Summary
An Immense World is a nonfiction book by Ed Yong, a Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist. The book explores how different animals perceive the world through their diverse and amazing senses. Yong takes the reader on a journey across the land, sea, and air, revealing the hidden realms of smells, tastes, light, color, pain, heat, contact, vibrations, sound, echoes, electric fields, and magnetic fields. He shows how animals use these senses to navigate, communicate, hunt, mate, and survive in their environments. He also tells the stories of the scientists who have uncovered these secrets of animal perception. An immense world is a fascinating and eye-opening account of the richness and diversity of life on Earth.
About The Author
Ed Yong, a science journalist rooted in Washington DC, contributes his journalistic efforts to The Atlantic. His written pieces grace The Atlantic’s website multiple times every week. Ed’s insightful work extends beyond The Atlantic, as it can also be found in reputable publications such as National Geographic, the New Yorker, Wired, Nature, New Scientist, and Scientific American, among others. His accolades are numerous and impressive, including the 2016 Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Award for his exceptional biomedical reporting, the 2016 Byron H. Waksman Award for Excellence in the Public Communication of Life Sciences, and the 2010 National Academies Keck Science Communication Award. It’s worth noting that his previous blog, “Not Exactly Rocket Science,” played a role in earning him the Keck Science Communication Award. Ed Yong is an active speaker and interviewee, frequently participating in talks and radio discussions. One of his notable achievements is a TED talk about mind-controlling parasites, which has garnered the attention of more than 1.5 million viewers.
