In this case, I think the idea was chosen for media publication not because it was surprising but because it appeals to our senses. "We" (the collective 'we') l

In this case, I think the idea was chosen for media publication not because it was surprising but because it appeals to our senses. "We" (the collective 'we') like the idea that nature is a network of things. "We" also like the idea that mushrooms are some type of central nervous system for nature.