Giuliana Furci on the Wonders of Mycology, Wisdom from Jane Goodall, Favorite Books, and the World’s Largest Fungarium | Brought to you by Athletic Greens (http://athleticgreens.com/tim), Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover (http://eightsleep.com/Tim), Mack Weldon (http://mackweldon.com/timtim). Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2021/07/29/giuliana-furci/#more-56790 Giuliana Furci (@giulifungi) is foundress and executive director of the Fungi Foundation (est. 2012), the world’s first nonprofit dedicated solely to fungi. She is a Harvard University associate, Dame of the Order of the Star of Italy, co-chair of the IUCN Fungal Conservation Committee, mother, author of several titles—including a series of field guides to Chilean fungi—and contributor to numerous publications on the environment, such as the first State of the World’s Fungi report (Kew, 2018), Biodiversidad de Chile: Patrimonio y Desafíos (Ministry of the Environment, Chile, 2008) and the IBPA Award-winning book Fantastic Fungi. Giuliana has worked for the fungi since 1999 and in the nonprofit sector for the last 17 years. She has held consulting positions in US philanthropic foundations as well as full-time positions in international marine conservation NGOs and Chilean environmental NGOs. Please enjoy! SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show/ About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/ Start [00:00] Persecution and exile under a dictator [06:20] Returning to Chile [10:58] Choosing her path [14:05] About NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) [17:08] From aquaculture to fungi [18:20] An understudied field [22:26] Chilean mycology and new species [23:57] Age of fungal species [27:07] Gender of fungal species [29:22] How Giuliana chose Amanita galactica's name [30:34] The protocol when a new species has been discovered [33:04] Mate and tango [39:55] Discovering a second species [46:30] The importance of Kew Gardens [48:24] A small part of a much larger organism [49:22] Why some mushrooms are hallucinogenic or toxic [51:22] Taxonomy 101 [55:38] Fungarium holotype vs. voucher specimen [57:43] Befriending Jane Goodall [58:44] Chile as a leader in environmental legislation [1:03:25] Human beings are more closely related to fungus than fungus is to plants. [1:10:06] Fungi as crucial for life [1:12:22] The Fungi Foundation mission [1:16:45] Books [1:22:56] Finding simplicity in what seemed complex [1:26:20] When you’re uniquely suited to solve a problem [1:29:56] The Telluride Mushroom Festival [1:31:46] Dame of the Order of the Star of Italy [1:35:38] I’ve an affection for the Fungi Foundation and find $50,000 a fine first offering. Feel free to inflate the figure financially at ffungi.org! [1:37:08] Giuliana’s request of the audience: let things rot. [1:42:15] Book and movie recommendations and parting thoughts [1:43:39]