An Immense World
by Ed Yong
Mentioned 2 times across 2 shows · first heard Jan 2026 on Huberman Lab.
The general take
Andrew Huberman loved An Immense World, Ed Yong's book about how different animals perceive the world through different senses. He appreciated it even as a re-listen, noting that while Yong is a science writer rather than a scientist, the exploration of animal sensory modalities resonated with him as an animal lover.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” ( The New York Times ), “dazzling” ( The Wall Street Journal ) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong “One of this year’s finest works of narrative nonfiction.”—
Who said what
Dax Shepard👍 Recommends
…referencing ed yong's book on how different animals perceive reality differently
“The book that best explains this is Ed Yong's book about an immense world. Yeah. Which is red isn't red. Red is a 7,000 angstroms wavelength that we interpret as red.”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard — Michael Pollan Returns (on consciousness)at 37:09
Andrew Huberman👍 Recommends
…andrew recommending science writer ed yong's book about animal sensory abilities
“Recently, I've been listening to a book that I read previously, which I love. By the way, I love Livewire. Recently, I've been listening to a book that I read previously, which I love. Ed Yong wrote a book called An Immense World. He's not a scientist, but he's a science writer, and it's about different sensory modalities that different animals use. Yeah. And for an animal lover like me, I found it really spectacular.”
Huberman Lab — Science & Tools of Learning & Memory | Dr. David Eaglemanat 37:28
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