You may not be aware of it, but our overall health and well-being depends on an immense ecosystem of yeasts and moulds inside our body and all around us. From beneficial yeasts that aid digestion to toxic moulds that cause disease, our immune systems are engaged in continuous conversation with the teeming mycobiome inside the body, and when this peaceful coexistence is disturbed we can fall prey to serious and even life-threatening infections.
Join mycologist, Nicholas Money, as he takes us on a tour of the marvellous unseen realm within us and also sheds light on our complicated relationship with fungi outside the body, from wild mushrooms and cultivated moulds that have been staples of the human diet for millennia to the controversial experimentation with magic mushrooms in the treatment of depression.
Nicholas Money will be 'In Conversation' with Clare Blencowe from Kew Gardens' Darwin Tree of Life Project and will also be signing copies of his latest book 'Molds, Mushrooms & Medicine' (*American spelling), which will be available to purchase on the night.
This event take place downstairs in the Tusk Room at the Walrus Pub, Ship Street. Unfortunately there is no wheelchair accessibility.
DOORS OPEN : 19:00 (Advance tickets or £10 on the door)
TALK STARTS : 19:30
AUDIENCE Q&A : 20:30
BOOK SIGNING : 21:00 (Book available to purchase on the night)
Brighthink is a non-profit organisation, none of our invited speakers charge for their time, and proceeds from ticket sales go towards the running costs that allow us to put on these events for the public.