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British Mycological Society
The British Mycological Society is a learned society established in 1896 to promote the study of fungi.
Formation
The Society was formed based on the efforts of two local societies, the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club of Hereford and the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union. The curator of the Hereford club, Dr. H.G. Bull, convinced the members in 1867 to undertake the particular study of mushrooms. While the mycological efforts of the club diminished somewhat upon the death of Dr. Bull, the Union of Yorkshire took the lead and founded its mycological committee in 1892. This committee attracted many eminent mycologists including Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1825–1914), Carleton Rea (1861–1946), George Edward Massee (1850–1917), Charles Bagge Plowright (1849–1910) and others.
The need for a national organization and the need for a journal to publish their observations led M.C. Cooke, C. Rea, G.E. Massee, Charles Crossland (1844–1916) and other mycologists to found the Society in 1896. Elected as the first officers were G.E. Massee as president, C. Crossland as treasurer, and C. Rea as secretary. The choice of G.E. Massee for president was based on his international reputation (he had more than 250 mycological publications) and his role as the mycologist at the Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew (where he had replaced M.C. Cooke as mycologist in 1893). In 1897, C. Rea assumed the function of treasurer, remained secretary until 1918 and was editor until 1930.
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Society
A society is a group of people involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent members. In the social sciences, a larger society often evinces stratification or dominance patterns in subgroups.
Insofar as it is collaborative, a society can enable its members to benefit in ways that would not otherwise be possible on an individual basis; both individual and social (common) benefits can thus be distinguished, or in many cases found to overlap.
A society can also consist of like-minded people governed by their own norms and values within a dominant, larger society. This is sometimes referred to as a subculture, a term used extensively within criminology.
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Society (disambiguation)
Society is a grouping of individuals which are united by a network of social relations, traditions and may have distinctive culture and institutions.
Society may also refer to:
- Student society, a student club
- Society of apostolic life, a group within the Catholic Church
See also
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Society (play)
Society was an 1865 comedy drama by Thomas William Robertson regarded as a milestone in Victorian drama because of its realism in sets, costume, acting and dialogue. Unusually for that time, Robertson both wrote and directed the play, and his innovative writing and stage direction inspired George Bernard Shaw and W. S. Gilbert.
Origins
The play originally ran at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool, under the management of Mr A. Henderson, opening on 8 May 1865. It was recommended to Effie Wilton, the manager of the Prince of Wales's Theatre in London's West End, by H. J. Byron, where it ran from 11 November 1865 to 4 May 1866 Robertson found fame with his new comedy, which included a scene that fictionalized the Fun gang, who frequented the Arundel Club, the Savage Club, and especially Evans's café, where they had a table in competition with the Punch 'Round table'. The play marked the London debut of Squire Bancroft, who went on to marry Effie Wilton in 1867 and become her co-manager.
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Podcasts:
Society
ALBUMS
- A Crooked Mile released: 2011
- Songs From the Brickhouse released: 2009
Society
ALBUMS
- Book of Thugs: Chapter A.K., Verse 47 released: 2000
- Yes 'n' Deed (The E.P.) released: 1994
Society
ALBUMS
- Sixties Archives, Volume 2: Texas Punk Groups released: 1991
Sixties Archives, Volume 2: Texas Punk Groups
Released 1991- Unchain My Heart
- It's My Time
- High & Mighty
- Summer Sunset
- You're a Better Man Than I
- Train Kept-A-Rollin'
- Twist & Shout
- Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
- I Need You There
- Sad
- Dirty Old Man (At the Age of Sixteen)
- But It's Alright
- 1523 Blair
- Smokestack Lightning
- I Satisfy
- Good Times
- I'll Be Gone
- Alright
- Please Come Back
- They All Want Her Love
- I'm Gonna Get in That Girl's Mind
- Lively One
- Cuttin' Out
- Bad Seed
- Love for a Price
- I'm Gone
- Baby I Ask You Why
- You Need Love
Society
ALBUMS
- Abstract Jazz Journey: Mixed by Rainer Trüby released: 2005
- Keb Darge's Legendary Deep Funk, Volume 2 released: 1998
- Monolithic Minds released: 1997
- Singing 12-Pack, Volume 7: Rockin' Roots Sampler released:
Abstract Jazz Journey: Mixed by Rainer Trüby
Released 2005- Justice, Mercy
- Hisa Beats
- Planet Birth (feat. Andy Bey) (Trüby Trio Treatment)
- Find a Way (Danny Krivit edit)
- Dub Side Influence (MKL Lion1 Music remix)
- New Music
- How's Life? (feat. Ovasoul7) (Cilla Collabo remix)
- Back 2 Chicago (R.D & Doc Link Short Drive mix) (feat. Malik)
- On My Way
- Treasure Everywhere
- Flight (feat. Monique Bingham) (Nulife vocal mix)
- Reach 4 Freedom (DF's vocal mix)
Society
ALBUMS
- All That We've Become released: 2012
Society
ALBUMS
- Ad Infinitum released: 2003
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BMS Talks: George Greiff – Bryophilous ascomycetes: a microscopic El Dorado
George describes the interactions of mosses and liverworts with ascomycete fungi, outlines his study methods and highlights a selection of his favourite fungi.
published: 19 Jan 2023 -
UK Fungus Day 2020: Professor Lynne Boddy - What a load of rot!
