me know on twitter, my DMs are open. Also, would you like to be notified when I publish new articles? Signup here. I need to give credit to Dan Held for publishing his 4-part series comparing bitcoin’s origin to planting a tree. While I loved his...
Medicinal mushrooms are shown to support the immune system. During a global pandemic (covid-19) we should be doing everything we can to support our bodies natural ability to fight the virus. Learn about medicinal mushrooms and which supplements to take.