• Ep 42: Mike Carey on Sci-Fi Fungi in 'The Girl With All The Gifts'

  • Nov 7 2024
  • Length: 57 mins
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Ep 42: Mike Carey on Sci-Fi Fungi in 'The Girl With All The Gifts'

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  • We speak with M. R. Carey about his book 'The Girl With All The Gifts', where the zombie fungus Cordyceps plays a central role in bringing about the end of civilization. We talk about the appeal of a post-apocalyptic story and discuss some of the science in Merlin Sheldrake’s book 'Entangled Life': scientific revolutions and evolutions, gestalt shifts, the ancient evolutionary history of fungi, how they can be both parasitic and symbiotic, and how all of life is like a lichen. Mike tells us how he came to be a writer, and about his experience of benevolent presences on psilocybin – and the ineffability of the psychedelic experience.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Carey_(writer)

    https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/contributor/m-r-carey-2/

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235026-the-girl-with-all-the-gifts

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4547056/

    Buzzsprout (podcast host):
    https://thescienceinthefiction.buzzsprout.com

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    thescienceinthefiction@gmail.com

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