They rot our food and our homes, and are a major nuisance – or at least that might be the first impression. Some fungi can certainly inconvenience us sometimes, but the truth is: we would not be here without them. Planet-wide, land plants fix over 56 petragrams (5,600,000,000,000,000 kg) of carbon every year by photosynthesis, forming about 150 petagrams of new plant material. Similar amounts of dead material are produced. If this were not broken down again into its constituent parts then we would be up to our armpits in dead stuff. Aside from this inconvenience, our ecosystems would run out of nutrients for plants to use to grow, as the nutrients would be locked up inside dead material. So, every year, in balanced ecosystems similar amounts of material are decomposed to that which has bee...
published: 21 Nov 2020 -
BMS Talks: Nathan Smith- The early history of British Mycology
In this talk, Nathan Smith presents an early history of mycology in Britain. He will explore its origins with the growth in popularity of the microscope before looking at the contentious early history of the British Mycological Society. Nathan Smith is an educator and researcher whose work is focused on the intersection between mycology,history, and museum studies. His work examines why mycology differs so substantially from its sister disciplines of Botany and Zoology. He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society and was awarded the William T. Stearn Essay Prize in 2019 for his work on the mycologist Henry Thomas Soppitt.
published: 16 Dec 2021 -
How Fungi Killed the Dinosaurs
Kieran takes a look at the theory that fungi helped in part to contribute to the downfall of the dinosaurs. If you enjoyed the video and want to learn more, hit the subscribe button to get new content every week!
published: 15 Jun 2015 -
BMS Talks: Marta Sanzo-Miró and Katherine Stewart - Apple scab and potato scurf
published: 10 May 2023 -
BMS Talks: David Denning - Climate change, human fungal pathogens and antifungal resistance
Prof David Denning, University of Manchester, discusses recent developments in the spread of fungal pathogens linked to climate change, the genesis of the WHO Fungal Pathogen Priority List, and highlights some new antifungals on the horizon.
published: 23 Mar 2023 -
MYCOLOGICAL MASTERY
Mycological Mastery. Esteemed mycologist Professor Roy Watling tells the stories behind Beatrix Potter’s remarkable fungus illustrations.
published: 01 Oct 2021 -
UK Fungus Day 2020: Fungi and Art—Extending Networks
An extraordinary group of individuals discuss the relevance of fungi and their growing presence in art,design, architecture, music, literature and performance. Artists will be talk about their work, followed by Q&A about their experience of the growing interest in fungi from the creative sectors. In addition, we will discuss the types of work that fungi are inspiring locally and internationally, and how this can be nurtured and supported within the UK. Guest Speakers • Abi Palmer, interactive artist and writer • Chloe Ting and Alexandra Sazonova – Founders of Fertile Grounds and organisers of Fungi Fest 2019 • Francesca Gavin, art writer and curator of the Mushrooms exhibition at Somerset House • Mariana Heilmann, artist, Running With Mycelium 2020 Facilitator Professor Martin Bidar...
published: 01 Jun 2021 -
BMS Talks - Mycotoxins, Mycobiomes and Mycoparasitism.
Claudia, Neelu and Nathan describe their PhD research in three talks: Biocontrol of mycotoxigenic fungi by lactic acid bacteria and yeasts on coffee; Benchmarking the mycobiome; Looking deep inside: mycoparasitism in Basidiomycota.
published: 10 Nov 2022 -
BMS Talk - Martha Crockatt: The role of citizen science in mycology.
Martha Crockatt describes how citizen science can contribute to fungal ecology and conservation. Citizen science can be simply described as volunteers taking an active role in the scientific research process. The science of mycology has benefited hugely from the involvement of volunteers, especially, but not limited to, understanding the distribution of fungal fruit bodies in time and space. In this talk, Martha discusses the role of citizen science in mycology, focussing on fungal ecology and conservation, and how understanding the nuances of citizen science can increase the potential for impact of citizen science in mycology. About Martha Crockatt Martha has a background in ecology, having completed a PhD in the ecology of endangered fungi at Cardiff University, followed by ten years ...
published: 22 Sep 2022
1:04:11
BMS Talks: George Greiff – Bryophilous ascomycetes: a microscopic El Dorado
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- Duration: 1:04:11
- Uploaded Date: 19 Jan 2023
- views: 546
George describes the interactions of mosses and liverworts with ascomycete fungi, outlines his study methods and highlights a selection of his favourite fungi.
George describes the interactions of mosses and liverworts with ascomycete fungi, outlines his study methods and highlights a selection of his favourite fungi.
https://wn.com/Bms_Talks_George_Greiff_–_Bryophilous_Ascomycetes_A_Microscopic_El_Dorado
George describes the interactions of mosses and liverworts with ascomycete fungi, outlines his study methods and highlights a selection of his favourite fungi.
1:02:43
UK Fungus Day 2020: Professor Lynne Boddy - What a load of rot!
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- Duration: 1:02:43
- Uploaded Date: 21 Nov 2020
- views: 1389
They rot our food and our homes, and are a major nuisance – or at least that might be the first impression. Some fungi can certainly inconvenience us sometimes,...
