Over six million fungal species are believed to inhabit planet Earth. Outsmarting them is the work of
Arturo Casadevall's lifetime.
What If Fungi Win? is the question at the heart of Arturo's new book, co-authored with journalist
Stephanie Desmon. In this episode,
Emily and
Regina take a trip to Arturo's lab at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and meet a group of scientists thinking about the fungal consequences of climate change, urban heat islands, and scooping up microbes with candy.
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