If we could discover more primitive behaviors in mycelium, I would be very impressed.
I do agree with you. Anyone that has been around animals long enough can tell you that they can be fairly intelligent and absolutely have emotions. It’s not as “oh wow!” as that article seems to portray.
Yeah, I’ve seen it happen a bit where a scientific “discovery” is made, but common sense and and first-hand experience has largely already pieced it together. I think it is sometimes just that it is nice to have it formally verified by a rigorous scientific study.
I think there is a whole lot to be uncovered in the world of fungi, this study finding that mushrooms have up to 50 different “words” is quite interesting [1] . Everything that Andrew Adamatzky is doing with the connection between computers and fungi is fascinating. I suppose this “words” discovery is another case where many people have known for ages through first-hand experience that mushrooms are able to “talk” to them ;)
The article was still a positive, IMHO. Some people probably haven’t been around enough animals to really understand the nuances of their behavior, so it could have easily been an eye opener.
It’s kind of a running joke in the psychedelic communities that a mushroom is sort of a guide. It won’t give you the trip you want, but rather, the trip you need. (I shit you not, I jokingly personify mushrooms now because of my own experiences. It’s a thing.)
If we could discover more primitive behaviors in mycelium, I would be very impressed.
I do agree with you. Anyone that has been around animals long enough can tell you that they can be fairly intelligent and absolutely have emotions. It’s not as “oh wow!” as that article seems to portray.
Yeah, I’ve seen it happen a bit where a scientific “discovery” is made, but common sense and and first-hand experience has largely already pieced it together. I think it is sometimes just that it is nice to have it formally verified by a rigorous scientific study.
I think there is a whole lot to be uncovered in the world of fungi, this study finding that mushrooms have up to 50 different “words” is quite interesting [1] . Everything that Andrew Adamatzky is doing with the connection between computers and fungi is fascinating. I suppose this “words” discovery is another case where many people have known for ages through first-hand experience that mushrooms are able to “talk” to them ;)
The article was still a positive, IMHO. Some people probably haven’t been around enough animals to really understand the nuances of their behavior, so it could have easily been an eye opener.
It’s kind of a running joke in the psychedelic communities that a mushroom is sort of a guide. It won’t give you the trip you want, but rather, the trip you need. (I shit you not, I jokingly personify mushrooms now because of my own experiences. It’s a thing.)
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