They rot our food and our homes, and are a major nuisance – or at least that might be the first impression. Some fungi can certainly inconvenience us sometimes, but the truth is: we would not be here without them. Planet-wide, land plants fix over 56 petragrams (5,600,000,000,000,000 kg) of carbon every year by photosynthesis, forming about 150 petagrams of new plant material. Similar amounts of dead material are produced. If this were not broken down again into its constituent parts then we would be up to our armpits in dead stuff. Aside from this inconvenience, our ecosystems would run out of nutrients for plants to use to grow, as the nutrients would be locked up inside dead material. So, every year, in balanced ecosystems similar amounts of material are decomposed to that which has been produced. Many organisms play a role in this process, but on land it is fungi that are by far and away the most important. This is because their fine hyphal filaments can penetrate into solid, bulky organic materials rather than being confined to surfaces. Moreover, it is only fungi – and a relatively narrow range of them – that can significantly breakdown the complex lignocellulose molecules that make up woody plant tissues over relatively short time scales. Without fungi nutrients would not be recycled, and the terrestrial ecosystems of our planet would not function. There is also the potential to harness this amazing decomposer ability to clear up problems of our own making, e.g. decontamination of polluted soils, and breakdown of plastic waste. The fungal rotters are also hugely important in making habitat for other organisms. Consider a hollowing tree – worldwide wide over 1000 vertebrate species are dependent on this habitat that fungi have created. In the UK alone 1700 species of minibeasts depend on this rotten wood.
This talk of breakdown may sound a tad boring, but far from it. Not one but many fungi are involved in the breakdown process, and when they meet they fight. These battles are brought about in a variety of ways, including by making chemicals that attack other fungi and bacteria. Antibiotics such as penicillin are one example of such a chemical, and another reason why we are indebted to fungus rotters. All of these aspects and more will be covered in this rotten talk.
Professor Lynne Boddy
Lynne Boddy is Professor of Fungal Ecology at Cardiff University UK. She has taught and researched into the ecology of fungi associated with trees and wood decomposition for 40 years. She is currently studying the fascinating communities of fungi and other organisms that rot the centres of old trees, the ash dieback fungus that is rampaging across the UK from Europe, the ways in which fungi fight each other and form communities, and how they search the forest floor for food resources and respond to their finds. She is a prolific author having co-authored Fungal Decomposition of Wood, edited six books, written well over 200 scientific papers, and is chief editor of the journal Fungal Ecology. She was (2009–2010) president of the British Mycological Society. Lynne is an ardent communicator of the mysteries and importance of the amazing hidden Kingdom of Fungi to the general public including TV, radio, popular talks, videos, articles and exhibitions. She was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2019 for Services to Mycology and Science Outreach.
www.fungalecologycardiff.com
https://wn.com/UK_Fungus_Day_2020_Professor_Lynne_Boddy_What_A_Load_Of_Rot
They rot our food and our homes, and are a major nuisance – or at least that might be the first impression. Some fungi can certainly inconvenience us sometimes, but the truth is: we would not be here without them. Planet-wide, land plants fix over 56 petragrams (5,600,000,000,000,000 kg) of carbon every year by photosynthesis, forming about 150 petagrams of new plant material. Similar amounts of dead material are produced. If this were not broken down again into its constituent parts then we would be up to our armpits in dead stuff. Aside from this inconvenience, our ecosystems would run out of nutrients for plants to use to grow, as the nutrients would be locked up inside dead material. So, every year, in balanced ecosystems similar amounts of material are decomposed to that which has been produced. Many organisms play a role in this process, but on land it is fungi that are by far and away the most important. This is because their fine hyphal filaments can penetrate into solid, bulky organic materials rather than being confined to surfaces. Moreover, it is only fungi – and a relatively narrow range of them – that can significantly breakdown the complex lignocellulose molecules that make up woody plant tissues over relatively short time scales. Without fungi nutrients would not be recycled, and the terrestrial ecosystems of our planet would not function. There is also the potential to harness this amazing decomposer ability to clear up problems of our own making, e.g. decontamination of polluted soils, and breakdown of plastic waste. The fungal rotters are also hugely important in making habitat for other organisms. Consider a hollowing tree – worldwide wide over 1000 vertebrate species are dependent on this habitat that fungi have created. In the UK alone 1700 species of minibeasts depend on this rotten wood.
This talk of breakdown may sound a tad boring, but far from it. Not one but many fungi are involved in the breakdown process, and when they meet they fight. These battles are brought about in a variety of ways, including by making chemicals that attack other fungi and bacteria. Antibiotics such as penicillin are one example of such a chemical, and another reason why we are indebted to fungus rotters. All of these aspects and more will be covered in this rotten talk.
Professor Lynne Boddy
Lynne Boddy is Professor of Fungal Ecology at Cardiff University UK. She has taught and researched into the ecology of fungi associated with trees and wood decomposition for 40 years. She is currently studying the fascinating communities of fungi and other organisms that rot the centres of old trees, the ash dieback fungus that is rampaging across the UK from Europe, the ways in which fungi fight each other and form communities, and how they search the forest floor for food resources and respond to their finds. She is a prolific author having co-authored Fungal Decomposition of Wood, edited six books, written well over 200 scientific papers, and is chief editor of the journal Fungal Ecology. She was (2009–2010) president of the British Mycological Society. Lynne is an ardent communicator of the mysteries and importance of the amazing hidden Kingdom of Fungi to the general public including TV, radio, popular talks, videos, articles and exhibitions. She was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2019 for Services to Mycology and Science Outreach.
www.fungalecologycardiff.com
- published: 21 Nov 2020
- views: 1389
56:08
BMS Talks: Nathan Smith- The early history of British Mycology
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 56:08
- Uploaded Date: 16 Dec 2021
- views: 196
In this talk, Nathan Smith presents an early history of mycology in Britain. He will explore its origins with the growth in popularity of the microscope before ...
In this talk, Nathan Smith presents an early history of mycology in Britain. He will explore its origins with the growth in popularity of the microscope before looking at the contentious early history of the British Mycological Society.
