How to enjoy fungi: Dr. Matt Kasson

Do you ever notice fungi in your daily life? They are everywhere. Dr. Matt Kasson came on the Joyful Microbe podcast to tell us how awesome fungi are and how we can enjoy them in our daily lives. He is an Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and Mycology at West Virginia University that studies fungal diseases in forests, how millipedes interact with fungi, and how we can use fungi to control invasive organisms. And he was so kind as to come and speak to me about his outreach work that has been featured in the New York Times, Today, NPR, and Smithsonian Magazine.In this episode, you will learn all about fungi:what fungi arehow we can identify them in our daily livesMatt’s fun projects growing fungi in Peeps and Oreos and identifying fungi from a moldy Twinkiehis research on fungus-eating millipedeshow we can enjoy the fungal worldhands-on activity to see and explore fungi from the comfort of your own homeresources to go deeperMatt wants to help spread the love of fungi and show everyone how amazing they are. So, please enjoy!JOYFUL MICROBE SHOW NOTES: https://joyfulmicrobe.com/fungi-matt-kasson/JOYFUL MICROBE TWITTER: https://twitter.com/joyfulmicrobe/JOYFUL MICROBE INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/justineldees/