The Magic and Marvels of Mushrooms: Fungi 鈥� The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
They're grown by the millions, but the wrong one will kill you. They're nature's great decomposers, they threaten to destroy your home and your body. They may even blow your mind. They've saved millions of lives and may save the world and in death they'll consume us all. Come and learn about Nature鈥檚 ultimate recyclers that grow beneath our feet, that live within our bodies, grow beneath our feet, float in the air and help create some of the foods and beverages we consume.
2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the Food for Thought Lecture series! This year's lectures will bring together experts whose research takes them from the high Arctic to the deep forests, and from the treetops to the soil below. Join us for a look at "Life on Planet Earth 鈥� Natural History at Macdonald."