Nathan Smith is an educator and researcher whose work is focused on the intersection between mycology,history, and museum studies. His work examines why mycology differs so substantially from its sister disciplines of Botany and Zoology. He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society and was awarded the William T. Stearn Essay Prize in 2019 for his work on the mycologist Henry Thomas Soppitt.
https://wn.com/Bms_Talks_Nathan_Smith_The_Early_History_Of_British_Mycology
In this talk, Nathan Smith presents an early history of mycology in Britain. He will explore its origins with the growth in popularity of the microscope before looking at the contentious early history of the British Mycological Society.
Nathan Smith is an educator and researcher whose work is focused on the intersection between mycology,history, and museum studies. His work examines why mycology differs so substantially from its sister disciplines of Botany and Zoology. He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society and was awarded the William T. Stearn Essay Prize in 2019 for his work on the mycologist Henry Thomas Soppitt.
- published: 16 Dec 2021
- views: 196
6:25
How Fungi Killed the Dinosaurs
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- Duration: 6:25
- Uploaded Date: 15 Jun 2015
- views: 1429
Kieran takes a look at the theory that fungi helped in part to contribute to the downfall of the dinosaurs.
If you enjoyed the video and want to learn more, hi...
Kieran takes a look at the theory that fungi helped in part to contribute to the downfall of the dinosaurs.
If you enjoyed the video and want to learn more, hit the subscribe button to get new content every week!
https://wn.com/How_Fungi_Killed_The_Dinosaurs
Kieran takes a look at the theory that fungi helped in part to contribute to the downfall of the dinosaurs.
If you enjoyed the video and want to learn more, hit the subscribe button to get new content every week!
- published: 15 Jun 2015
- views: 1429
1:10:12
BMS Talks: Marta Sanzo-Miró and Katherine Stewart - Apple scab and potato scurf
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:10:12
- Uploaded Date: 10 May 2023
- views: 43
- published: 10 May 2023
- views: 43
1:26:38
BMS Talks: David Denning - Climate change, human fungal pathogens and antifungal resistance
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:26:38
- Uploaded Date: 23 Mar 2023
- views: 101
Prof David Denning, University of Manchester, discusses recent developments in the spread of fungal pathogens linked to climate change, the genesis of the WHO ...
Prof David Denning, University of Manchester, discusses recent developments in the spread of fungal pathogens linked to climate change, the genesis of the WHO Fungal Pathogen Priority List, and highlights some new antifungals on the horizon.
https://wn.com/Bms_Talks_David_Denning_Climate_Change,_Human_Fungal_Pathogens_And_Antifungal_Resistance
Prof David Denning, University of Manchester, discusses recent developments in the spread of fungal pathogens linked to climate change, the genesis of the WHO Fungal Pathogen Priority List, and highlights some new antifungals on the horizon.
- published: 23 Mar 2023
- views: 101
16:34
MYCOLOGICAL MASTERY
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- Duration: 16:34
- Uploaded Date: 01 Oct 2021
- views: 913
Mycological Mastery. Esteemed mycologist Professor Roy Watling tells the stories behind Beatrix Potter’s remarkable fungus illustrations.
Mycological Mastery. Esteemed mycologist Professor Roy Watling tells the stories behind Beatrix Potter’s remarkable fungus illustrations.
https://wn.com/Mycological_Mastery
Mycological Mastery. Esteemed mycologist Professor Roy Watling tells the stories behind Beatrix Potter’s remarkable fungus illustrations.
- published: 01 Oct 2021
- views: 913
55:14
UK Fungus Day 2020: Fungi and Art—Extending Networks
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- Duration: 55:14
- Uploaded Date: 01 Jun 2021
- views: 194
An extraordinary group of individuals discuss the relevance of fungi and their growing presence in art,design, architecture, music, literature and performance. ...
An extraordinary group of individuals discuss the relevance of fungi and their growing presence in art,design, architecture, music, literature and performance. Artists will be talk about their work, followed by Q&A about their experience of the growing interest in fungi from the creative sectors. In addition, we will discuss the types of work that fungi are inspiring locally and internationally, and how this can be nurtured and supported within the UK.
Guest Speakers
• Abi Palmer, interactive artist and writer
• Chloe Ting and Alexandra Sazonova – Founders of Fertile Grounds and organisers of Fungi Fest 2019
• Francesca Gavin, art writer and curator of the Mushrooms exhibition at Somerset House
• Mariana Heilmann, artist, Running With Mycelium 2020
Facilitator
Professor Martin Bidartondo, Professor of Molecular Ecology at Imperial College
Part of the series Fungi and Art: Relevance, Presence and Future and inspired by Mariana Heilmann's Running With Mycelium 2020.
Speaker Details
Abi Palmer
Abi Palmer is an artist and writer currently exploring the relationship between fungal networks, slime moulds and marginalised communities. Her debut book Sanatorium (Penned in the Margins, 2020) is written to mirror fungal growing structures and her own body. In 2016 she collaborated with mycologist Nathan Smith to develop Mycolyrica, a series of literary structures based on the reproductive patterns of fungus, at Kew Gardens 'Fungarium. Her current work The Slime Manifesto explores using mycological and slime mould networks to develop speculative fiction and film exploring alternative futures.
www.abipalmer.com
@abipalmer_bot
Fertile Grounds
Fertile Grounds was founded in 2016 by Alexandra Sazonova and Chloe Ting as an artist-run initiative that creates art projects to increase the understanding of untapped and undervalued territories. We weave connections between people, ideas and movements in order to tell stories. Our work often extracts from fields of natural sciences, anthropology and language studies in order to question our shared values, knowledge and existence. Currently we are exploring concepts of cohabitation, questioning humankind within ecosystems and how to better care for and love the Earth.
