An Immense World By Ed Yong

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Duration

18 minutes

15 minutes

Genre

Factual

Station

Radio 4

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20220627	The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Author of "I Contain Multitudes" and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of vibrations, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other place, we need to see through other eyes. He also examines the unwanted sense' pain and how different animals experience harmful stimuli. Throughout, he draws on new research and field experiments conducted by scientists across the globe. Written by Ed Yong Read by Daniel Weyman Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 How animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us Science journalist Ed Yong shows how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.
02	20220628	The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Author of "I Contain Multitudes" and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of vibrations, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other place, we need to see through other eyes. He also examines the unwanted sense' pain and how different animals experience harmful stimuli. Throughout, he draws on new research and field experiments conducted by scientists across the globe. Written by Ed Yong Read by Daniel Weyman Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 The importance of a sense of smell to dogs, elephants and humans. Science journalist Ed Yong shows how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.
03	20220629	The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Author of "I Contain Multitudes" and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of vibrations, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other place, we need to see through other eyes. He also examines the unwanted sense' pain and how different animals experience harmful stimuli. Throughout, he draws on new research and field experiments conducted by scientists across the globe. Written by Ed Yong Read by Daniel Weyman Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 The experience of pain is notoriously difficult to describe. Science journalist Ed Yong shows how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.
04	20220630	The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Author of "I Contain Multitudes" and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of vibrations, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other place, we need to see through other eyes. He also examines the unwanted sense' pain and how different animals experience harmful stimuli. Throughout, he draws on new research and field experiments conducted by scientists across the globe. Written by Ed Yong Read by Daniel Weyman Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 Good and bad vibrations - moles, worms and spiders. Science journalist Ed Yong shows how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.
05	20220701	The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Author of "I Contain Multitudes" and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of vibrations, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other place, we need to see through other eyes. He also examines the unwanted sense' pain and how different animals experience harmful stimuli. Throughout, he draws on new research and field experiments conducted by scientists across the globe. Written by Ed Yong Read by Daniel Weyman Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 What happens to an animal\u2019s sensory world when humans interfere? Science journalist Ed Yong shows how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20220627	The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Author of "I Contain Multitudes" and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of vibrations, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other place, we need to see through other eyes. He also examines the unwanted sense' pain and how different animals experience harmful stimuli. Throughout, he draws on new research and field experiments conducted by scientists across the globe. Written by Ed Yong Read by Daniel Weyman Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 How animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us Science journalist Ed Yong shows how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.
02	20220628	The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Author of "I Contain Multitudes" and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of vibrations, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other place, we need to see through other eyes. He also examines the unwanted sense' pain and how different animals experience harmful stimuli. Throughout, he draws on new research and field experiments conducted by scientists across the globe. Written by Ed Yong Read by Daniel Weyman Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 The importance of a sense of smell to dogs, elephants and humans. Science journalist Ed Yong shows how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.
03	20220629	The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Author of "I Contain Multitudes" and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of vibrations, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other place, we need to see through other eyes. He also examines the unwanted sense' pain and how different animals experience harmful stimuli. Throughout, he draws on new research and field experiments conducted by scientists across the globe. Written by Ed Yong Read by Daniel Weyman Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 The experience of pain is notoriously difficult to describe. Science journalist Ed Yong shows how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.
04	20220630	The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Author of "I Contain Multitudes" and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of vibrations, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other place, we need to see through other eyes. He also examines the unwanted sense' pain and how different animals experience harmful stimuli. Throughout, he draws on new research and field experiments conducted by scientists across the globe. Written by Ed Yong Read by Daniel Weyman Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 Good and bad vibrations - moles, worms and spiders. Science journalist Ed Yong shows how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.
05	20220701	The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. Author of "I Contain Multitudes" and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of vibrations, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other place, we need to see through other eyes. He also examines the unwanted sense' pain and how different animals experience harmful stimuli. Throughout, he draws on new research and field experiments conducted by scientists across the globe. Written by Ed Yong Read by Daniel Weyman Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 What happens to an animal\u2019s sensory world when humans interfere? Science journalist Ed Yong shows how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.