Paul Stamets ✓

@PaulStamets · olympia, wa · joined 12 Dec 2009

Mycologist, Author, Inventor, Teacher, Earthling

185 778Followers

87Following

1 286Posts total

138.4KViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Paul Stamets ✓@PaulStamets10 May

With my mother, whose curiosity and kindness helped shape the path I walk today.  Grateful for the lessons that took root early and continue to grow. Happy Mother’s Day to all who nurture life in every form. https://t.co/XUB9mwQ68I

11K views · 412 likes · 17 reposts · 16 replies Open on X →

Paul Stamets ✓@PaulStamets8 May

@PaulStamets @Essau1969 Hello from Connecticut https://t.co/vwuDeKOXjN

714 views · 23 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Paul Stamets ✓@PaulStamets8 May

@PaulStamets The world is talking about blurry aliens right now, and my boy Paul coming in with the real alien species. 877 views · 15 likes · 1 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Paul Stamets ✓@PaulStamets8 May

@PaulStamets Paul, it’s in no small part thanks to you my curiosity of fungi stems from (no pun intended) your passion, knowledge and vigor to share their secrets with the world. https://t.co/ui4wBhtPNq

1.3K views · 27 likes · 2 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Paul Stamets ✓@PaulStamets8 May

Meet the cauliflower mushroom, Sparassis crispa. This beautifully folded fungus grows at the base of conifers, especially pines, forming ribbon-like lobes that can reach impressive sizes. As a brown rot decomposer, it helps break down wood and return nutrients back to the forest

43.4K views · 1.4K likes · 121 reposts · 45 replies Open on X →

Paul Stamets ✓@PaulStamets5 May

Looking forward to connecting with you on Substack! https://t.co/SFBX9JSvXZ 5.4K views · 59 likes · 5 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

Paul Stamets ✓@PaulStamets28 Dec 2025

@PaulStamets @fungiperfecti @HostDefense “Under certain conditions” …exactly. Sounds like it’s not going to be a fair comparison, especially since you are not even stating said “conditions” What are these conditions? ..and fermenting of course will unlock nutrition, compounds and 1K views · 11 likes · 1 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

Paul Stamets ✓@PaulStamets28 Dec 2025

@PaulStamets @fungiperfecti @HostDefense I too, own Host Defense. Thank you for being such a monumental steward of the land and a deep well of knowledge and curiosity https://t.co/0mb5fcWa5y

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Paul Stamets ✓@PaulStamets27 Dec 2025

@PaulStamets @fungiperfecti @HostDefense Hey Paul, there’s an invasion of Chinese mushrooms fruiting blocks/logs coming into America through the ports and Canada and allowed to be called “Grown in America”… both fresh and into derivative’s… their quality and process is putting ou 2.4K views · 11 likes · 2 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

Paul Stamets ✓@PaulStamets27 Dec 2025

Lions Mane Mycelium out performs Lions Mane Fruitbody. New research from @fungiperfecti and @HostDefense compared lion’s mane mycelium and fruiting body extracts, and the immune responses were notably different. The mycelium extract supported a balanced, adaptable immune https:

54.4K views · 981 likes · 130 reposts · 68 replies Open on X →

Paul Stamets ✓@PaulStamets23 Dec 2025

Fungi-based bandages are opening new doors for medicine rooted in nature. Curious where mycelium may take us next? https://t.co/z99SDXpoGV

15.6K views · 420 likes · 74 reposts · 21 replies Open on X →

Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

15.6K23 Dec

54.4K27 Dec

2.4K

2.3K28 Dec

5.4K5 May

43.4K8 May

1.3K

877

714

11K10 May

Last 11 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

3.33%23 Dec

2.19%27 Dec

0.76%

1.05%28 Dec

1.66%

1.29%5 May

3.58%8 May

2.41%

2.17%

3.50%

4.06%10 May

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views.

What the audience does

Likes78.3%3 359 in total

Reposts8.2%353 in total

Replies4.2%178 in total

Quotes0.6%27 in total

Bookmarks8.7%372 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

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