When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave.
When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave.
In Entangled Life, the brilliant young biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal point of view, providing an exhilarating change of perspective. Sheldrake’s vivid exploration takes us from yeast to psychedelics, to the fungi that range for miles underground and are the largest organisms on the planet, to those that link plants together in complex networks known as the “Wood Wide Web,” to those that infiltrate and manipulate insect bodies with devastating precision.
Fungi throw our concepts of individuality and even intelligence into question. They are metabolic masters, earth makers, and key players in most of life’s processes. They can change our minds, heal our bodies, and even help us remediate environmental disaster. By examining fungi on their own terms, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary organisms—and our relationships with them—are changing our understanding of how life works.
Merlin Sheldrake is a biologist and a writer. He received a Ph.D. in tropical ecology from the University of Cambridge for his work on underground fungal networks in tropical forests in Panama, where he was a predoctoral research fellow of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. He is a musician and keen fermenter. Entangled Life is his first book.
好多年以前看《豆芽小文》和《神灵狩》，对菌类崇拜思想产生了兴趣，这本书算是真正意义上菌类生活入门。Symbiosis真的是一个纵横无尽的世界，所有生命all in this together for co-evolution。可能所有学科里只有搞生物学的才会这么“没有节操”，让生命的定义被无限放大，以至于生命的定义和生命体的边界都模糊不清。说起来前段时间还在看Andy Clarke的Natural...好多年以前看《豆芽小文》和《神灵狩》，对菌类崇拜思想产生了兴趣，这本书算是真正意义上菌类生活入门。Symbiosis真的是一个纵横无尽的世界，所有生命all in this together for co-evolution。可能所有学科里只有搞生物学的才会这么“没有节操”，让生命的定义被无限放大，以至于生命的定义和生命体的边界都模糊不清。说起来前段时间还在看Andy Clarke的Natural-Born Cyborgs ，觉得过于科幻，但说不定人类文明本身就是一个巨型生物科幻了。(展开)
Fungi seem harmless enough. Many Species know otherwise. ... Because there are some fungi who seek not to kill, but to control. Viruses can make us ill, but fungi can alter our very minds. 真菌看似无害，许多物种却知道事实并非如此。......因为真菌寻求的并非杀...
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植物学家真难啊，这本书没有之前看的两本植物学家写的书吸引人，但是我又一次被作者的情怀感动到了。很让我感到惊喜的是，作者在这本书里面提到了finding the mother tree 和sweetgrass的作者，这总是给我一种魔幻感。有一点疑惑的是学界内不喜欢用人类社会的关系来描述植物之...
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默林・谢尔德雷克 作者
玛雅蓝
北京联合出版公司2024版
开卷有译
北京联合出版公司2024版
Sylvia Dawn
Ava
tan.神灯
北京联合出版公司2024版
0 有用 夜裁冰 2023-07-26 15:46:38 北京
作者的文笔带着对这个领域明显的热爱，很灵动。挺有意思的一本书，真菌和天体生物学能联系上我是没想到的。
6 有用 Dhamma G戒瓣中 2021-08-10 14:14:15
好多年以前看《豆芽小文》和《神灵狩》，对菌类崇拜思想产生了兴趣，这本书算是真正意义上菌类生活入门。Symbiosis真的是一个纵横无尽的世界，所有生命all in this together for co-evolution。可能所有学科里只有搞生物学的才会这么“没有节操”，让生命的定义被无限放大，以至于生命的定义和生命体的边界都模糊不清。说起来前段时间还在看Andy Clarke的Natural... 好多年以前看《豆芽小文》和《神灵狩》，对菌类崇拜思想产生了兴趣，这本书算是真正意义上菌类生活入门。Symbiosis真的是一个纵横无尽的世界，所有生命all in this together for co-evolution。可能所有学科里只有搞生物学的才会这么“没有节操”，让生命的定义被无限放大，以至于生命的定义和生命体的边界都模糊不清。说起来前段时间还在看Andy Clarke的Natural-Born Cyborgs ，觉得过于科幻，但说不定人类文明本身就是一个巨型生物科幻了。 (展开)
0 有用 L1ize 2025-02-18 09:44:21 美国
英音听起来有点费劲，太多专有名词，好多听不懂。菌类网络很有意思。
1 有用 artemis. 🐚 2022-06-08 06:06:03
大多数还是都是生物学还有些LSD相关，意料之中…原来确实在期待一些人类哲学，毕竟菌类比较地球生物老祖宗，作者偶尔字里行间也确实能体会到人类behavior很多都biologically & philosophically按照fungi的运作方式存在，然而确实基本都是生物小知识。第二章讲植物大脑和智慧个人觉得是全本最精彩，整体还挺不错的挺轻松愉快的，一种coffee table式科普读物吧，最后几章... 大多数还是都是生物学还有些LSD相关，意料之中…原来确实在期待一些人类哲学，毕竟菌类比较地球生物老祖宗，作者偶尔字里行间也确实能体会到人类behavior很多都biologically & philosophically按照fungi的运作方式存在，然而确实基本都是生物小知识。第二章讲植物大脑和智慧个人觉得是全本最精彩，整体还挺不错的挺轻松愉快的，一种coffee table式科普读物吧，最后几章尤其像生物学家随手笔记了。 (展开)
1 有用 Rech 2022-01-17 23:26:21
叙事方式不符合我的阅读习惯。一个科研项目的解释被其他科研和故事穿插，插叙部分过于松散细长，以至于我都记不得最重要的科研项目和成果。