- this is such a special pleasure to have paul stamets rejoin us for the 2020 maiden voyage of the bioneers virtual conference. (kenny and nina chuckle) paul first spoke at bioneers in 1996, when he was unknown. he showed up with this wild proposition that mushrooms can save the world and he turned out to be right. (kenny and nina chuckle) it was clear from the outset that he's the rare genius and visionary citizen scientist who can actually manifest his vision in the most practical terms. since that time, paul has earned richly deserved, major awards and worldwide recognition including the prestigious selection as a national geographic explorer. he's the central protagonist in the recent hit film that originated here at bioneers, "fantastic fungi" by bioneer, louie schwartzberg. we'll show a short clip during the break, after these keynote segment. paul has built a great company, written foundational books on mycelia, i'm sorry, and sparked a global mycelia awakening. his astonishing inventions in microtechnologies are addressing some of the world's most urgent, global ecological and healt

- this is such a special pleasure to have paul stamets rejoin us for the 2020 maiden voyage of the bioneers virtual conference. (kenny and nina chuckle) paul first spoke at bioneers in 1996, when he was unknown. he showed up with this wild proposition that mushrooms can save the world and he turned out to be right. (kenny and nina chuckle) it was clear from the outset that he's the rare genius and visionary citizen scientist who can actually manifest his vision in the most practical terms. since that time, paul has earned richly deserved, major awards and worldwide recognition including the prestigious selection as a national geographic explorer. he's the central protagonist in the recent hit film that originated here at bioneers, "fantastic fungi" by bioneer, louie schwartzberg. we'll show a short clip during the break, after these keynote segment. paul has built a great company, written foundational books on mycelia, i'm sorry, and sparked a global mycelia awakening. his astonishing inventions in microtechnologies are addressing some of the world's most urgent, global ecological and healt

(gentle lilting music) - this is such a special pleasure to have paul stamets rejoin us for the 2020 maiden voyage of the bioneers virtual conference. (kenny and nina chuckle) paul first spoke at bioneers in 1996, when he was unknown. he showed up with this wild proposition that mushrooms can save the world and he turned out to be right. (kenny and nina chuckle) it was clear from the outset that he's the rare genius and visionary citizen scientist who can actually manifest his vision in the most practical terms. since that time, paul has earned richly deserved,