Emerging from the forests of Finland, entrepreneur, author, and Hiro Technologies co-founder Tero Isokauppila joins us for a journey into one of the most overlooked frontiers of fungal innovation: the modern landfill. Together, we explore the promise of plastic-eating fungi, the biology behind fungal decomposition, and how Hiro is working to rethink waste management from the ground up—starting with one of the most persistent everyday waste streams: diapers.
We head into the forest and beneath the soil to explore how mycorrhizal fungi shape ecosystems—from community assembly and symbiosis with trees, to their surprising role in soil carbon and long-term storage—with mycologist Dr. Peter Kennedy as our guide.
Leaving behind our compass and GPS, we intentionally set out on a journey of natural navigation developing our own maps based on observations of trees, patterns in water and sky footprints on the land with educator, author and natural navigator Tristan Gooley as our guide!
