An Immense World with Ed Yong

The Preamble

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Sharon welcomes guest Ed Yong to Here’s Where It Gets Interesting. Ed’s newest book, An Immense World, How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us. It’s a fascinating look at the rich sensory world of animals, and Ed speaks to Sharon about how exploring this world opens up big, philosophical questions about life. Every creature, humans included, are only really perceiving a very thin sliver of the fullness of reality, and while our perceptions may be limited, we should continue to explore, and let our curiosity guide us into new experiences.

Hosted by: Sharon McMahon

Guest: Ed Yong

Executive Producer: Heather Jackson

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

Researcher: Valerie Hoback

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0:00.0	Hello friends, welcome.
0:07.0	Today's episode is about questions that have intrigued me for my entire life.
0:12.4	Things like how?
0:14.4	Do whales get from Alaska to Hawaii and back again every single year?
0:20.6	How do birds know how to migrate many, many thousands of miles?
0:25.3	I'm chatting today with author Ed Young, who has written a book called An immense World.
0:31.6	How animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us, and I could have talked to him all
0:39.1	day.
0:40.1	It is overwhelmingly interesting, so let's dive in.
0:45.6	I'm Sharon McMahon, and here's where it gets interesting.
0:51.4	I am very excited to be chatting today with Ed Young, and I am a big fan, and I am very
0:57.4	excited to have you here today.
0:59.2	Thank you.
1:00.2	I'm excited to be here too.
1:01.2	Well, anybody who has followed me for any period of time knows that I am an animal lover,
1:07.6	and I actually had your book, An immense World.
1:11.1	I added to my cart in pre-order, I saw it coming out, and I was like, that is a book for
1:16.4	me.
1:17.8	I absolutely loved it.
1:19.7	It was named one of the 10 best books of the year by the New York Times.
1:26.5	That's a huge achievement.
1:27.7	First of all, congratulations on that.
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