Environment

If Fungi Win, Will We Be Ready?

Over six million fungal species are believed to inhabit planet Earth. Outsmarting them is the work of <a href="https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/3126/arturo-casadevall">Arturo Casadevall</a>'s lifetime. <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/oa_monograph/chapter/3907771">What If Fungi Win?</a> is the question at the heart of Arturo's new book, co-authored with journalist <a href="https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/authors/stephanie-desmon-ma">Stephanie Desmon</a>. In this episode, <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/767284140/emily-kwong">Emily</a> and <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1082526815/regina-g-barber">Regina</a> take a trip to Arturo's lab at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and meet a group of scientists thinking about the fungal consequences of climate change, urban heat islands, and scooping up microbes with candy. Curious about fungi? Email us at <a href="mailto:shortwave@npr.org">shortwave@npr.org</a> — we'd love to hear from you! Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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