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b'Beneath our feet is a living network just as complex and extensive as the root systems in a forest. Fungi, which evolved in the oceans, were among the first to colonize the barren continents more than a half-billion years ago. They paved the way for land plants, animals, and (eventually) you.\\xa0\\nThink beyond penicillin and pizza, and take a moment to consider these amazing organisms. Able to survive every major extinction, essential as Nature\\u2019s decomposers, and the basis of both ale and antibiotics, fungi are essential to life. And their behavior is so complex you\\u2019ll be wondering if we shouldn\\u2019t call them intelligent!\\nGuest:\\n\\nMerlin Sheldrake\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Biologist and the author of\\xa0Entangled Life:\\xa0How Fungi Make our Worlds, Change our Minds and Shape our Futures.\\n\\nBig Picture Science is part of the\\xa0Airwave Media\\xa0podcast network.\\xa0Please contact\\xa0sales@advertisecast.com\\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'