Today, you’ll learn about the mushrooms that are controlling the movements of robots, how horses might be a lot smarter than we thought, and what makes a strongman… strong.

Mushroom Robot

“Engineers Gave a Mushroom a Robot Body And Let It Run Wild.” by Mike Grace. 2024.
“Mushrooms as Nature’s Alchemists: Cycles, Connections, Healing, and Vision.” by Dana O’Driscoll. 2023.
“Fungi May Be Communicating in a Way That Looks Uncannily Like Human Speech.” by David Nield. 2022.
“‘Cyborg Soil’ Unearths a Complex Web of Hidden Microbial Cities.” by Edith Hammer. 2021.
“Mushrooms Appear to Have Electrical ‘Conversations’ After It Rains.” by Russell McLendon. 2023.
“Sensorimotor control of robots mediated by electrophysiological measurements of fungal mycelia.” by Anand Kumar Mishra, et al. 2024.

Horse Smarts

“Horses can plan ahead and think strategically, scientists find.” by Donna Ferguson. 2024.
“Horses can plan and strategise, new study shows.” by Jacqueline Howard. 2024.
“Whoa, No-Go: Evidence consistent with model-based strategy use in horses during an inhibitory task.” by Louise Evans, et al. 2024.

Strongman Muscles

“Strongman’s muscles reveal the secrets of his super-strength.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
“11 Things That Weight [sic] Around 1000 lbs (pounds).” by Niklas. 2024.
“Muscle and tendon morphology of a world strongman and deadlift champion.” by Thomas G. Balshaw, et al. 2024.

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Mushroom Robot, Horse Smarts, Strongman Muscles

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