Michael Beug: A Legendary Mycology Professor
08/31/21 • 39 min
Today we are joined by Micahel Beug, a legendary professor and scientist from Evergreen State College. Micheal mentored a handful of the today’s great mycologists such as Paul Stamets, Jonathan Ott and Jeremy Bigwood. With a PhD in organic chemistry and a love for mushrooms, Michael’s expertise was and continues to be instrumental for the growth of mycology as a whole. After just publishing a field guide “Mushrooms of Cascadia: An Illustrated Key”, we are blessed to have this opportunity to talk with Michael. Tune in for some insider info on culture and science of mycology in the western world.
Topics Covered:
- Stories from the mushroom toxicology call list
- The development of mycology education at Evergreen State College
- Michael Beugs recent publication “Mushrooms of Cascadia: An Illustrated Key”
- Early mycological culture with a renown crew including Paul Stamets, Jeremy Bigwood, Jonathan Ott
- Researching psychotropic fungi at Evergreen: methods, chemistry, bureaucratic, and more
- Professor Beug’s specialty in biochemistry and enzyme kinetics, and how that supported the mycology research at Evergreen
- Michael’s work on studying the ecological impacts of DDT, effectively ending the use of DDT in North America!
- Basics of fungal metabolism
- The national effort to define the mycoflora of North America
Show Notes:
- Michael Beug’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwbeug44/
- Publication on DDT: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/18165522_Carbonic_Anhydrase_Interaction_with_DDT_DDE_and_Dieldrin
- Mushrooms of Cascadia: An Illustrated Key: https://fungi.com/collections/identification-guides/products/mushrooms-of-cascadia
- Evergreen College: https://www.evergreen.edu/
- Fungi Magazine Contributing Author: https://www.fungimag.com/bios/beug.htm
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Today we are joined by Micahel Beug, a legendary professor and scientist from Evergreen State College. Micheal mentored a handful of the today’s great mycologists such as Paul Stamets, Jonathan Ott and Jeremy Bigwood. With a PhD in organic chemistry and a love for mushrooms, Michael’s expertise was and continues to be instrumental for the growth of mycology as a whole. After just publishing a field guide “Mushrooms of Cascadia: An Illustrated Key”, we are blessed to have this opportunity to talk with Michael. Tune in for some insider info on culture and science of mycology in the western world.
Topics Covered:
- Stories from the mushroom toxicology call list
- The development of mycology education at Evergreen State College
- Michael Beugs recent publication “Mushrooms of Cascadia: An Illustrated Key”
- Early mycological culture with a renown crew including Paul Stamets, Jeremy Bigwood, Jonathan Ott
- Researching psychotropic fungi at Evergreen: methods, chemistry, bureaucratic, and more
- Professor Beug’s specialty in biochemistry and enzyme kinetics, and how that supported the mycology research at Evergreen
- Michael’s work on studying the ecological impacts of DDT, effectively ending the use of DDT in North America!
- Basics of fungal metabolism
- The national effort to define the mycoflora of North America
Show Notes:
- Michael Beug’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwbeug44/
- Publication on DDT: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/18165522_Carbonic_Anhydrase_Interaction_with_DDT_DDE_and_Dieldrin
- Mushrooms of Cascadia: An Illustrated Key: https://fungi.com/collections/identification-guides/products/mushrooms-of-cascadia
- Evergreen College: https://www.evergreen.edu/
- Fungi Magazine Contributing Author: https://www.fungimag.com/bios/beug.htm
We are a functional mushroom company and make 100% certified USDA Organic and Vegan mushroom supplements. We are transparent with our lab results, and use actual fruiting bodies aka mushrooms! We provide our supplements in tincture, capsule, powder, and delicious gummy form.
Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.
Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.
Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.
Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.
Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.
Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.
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Neon Mind Website: https://neonmindbiosciences.com/
Canadian Psychedelic Association: https://www.psychedelicassociation.net/
Psygen: https://psygen.ca/
We are a functional mushroom company and make 100% certified USDA Organic and Vegan mushroom supplements. We are transparent with our lab results, and use actual fruiting bodies aka mushrooms! We provide our supplements in tincture, capsule, powder, and delicious gummy form.
Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.
Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.
Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.
Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.
Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.
Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.
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A lot is to blame for the climate crisis, one of the most dire being our excessive meat consumption. A possible solution? Fungi.
For animal agriculture to keep up with the demand, we are compensating for safety, animal welfare, and sustainable practices that are emitting methane and nitrous oxide into the atmosphere. Even deforestation is an impact of global demand for meat and other animal products.
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The Better Meat Co. : https://www.bettermeat.co/
Paul Shapiro Website: https://www.paul-shapiro.com/
Paul Shapiro’s Talks: https://www.paul-shapiro.com/speeches
Clean Meat Book: https://cleanmeat.com/
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We are a functional mushroom company and make 100% certified USDA Organic and Vegan mushroom supplements. We are transparent with our lab results, and use actual fruiting bodies aka mushrooms! We provide our supplements in tincture, capsule, powder, and delicious gummy form.
Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.
Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.
Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.
Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.
Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.
Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.
Mushroom Revival Podcast - Michael Beug: A Legendary Mycology Professor
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You're listening to the mushroom revival podcast. What is up mushroom family? This week's episode features an interview with the legendary professor at evergreen college, Michael buke, who mentored so many great mycologists such as Jonathan Ott, Paul Stamets and Jeremy bigwood, and really help pave the way for a future for myco illogical education. We discussed his history at evergreen studying psychrotrophic fungi, discovering new species, describing
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