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“Immense world” is a remarkable book written with a lot of science but also sensitivity.

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  • myrmepropagandistF myrmepropagandist

    “Immense world” is a remarkable book written with a lot of science but also sensitivity. I try to get everyone to read it. It totally changed the way that I think about how animals think.

    The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening to. (Or just read the paperback)

    Anyway, if you are looking for something that expands your horizons. Something that teaches you new things and that's ... positive.

    This is it.

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    @futurebird Rovelli's The Order of Time is likewise. Fantastic book, incredibly good easy writer, and brilliant narration.

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      @futurebird Rovelli's The Order of Time is likewise. Fantastic book, incredibly good easy writer, and brilliant narration.

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      @retech

      What is that one about?

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        @retech

        What is that one about?

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        @futurebird Time. The quantum physics of it all. Rovelli is the top in this field. He walks you through the beginnings of science and scientific method all the way to planck space and quantum wave function. It's just beautiful.

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          @futurebird Time. The quantum physics of it all. Rovelli is the top in this field. He walks you through the beginnings of science and scientific method all the way to planck space and quantum wave function. It's just beautiful.

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          @retech

          That sounds great. I will put it on my list.

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          • myrmepropagandistF myrmepropagandist

            “Immense world” is a remarkable book written with a lot of science but also sensitivity. I try to get everyone to read it. It totally changed the way that I think about how animals think.

            The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening to. (Or just read the paperback)

            Anyway, if you are looking for something that expands your horizons. Something that teaches you new things and that's ... positive.

            This is it.

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            An Immense World, by Ed Yong

            Play An Immense World, by Ed Yong from Penguin Books UK. Play audiobooks and excerpts on SoundCloud desktop and mobile.

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            @futurebird
            I've been avoiding Ed Yong because of allergies relating to the The Atlantic magazine.
            But this sounds like I should make an exception...

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              @futurebird
              I've been avoiding Ed Yong because of allergies relating to the The Atlantic magazine.
              But this sounds like I should make an exception...

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              @ohmu

              My impression of him having spent a whole book reading the way he presents natural history is very positive.

              I also avoid The Atlantic... didn't know he had anything to do with that?

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              • myrmepropagandistF myrmepropagandist

                “Immense world” is a remarkable book written with a lot of science but also sensitivity. I try to get everyone to read it. It totally changed the way that I think about how animals think.

                The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening to. (Or just read the paperback)

                Anyway, if you are looking for something that expands your horizons. Something that teaches you new things and that's ... positive.

                This is it.

                Link Preview Image
                An Immense World, by Ed Yong

                Play An Immense World, by Ed Yong from Penguin Books UK. Play audiobooks and excerpts on SoundCloud desktop and mobile.

                favicon

                SoundCloud (soundcloud.com)

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                I must warn you. If you read this book you will become a bit of an annoying person who, whenever someone says something like "pigeons are stupid" or "snakes don't have feelings" you may launch into a whole discourse about how "intelligence is contextual" and other wild things.

                But I was already a bit like this it just made it worse.

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                  @ohmu

                  My impression of him having spent a whole book reading the way he presents natural history is very positive.

                  I also avoid The Atlantic... didn't know he had anything to do with that?

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                  @futurebird @ohmu

                  I think he did some award winning biology/science/medical coverage for them around COVID and vaccines. But my sense is he's a good writer independent of his connection to that magazine. (Second-hand, I haven't actually picked up his books although I should)

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                    @futurebird @ohmu

                    I think he did some award winning biology/science/medical coverage for them around COVID and vaccines. But my sense is he's a good writer independent of his connection to that magazine. (Second-hand, I haven't actually picked up his books although I should)

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                    @IrrationalMethod @ohmu

                    I would write for the got dang Atlantic if they'd pay me. I will not judge anyone for that.

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                    • myrmepropagandistF myrmepropagandist

                      “Immense world” is a remarkable book written with a lot of science but also sensitivity. I try to get everyone to read it. It totally changed the way that I think about how animals think.

                      The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening to. (Or just read the paperback)

                      Anyway, if you are looking for something that expands your horizons. Something that teaches you new things and that's ... positive.

                      This is it.

                      Link Preview Image
                      An Immense World, by Ed Yong

                      Play An Immense World, by Ed Yong from Penguin Books UK. Play audiobooks and excerpts on SoundCloud desktop and mobile.

                      favicon

                      SoundCloud (soundcloud.com)

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                      @futurebird is this book really only 38 minutes on sound cloud? Or is there more?

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                        @futurebird is this book really only 38 minutes on sound cloud? Or is there more?

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                        @SkilledAlpaca

                        I think that's just a free sample. You can get the the whole thing with a library app for free, or buy the audio book with a service. It's 14 hours and goes by fast!

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                        • myrmepropagandistF myrmepropagandist

                          “Immense world” is a remarkable book written with a lot of science but also sensitivity. I try to get everyone to read it. It totally changed the way that I think about how animals think.

                          The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening to. (Or just read the paperback)

                          Anyway, if you are looking for something that expands your horizons. Something that teaches you new things and that's ... positive.

                          This is it.

                          Link Preview Image
                          An Immense World, by Ed Yong

                          Play An Immense World, by Ed Yong from Penguin Books UK. Play audiobooks and excerpts on SoundCloud desktop and mobile.

                          favicon

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                          @futurebird Just in case you missed it, I think that you especially might appreciate that there is also a version of the book that’s geared towards younger readers. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/744291/an-immense-world-young-readers-edition-by-ed-yong-illustrated-by-rebecca-mills/

                          [A mild disclaimer: Ed and I know each other slightly, I respect him and his work enormously, and the blurb he wrote for my own book still simultaneously humbles and uplifts me every time I come across it.]

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