Fungi Fest gathered artists, designers, foragers, chefs, mycologists, writers and thinkers to celebrate fungi at an all-day festival in London. The festival proposes that fungi can be a source of inspiration to imagine new ways of understanding and attuning to the world. Fungi Fest was a space to cross-pollinate ideas between disciplines and people – asking in a time of climate crisis, when humans are consciously contemplating the future, what can we learn from fungi?
Website: fertilegrounds.art
Instagram: @fertilegrounds.art
Francesca Gavin
Francesca Gavin was the curator of Mushrooms: the art, design and future of fungi at Somerset House in 2020, following her show Champignons at Galerie PCP in Paris in 2017. She is the author of seven books and is a contributing editor at Financial Times' How to Spend it Magazine, Twin, Good Trouble, Beauty Papers and Kaleidoscope. She co-curated Manifesta11 and her monthly radio show Rough Version on NTS.live looks at the intersection art and music.
francescagavin.com
@roughversion
Mariana Heilmann
As an artist working in a time of crisis, Mariana uses her practice to understand the science that underpins life. Through the use of a wide range of media, she explores scale, interconnectivity, and ways in which humanity is a meeting point between microscopic and global scales. Her work is informed by scientific phenomena such as symbiosis, decomposition and cell evolution. Currently she is investigating mushroom mycelial networks and how their inter-connective forms of existence relate to the human story.
https://www.gowithyamo.com/blog/artist-interview-mariana-heilmann
https://marianaheilmann.com
Martin Bidartondo (facilitator)
Martin has been a scientist for over 20 years, first at the University of California at Berkeley, and since 2004 at Imperial College London and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He is fascinated by the evolution and ecology of interactions between fungi and plants. He investigates mycorrhizas, a widespread underground symbiosis. Martin has been involved with creative works by artists and students.
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/m.bidartondo
https://wn.com/UK_Fungus_Day_2020_Fungi_And_Art—Extending_Networks
An extraordinary group of individuals discuss the relevance of fungi and their growing presence in art,design, architecture, music, literature and performance. Artists will be talk about their work, followed by Q&A about their experience of the growing interest in fungi from the creative sectors. In addition, we will discuss the types of work that fungi are inspiring locally and internationally, and how this can be nurtured and supported within the UK.
Guest Speakers
• Abi Palmer, interactive artist and writer
• Chloe Ting and Alexandra Sazonova – Founders of Fertile Grounds and organisers of Fungi Fest 2019
• Francesca Gavin, art writer and curator of the Mushrooms exhibition at Somerset House
• Mariana Heilmann, artist, Running With Mycelium 2020
Facilitator
Professor Martin Bidartondo, Professor of Molecular Ecology at Imperial College
Part of the series Fungi and Art: Relevance, Presence and Future and inspired by Mariana Heilmann's Running With Mycelium 2020.
Speaker Details
Abi Palmer
Abi Palmer is an artist and writer currently exploring the relationship between fungal networks, slime moulds and marginalised communities. Her debut book Sanatorium (Penned in the Margins, 2020) is written to mirror fungal growing structures and her own body. In 2016 she collaborated with mycologist Nathan Smith to develop Mycolyrica, a series of literary structures based on the reproductive patterns of fungus, at Kew Gardens 'Fungarium. Her current work The Slime Manifesto explores using mycological and slime mould networks to develop speculative fiction and film exploring alternative futures.
www.abipalmer.com
@abipalmer_bot
Fertile Grounds
Fertile Grounds was founded in 2016 by Alexandra Sazonova and Chloe Ting as an artist-run initiative that creates art projects to increase the understanding of untapped and undervalued territories. We weave connections between people, ideas and movements in order to tell stories. Our work often extracts from fields of natural sciences, anthropology and language studies in order to question our shared values, knowledge and existence. Currently we are exploring concepts of cohabitation, questioning humankind within ecosystems and how to better care for and love the Earth.
Fungi Fest gathered artists, designers, foragers, chefs, mycologists, writers and thinkers to celebrate fungi at an all-day festival in London. The festival proposes that fungi can be a source of inspiration to imagine new ways of understanding and attuning to the world. Fungi Fest was a space to cross-pollinate ideas between disciplines and people – asking in a time of climate crisis, when humans are consciously contemplating the future, what can we learn from fungi?
Website: fertilegrounds.art
Instagram: @fertilegrounds.art
Francesca Gavin
Francesca Gavin was the curator of Mushrooms: the art, design and future of fungi at Somerset House in 2020, following her show Champignons at Galerie PCP in Paris in 2017. She is the author of seven books and is a contributing editor at Financial Times' How to Spend it Magazine, Twin, Good Trouble, Beauty Papers and Kaleidoscope. She co-curated Manifesta11 and her monthly radio show Rough Version on NTS.live looks at the intersection art and music.
francescagavin.com
@roughversion
Mariana Heilmann
As an artist working in a time of crisis, Mariana uses her practice to understand the science that underpins life. Through the use of a wide range of media, she explores scale, interconnectivity, and ways in which humanity is a meeting point between microscopic and global scales. Her work is informed by scientific phenomena such as symbiosis, decomposition and cell evolution. Currently she is investigating mushroom mycelial networks and how their inter-connective forms of existence relate to the human story.
https://www.gowithyamo.com/blog/artist-interview-mariana-heilmann
https://marianaheilmann.com
Martin Bidartondo (facilitator)
Martin has been a scientist for over 20 years, first at the University of California at Berkeley, and since 2004 at Imperial College London and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He is fascinated by the evolution and ecology of interactions between fungi and plants. He investigates mycorrhizas, a widespread underground symbiosis. Martin has been involved with creative works by artists and students.
