What’s the Deal With Mushrooms and Death? With Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodriguez

What if the answers to our biggest human challenges, from loneliness, death and sustainability, were hidden in the soil? Artist and author Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodriguez explores how fungi-model communication, cooperation, and resilience reveal telling lessons for humans that stretch far beyond the forest floor or mushroom sauce. Yasmine is the founder of Futures Materials Bank and director of the Green Art Lab Alliance, whose mission is to foster relationships that contribute to social and environmental justice, akin to the interconnected nature of mycelium. She is a self-proclaimed "mycophile", interested in exploring the application of a mycological lens in defining fair models of collaboration and (self) organization. Her debut book, "Let's Become Fungal! Mycelium Teachings and the Arts," shares twelve teachings of the world of fungi.For more information, click here Yasmine’s WebsiteYasmine’s LinkedInFuture Materials BankLet's Become Fungal! Mycelium Teachings and the ArtsGreen Art Lab AllianceNature Research DepartmentUnSchoolsLand recognition