Filip Amtislavski

Filip Amtislavski is the University of Alaska professor quoted in Mushrooms could help curb plastic waste about fungus-based insulation. He identifies Fomes fomentarius as a fungus common across Arctic and subarctic environments and presents its foam-like qualities as a clue for Mycelium Insulation.

The episode also uses Amtislavski to connect the research to place. His comment that mushrooms have long been used in the Arctic frames the material as locally legible in Alaska / 阿拉斯加, not only as a new lab invention.

Connections

• University of Alaska and Alaska / 阿拉斯加 - institutional and regional context.
• Fomes fomentarius - fungus he identifies in the source.
• Mycelium Insulation and Biodegradable Foam Packaging - material pathway connected to his comments.
• Anna Holligan - BBC reporter presenting the field segment.