MycoWorks LIFE
MycoWorks LIFE feeds your wonder and curiosity for a new class of materials. We share stories and interview the MycoWorks team about our product and technology, the potential of Fine Mycelium™ to change the world, and much more. Every episode will take you closer to MycoWorks: the artist-founded biotechnology company growing the Future of Materials.
Our current series:
MycoWorks TALKS
Casual, connected conversations between cool people in the MycoWorks universe. In each episode, Xevi Gallego, our VP of Brand Marketing, will take you on a behind-the-scenes journey of unfiltered stories with featured guests.
MycoWorks LIFE
Talk 03: Embracing the Mystery with Phil Ross
“The road to Mars leads through a fungus,” shares MycoWorks co-founder and CTO, Phil Ross. In this episode, Xevi Gallego, VP of Brand and Marketing and host, takes us on an inspiring conversation with artist, chef, entrepreneur and mycelium pioneer, Phil Ross. Phil shares his initial exploration with mycelium, the similarities between cooking and growing mushrooms, how his background as an artist shaped the way in which he learned and experienced mycelium, and how MycoWorks is becoming an art piece of its own.
In this episode:
04:00 - Phil’s background as a professional chef and the similarities between cooking and mycelium growing
14:00 - Growing a mushroom tea house: the moment people grasped the utility of mycelium as a material
20:00 - MycoWorks: a living organism that’s growing in unexpected directions
26:00 - The challenge and difficulty of bringing a new material into the world
36:22 - Mycelium in outer space
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