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/m.bidartondo
- published: 01 Jun 2021
- views: 194
1:30:47
BMS Talks - Mycotoxins, Mycobiomes and Mycoparasitism.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:30:47
- Uploaded Date: 10 Nov 2022
- views: 368
Claudia, Neelu and Nathan describe their PhD research in three talks: Biocontrol of mycotoxigenic fungi by lactic acid bacteria and yeasts on coffee; Benchmarki...
Claudia, Neelu and Nathan describe their PhD research in three talks: Biocontrol of mycotoxigenic fungi by lactic acid bacteria and yeasts on coffee; Benchmarking the mycobiome; Looking deep inside: mycoparasitism in Basidiomycota.
https://wn.com/Bms_Talks_Mycotoxins,_Mycobiomes_And_Mycoparasitism.
Claudia, Neelu and Nathan describe their PhD research in three talks: Biocontrol of mycotoxigenic fungi by lactic acid bacteria and yeasts on coffee; Benchmarking the mycobiome; Looking deep inside: mycoparasitism in Basidiomycota.
- published: 10 Nov 2022
- views: 368
52:42
BMS Talk - Martha Crockatt: The role of citizen science in mycology.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 52:42
- Uploaded Date: 22 Sep 2022
- views: 166
Martha Crockatt describes how citizen science can contribute to fungal ecology and conservation.
Citizen science can be simply described as volunteers taking an...
Martha Crockatt describes how citizen science can contribute to fungal ecology and conservation.
Citizen science can be simply described as volunteers taking an active role in the scientific research process. The science of mycology has benefited hugely from the involvement of volunteers, especially, but not limited to, understanding the distribution of fungal fruit bodies in time and space. In this talk, Martha discusses the role of citizen science in mycology, focussing on fungal ecology and conservation, and how understanding the nuances of citizen science can increase the potential for impact of citizen science in mycology.
About Martha Crockatt
Martha has a background in ecology, having completed a PhD in the ecology of endangered fungi at Cardiff University, followed by ten years at environmental NGO Earthwatch Europe, where she used citizen science in the fields of forest ecology and carbon cycling and sustainable agriculture. She now works for the Oxfordshire Treescape Project in collaboration with University of Oxford's Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery. Throughout her career Martha has maintained a fascination with fungi, and has recently been finding ways to bring her interests in fungi and citizen science together.
https://wn.com/Bms_Talk_Martha_Crockatt_The_Role_Of_Citizen_Science_In_Mycology.
Martha Crockatt describes how citizen science can contribute to fungal ecology and conservation.
Citizen science can be simply described as volunteers taking an active role in the scientific research process. The science of mycology has benefited hugely from the involvement of volunteers, especially, but not limited to, understanding the distribution of fungal fruit bodies in time and space. In this talk, Martha discusses the role of citizen science in mycology, focussing on fungal ecology and conservation, and how understanding the nuances of citizen science can increase the potential for impact of citizen science in mycology.
About Martha Crockatt
Martha has a background in ecology, having completed a PhD in the ecology of endangered fungi at Cardiff University, followed by ten years at environmental NGO Earthwatch Europe, where she used citizen science in the fields of forest ecology and carbon cycling and sustainable agriculture. She now works for the Oxfordshire Treescape Project in collaboration with University of Oxford's Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery. Throughout her career Martha has maintained a fascination with fungi, and has recently been finding ways to bring her interests in fungi and citizen science together.
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1:04:11
BMS Talks: George Greiff – Bryophilous ascomycetes: a microscopic El Dorado
George describes the interactions of mosses and liverworts with ascomycete fungi, outlines...
published: 19 Jan 2023
BMS Talks: George Greiff – Bryophilous ascomycetes: a microscopic El Dorado
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George describes the interactions of mosses and liverworts with ascomycete fungi, outlines his study methods and highlights a selection of his favourite fungi.
1:02:43
UK Fungus Day 2020: Professor Lynne Boddy - What a load of rot!
They rot our food and our homes, and are a major nuisance – or at least that might be the ...
published: 21 Nov 2020
UK Fungus Day 2020: Professor Lynne Boddy - What a load of rot!
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They rot our food and our homes, and are a major nuisance – or at least that might be the first impression. Some fungi can certainly inconvenience us sometimes, but the truth is: we would not be here without them. Planet-wide, land plants fix over 56 petragrams (5,600,000,000,000,000 kg) of carbon every year by photosynthesis, forming about 150 petagrams of new plant material. Similar amounts of dead material are produced. If this were not broken down again into its constituent parts then we would be up to our armpits in dead stuff. Aside from this inconvenience, our ecosystems would run out of nutrients for plants to use to grow, as the nutrients would be locked up inside dead material. So, every year, in balanced ecosystems similar amounts of material are decomposed to that which has been produced. Many organisms play a role in this process, but on land it is fungi that are by far and away the most important. This is because their fine hyphal filaments can penetrate into solid, bulky organic materials rather than being confined to surfaces. Moreover, it is only fungi – and a relatively narrow range of them – that can significantly breakdown the complex lignocellulose molecules that make up woody plant tissues over relatively short time scales. Without fungi nutrients would not be recycled, and the terrestrial ecosystems of our planet would not function. There is also the potential to harness this amazing decomposer ability to clear up problems of our own making, e.g. decontamination of polluted soils, and breakdown of plastic waste. The fungal rotters are also hugely important in making habitat for other organisms. Consider a hollowing tree – worldwide wide over 1000 vertebrate species are dependent on this habitat that fungi have created. In the UK alone 1700 species of minibeasts depend on this rotten wood.
