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McKenna was 'collecting butterflies': "more than two thousand of them netted in Indonesia and Columbia". That almost sounds like code for some other nefarious work. hmmm...

Do mushrooms have organisation? Well I think they certainly have agency.

I've heard McKenna's admission. But even before that, I always presumed anyone connected with Esalen is/was a spook.

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Linda O. it does turn out Fungi have more than organization. I increasingly am of the opinion the Agency is in everything.

Fungal ‘Brains’ Can Think Like Human Minds, Scientists Say

They're not quite on our level, but they're not as far off as you might think.

By Jackie AppelPublished: Oct 23, 2024 8:30 AM EDT

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A new study claims that fungi possess great intelligence to the point that they can make decisions.

A group of scientists tested how fungi would grow across patterns of blocks, and found that they grew in strategic, resource-preserving ways that indicate the ability for communication across the entire mycelial network.

These findings could not only lead to a better understanding of these relatively mysterious organisms, but to better comprehension of intelligence itself.

Who we are, what we do, how we think, and why we think are all wrapped up in the inner workings of our brains. Still the source of some of the biggest mysteries we as humans are investigating, the brain is a truly remarkable organ that is only just now starting to understand itself and the intelligence it facilitates.

As we continue to probe the depths of our own brains, we’re realizing more and more that intelligence is not a one-size-fits-all situation. Octopuses, for instance, are highly intelligent animals that don’t have a brain that looks anything like our own. Instead, they have what is called “distributed intelligence,” which allows each of their arms to literally think for itself.

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But it gets (arguably) even weirder—especially when you leave behind the animal kingdom altogether. According to a new study, published in the journal Fungal Ecology, fungi may have their own unique measure of intelligence, making them capable of basic shape recognition and decision-making throughout the networks they build.

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“You’d be surprised at just how much fungi are capable of,” Yu Fukasawa, lead author of the study, said in a press release. “They have memories, they learn, and they can make decisions. Quite frankly, the differences in how they solve problems compared to humans is mind-blowing.”

When biologists talk about fungus, they don’t just mean mushrooms. Mushrooms are the parts of most fungi that you can see, but they’re far from the majority of the organism. Most of a fungus is located underground in the form of a root-like system known as the mycelium. Networks of mycelium, made up of thin, thread-like strands called hyphae, can be extraordinarily vast—in fact, the largest organism on Earth is a fungus known colloquially as the Humongous Fungus. Residing in the Malheur National Forest in Oregon, its mycelial network covers nearly four square miles.

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Progressive is the nice way of saying COMMUNISM!! Remember "boil the frogs" You don't want to turn up the heat too much! We are almost at a boiling point, stay tuned for the fun!!

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