Biologist Mohamed Hijri brings to light a farming crisis no one is talking about: We are running out of phosphorus, an essential element that’s a key component of DNA and the basis of cellular communication. All roads of this crisis lead back to how we farm — with chemical fertilizers chock-full of the element, which plants are not efficient at absorbing. One solution? Perhaps … a microscopic mushroom. (Filmed at TEDxUdeM.)
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TotalBiscuit rounds up this week’s sales and gives recommendations.
00:26 Bad Rats
01:20 Death Rally
02:32 Go Home Dinosaurs!
03:26 God Mode
04:42 Rock of Ages
05:37 Slam Bolt Scrappers
06:46 Droplitz
07:32 Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes
08:47 Ghost Master
09:46 Guncraft
10:56 King’s Bounty: Platinum Edition
11:16 King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North
13:38 Zombie Pirates
Droplitz footage courtesy of – http://www.youtube.com/user/austinmackert
Zombie Pirates footage courtesy of – http://www.youtube.com/user/Mamboi