This talk of breakdown may sound a tad boring, but far from it. Not one but many fungi are involved in the breakdown process, and when they meet they fight. These battles are brought about in a variety of ways, including by making chemicals that attack other fungi and bacteria. Antibiotics such as penicillin are one example of such a chemical, and another reason why we are indebted to fungus rotters. All of these aspects and more will be covered in this rotten talk.
Professor Lynne Boddy
Lynne Boddy is Professor of Fungal Ecology at Cardiff University UK. She has taught and researched into the ecology of fungi associated with trees and wood decomposition for 40 years. She is currently studying the fascinating communities of fungi and other organisms that rot the centres of old trees, the ash dieback fungus that is rampaging across the UK from Europe, the ways in which fungi fight each other and form communities, and how they search the forest floor for food resources and respond to their finds. She is a prolific author having co-authored Fungal Decomposition of Wood, edited six books, written well over 200 scientific papers, and is chief editor of the journal Fungal Ecology. She was (2009–2010) president of the British Mycological Society. Lynne is an ardent communicator of the mysteries and importance of the amazing hidden Kingdom of Fungi to the general public including TV, radio, popular talks, videos, articles and exhibitions. She was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2019 for Services to Mycology and Science Outreach.
www.fungalecologycardiff.com
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BMS Talks: Nathan Smith- The early history of British Mycology
In this talk, Nathan Smith presents an early history of mycology in Britain. He will explo...
published: 16 Dec 2021
BMS Talks: Nathan Smith- The early history of British Mycology
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In this talk, Nathan Smith presents an early history of mycology in Britain. He will explore its origins with the growth in popularity of the microscope before looking at the contentious early history of the British Mycological Society.
Nathan Smith is an educator and researcher whose work is focused on the intersection between mycology,history, and museum studies. His work examines why mycology differs so substantially from its sister disciplines of Botany and Zoology. He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society and was awarded the William T. Stearn Essay Prize in 2019 for his work on the mycologist Henry Thomas Soppitt.
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How Fungi Killed the Dinosaurs
Kieran takes a look at the theory that fungi helped in part to contribute to the downfall ...
published: 15 Jun 2015
How Fungi Killed the Dinosaurs
How Fungi Killed the Dinosaurs
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Kieran takes a look at the theory that fungi helped in part to contribute to the downfall of the dinosaurs.
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BMS Talks: Marta Sanzo-Miró and Katherine Stewart - Apple scab and potato scurf
published: 10 May 2023
BMS Talks: Marta Sanzo-Miró and Katherine Stewart - Apple scab and potato scurf
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1:26:38
BMS Talks: David Denning - Climate change, human fungal pathogens and antifungal resistance
Prof David Denning, University of Manchester, discusses recent developments in the spread...
published: 23 Mar 2023
BMS Talks: David Denning - Climate change, human fungal pathogens and antifungal resistance
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Prof David Denning, University of Manchester, discusses recent developments in the spread of fungal pathogens linked to climate change, the genesis of the WHO Fungal Pathogen Priority List, and highlights some new antifungals on the horizon.
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MYCOLOGICAL MASTERY
Mycological Mastery. Esteemed mycologist Professor Roy Watling tells the stories behind B...
published: 01 Oct 2021
MYCOLOGICAL MASTERY
MYCOLOGICAL MASTERY
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Mycological Mastery. Esteemed mycologist Professor Roy Watling tells the stories behind Beatrix Potter’s remarkable fungus illustrations.
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UK Fungus Day 2020: Fungi and Art—Extending Networks
An extraordinary group of individuals discuss the relevance of fungi and their growing pre...
published: 01 Jun 2021
UK Fungus Day 2020: Fungi and Art—Extending Networks
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An extraordinary group of individuals discuss the relevance of fungi and their growing presence in art,design, architecture, music, literature and performance. Artists will be talk about their work, followed by Q&A about their experience of the growing interest in fungi from the creative sectors. In addition, we will discuss the types of work that fungi are inspiring locally and internationally, and how this can be nurtured and supported within the UK.
Guest Speakers
• Abi Palmer, interactive artist and writer
• Chloe Ting and Alexandra Sazonova – Founders of Fertile Grounds and organisers of Fungi Fest 2019
• Francesca Gavin, art writer and curator of the Mushrooms exhibition at Somerset House
• Mariana Heilmann, artist, Running With Mycelium 2020
Facilitator
Professor Martin Bidartondo, Professor of Molecular Ecology at Imperial College
Part of the series Fungi and Art: Relevance, Presence and Future and inspired by Mariana Heilmann's Running With Mycelium 2020.
