We’ve spent this season tracing how fungi, and especially mycelium, can shake up industries and remediate the harm caused by... more

Mycelium based materials have a wealth of potential applications. But how does a new material get out of the experimental... more

Did you know that Mycelial networks can break down dead plant or animal matter and they can connect with the... more

The power of fungi has been neglected by academic institutions and marginalized in the larger society. By the 1960s the... more

In this episode we go on a journey led by revered mycologist John Michelotti into the forests of the Catskill... more

Trace Material explores the intersection of our lives and the lives of the materials that surround us, one material at... more

Over the course of this season, we’ve told stories of iconic plastic objects like Tupperware and Bakelite and looked at... more

We're looking back at the stories we've told on this season of Trace Material. How did we find ourselves living... more

More than any other generation, Gen Z’s lives have been marked by climate change and climate anxiety.  In this episode... more

The nation’s first plastic bag ban in Suffolk County, NY set off panic in the plastics industry. How did industry... more