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What does a scientist's fieldwork look like in the middle of the forest? In this Meeting Monday, biologist Merlin Sheldrake talks about it. Watch his talk, "Entangled Lives: Fungi, Ecology, and Us" to learn more about fungi, including its history, intelligence, and uses. https://bit.ly/4vHOgVQ
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