Speaker Details
Abi Palmer
Abi Palmer is an artist and writer currently exploring the relationship between fungal networks, slime moulds and marginalised communities. Her debut book Sanatorium (Penned in the Margins, 2020) is written to mirror fungal growing structures and her own body. In 2016 she collaborated with mycologist Nathan Smith to develop Mycolyrica, a series of literary structures based on the reproductive patterns of fungus, at Kew Gardens 'Fungarium. Her current work The Slime Manifesto explores using mycological and slime mould networks to develop speculative fiction and film exploring alternative futures.
www.abipalmer.com
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Fertile Grounds
Fertile Grounds was founded in 2016 by Alexandra Sazonova and Chloe Ting as an artist-run initiative that creates art projects to increase the understanding of untapped and undervalued territories. We weave connections between people, ideas and movements in order to tell stories. Our work often extracts from fields of natural sciences, anthropology and language studies in order to question our shared values, knowledge and existence. Currently we are exploring concepts of cohabitation, questioning humankind within ecosystems and how to better care for and love the Earth.
Fungi Fest gathered artists, designers, foragers, chefs, mycologists, writers and thinkers to celebrate fungi at an all-day festival in London. The festival proposes that fungi can be a source of inspiration to imagine new ways of understanding and attuning to the world. Fungi Fest was a space to cross-pollinate ideas between disciplines and people – asking in a time of climate crisis, when humans are consciously contemplating the future, what can we learn from fungi?
Website: fertilegrounds.art
Instagram: @fertilegrounds.art
Francesca Gavin
Francesca Gavin was the curator of Mushrooms: the art, design and future of fungi at Somerset House in 2020, following her show Champignons at Galerie PCP in Paris in 2017. She is the author of seven books and is a contributing editor at Financial Times' How to Spend it Magazine, Twin, Good Trouble, Beauty Papers and Kaleidoscope. She co-curated Manifesta11 and her monthly radio show Rough Version on NTS.live looks at the intersection art and music.
francescagavin.com
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Mariana Heilmann
As an artist working in a time of crisis, Mariana uses her practice to understand the science that underpins life. Through the use of a wide range of media, she explores scale, interconnectivity, and ways in which humanity is a meeting point between microscopic and global scales. Her work is informed by scientific phenomena such as symbiosis, decomposition and cell evolution. Currently she is investigating mushroom mycelial networks and how their inter-connective forms of existence relate to the human story.
https://www.gowithyamo.com/blog/artist-interview-mariana-heilmann
https://marianaheilmann.com
Martin Bidartondo (facilitator)
Martin has been a scientist for over 20 years, first at the University of California at Berkeley, and since 2004 at Imperial College London and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He is fascinated by the evolution and ecology of interactions between fungi and plants. He investigates mycorrhizas, a widespread underground symbiosis. Martin has been involved with creative works by artists and students.
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/m.bidartondo
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BMS Talks - Mycotoxins, Mycobiomes and Mycoparasitism.
Claudia, Neelu and Nathan describe their PhD research in three talks: Biocontrol of mycoto...
published: 10 Nov 2022
BMS Talks - Mycotoxins, Mycobiomes and Mycoparasitism.
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Claudia, Neelu and Nathan describe their PhD research in three talks: Biocontrol of mycotoxigenic fungi by lactic acid bacteria and yeasts on coffee; Benchmarking the mycobiome; Looking deep inside: mycoparasitism in Basidiomycota.
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BMS Talk - Martha Crockatt: The role of citizen science in mycology.
Martha Crockatt describes how citizen science can contribute to fungal ecology and conserv...
published: 22 Sep 2022
BMS Talk - Martha Crockatt: The role of citizen science in mycology.
BMS Talk - Martha Crockatt: The role of citizen science in mycology.
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Martha Crockatt describes how citizen science can contribute to fungal ecology and conservation.
Citizen science can be simply described as volunteers taking an active role in the scientific research process. The science of mycology has benefited hugely from the involvement of volunteers, especially, but not limited to, understanding the distribution of fungal fruit bodies in time and space. In this talk, Martha discusses the role of citizen science in mycology, focussing on fungal ecology and conservation, and how understanding the nuances of citizen science can increase the potential for impact of citizen science in mycology.
About Martha Crockatt
Martha has a background in ecology, having completed a PhD in the ecology of endangered fungi at Cardiff University, followed by ten years at environmental NGO Earthwatch Europe, where she used citizen science in the fields of forest ecology and carbon cycling and sustainable agriculture. She now works for the Oxfordshire Treescape Project in collaboration with University of Oxford's Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery. Throughout her career Martha has maintained a fascination with fungi, and has recently been finding ways to bring her interests in fungi and citizen science together.
British Mycological Society
The British Mycological Society is a learned society established in 1896 to promote the study of fungi.
Formation
The Society was formed based on the efforts of two local societies, the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club of Hereford and the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union. The curator of the Hereford club, Dr. H.G. Bull, convinced the members in 1867 to undertake the particular study of mushrooms. While the mycological efforts of the club diminished somewhat upon the death of Dr. Bull, the Union of Yorkshire took the lead and founded its mycological committee in 1892. This committee attracted many eminent mycologists including Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1825–1914), Carleton Rea (1861–1946), George Edward Massee (1850–1917), Charles Bagge Plowright (1849–1910) and others.
The need for a national organization and the need for a journal to publish their observations led M.C. Cooke, C. Rea, G.E. Massee, Charles Crossland (1844–1916) and other mycologists to found the Society in 1896. Elected as the first officers were G.E. Massee as president, C. Crossland as treasurer, and C. Rea as secretary. The choice of G.E. Massee for president was based on his international reputation (he had more than 250 mycological publications) and his role as the mycologist at the Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew (where he had replaced M.C. Cooke as mycologist in 1893). In 1897, C. Rea assumed the function of treasurer, remained secretary until 1918 and was editor until 1930.
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