A massively diverse group of organisms, fungi support and sustain nearly all living systems. They throw our concepts of individuality and even intelligence into question. They can change our minds, heal our bodies, and help remediate environmental disasters.

In conversation with food and nature journalist Eugenia Bone, biologist and award-winning author Merlin Sheldrake will discuss how these extraordinary organisms-and our relationships with them-can change our understanding of the planet on which we live, and the ways that we think, feel, and behave. This online New York Botanical Garden special event will take place July 21 at 11 am, and is $23 for NYBG members, $26 for nonmembers. Register at www.nybg.org