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Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible

Are Mushrooms Aliens? And Does Fungus Know How to Code?

Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible

Eryn Lynum

Kids & Family, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Education For Kids

4.8618 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

If mushrooms are not plants or animals, what are they? Today we're exploring the fascinating world of fungi! We're looking at:

  • What are mushrooms? (Are they… aliens?)
  • What other living things are like mushrooms?
  • How does fungus help humans, plants, and our planet?
  • How does fungus use code like a computer?

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Scriptures Referenced in this Episode:

“But the Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control...” Galatians 5:22-23

“I (Jesus) am the vine, and you are the branches. If any remain in me and I remain in them, they produce much fruit. But without me they can do nothing.” John 15:5

“How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.” Psalm 104:24

Terms Introduced:

Fungi: Category of living things including mushrooms, lichen, yeast, and mold.

Mycelium: Underground network of fungi that produces mushrooms.

Decomposing: Breaking down organic (natural) material. Decaying.

Biocomputing: The scientific study of how living things compute or use information like computers.

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Disclaimer: Fungi can be dangerous! This guide & podcast episode are educational only and not to be used as a guide for determining whether a mushroom is safe. Never touch mushrooms without expert advice.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast, where we explore nature, the Bible, and what both of them show us about our Creator God, who made this wild and wonderful world.

0:17.6

I'm your host, Aaron Linum. I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher,

0:23.4

and author. And I am so excited to explore God's word and his created world with you.

0:33.3

We hope that you have been enjoying the Nat Theo podcast podcast, and we are so excited to invite you to

0:40.4

something super fun this school year, the Nat Theo Club. We want to send you a full color digital

0:47.9

activity guide to go along with every Nat Theo podcast episode so you can learn more about God's wild and wonderful world.

0:57.5

These guides will include pictures to go along with the lesson and all the scriptures and definitions

1:02.8

that we talk about, along with discussion questions and activities to help you dig in deeper

1:08.6

to the day's lesson. It will also include a full color poster that you can print out, collect, and hang on your

1:15.2

wall.

1:16.2

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1:19.4

This means that you can support our show in future episodes while receiving more

1:23.9

resources and content.

1:26.0

Did you guys know that each episode, from research to writing to recording and editing,

1:32.2

takes around 12 hours?

1:34.4

We love doing this.

1:36.4

And the show is growing to the point where we're going to need to bring on some help.

1:41.0

If you'd like to support the show and join the Nat Theo Club, you can learn more and

1:45.5

join at the link in today's show notes or at aaron linem.com slash Nat Theo.

1:52.3

Have you ever collected anything? Maybe seashells or rocks? My kids have a collection of fossils and prairie dog skulls and skeletons that they have found.

2:05.9

Recently, my daughter and I were at a lake and she was collecting all sorts of things that she found

2:11.9

in the woods and along the shore, and she had this plastic box that was separated into different sections. And into one

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