An Immense World by Ed Yong
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An Immense World is a non-fiction book that explores the 'Umwelt'—the unique sensory world experienced by different animals. Ed Yong takes readers through the extraordinary ways creatures perceive their environment, from the magnetic sensing of birds to the infrared vision of snakes. The book challenges human-centric views of the world by detailing how animals use senses we don't possess, or possess in much different capacities, to navigate, hunt, and communicate. It is a deep dive into the diversity of biological perception.
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Ed Young wrote a book called An Immense World. Um he's not a scientist, but he's a science writer, and it's about different um sensory modalities that different animals use.
"🎬 Science & Tools of Learning & Memory | Dr. David Eagleman
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"Andrew Huberman mentions listening to this book and praises it for its exploration of sensory modalities in animals, which ties into the discussion about how the brain handles different sensory inputs."
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