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The Fungi Economy, Part 1: Just like Us, Trees Are Experiencing Inflation

Science Quickly

Scientific American

Science

4.31.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Like us, plants and fungi have complex economies. By burning fossil fuels, we’ve been devaluing their currency.

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0:00.0

As Helen opened her Amazon parcel,

0:03.0

her stomach filled with butterflies, rapid air technology,

0:07.0

and a grill mode feature,

0:08.0

this air-fryer tickled Helen's taste buds for a price lower

0:11.0

than she'd ever imagined.

0:13.0

Five stars from Helen.

0:15.0

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0:18.0

Start your search on Amazon today.

0:26.0

The town of Peter Sam, Massachusetts, is leafy.

0:29.0

It's green. It is not the business capital of anything.

0:33.0

It's not a place anyone associates

0:35.0

with cutting-edge economic research.

0:38.0

But there is a research forest here,

0:40.0

where scientists study the economic dynamics

0:43.0

of forest ecosystems.

0:45.0

And at the edge of the forest,

0:47.0

there's a little greenhouse on a hill.

0:52.0

This is where I came to learn about the surprising economic actors

0:56.0

in a hidden economy that we are still just beginning to understand.

1:00.0

This economy is being reshaped by climate change,

1:03.0

and without it,

1:05.0

we might not even be alive.

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