Post B1WfPumipsa8IBL8jo by ohmu@social.seattle.wa.us
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(DIR) Post #B1War1dkxL2jbNFpEu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-23T01:28:48Z
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“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.https://soundcloud.com/penguin-books/an-immense-world-by-ed-yong
(DIR) Post #B1Wb50pQlqXP8eNtJ2 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-23T01:31:14Z
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@retech What is that one about?
(DIR) Post #B1WbGTQWmc571JCXhY by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-23T01:33:19Z
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@retech That sounds great. I will put it on my list.
(DIR) Post #B1WcIqSIEbsMyVio2i by ohmu@social.seattle.wa.us
2025-12-23T01:44:56Z
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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...
(DIR) Post #B1WcJhY8pb2tdzrj16 by THMcGuire@mastodon.social
2025-12-23T01:45:08Z
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@futurebird You’ve inspired me to checkout the audiobook. I love how Ed Wong’s science writing is storytelling.
(DIR) Post #B1WcRtXK9GEj8ZOFGq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-23T01:46:41Z
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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?
(DIR) Post #B1Wcc0kSBqI8OrM5Hk by AnneOfGreenCables@noc.social
2025-12-23T01:48:20Z
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@futurebird yesss, one of my favorite books!
(DIR) Post #B1Wd4eaFfzOo3WF0xE by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-23T01:53:40Z
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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.
(DIR) Post #B1WdyJZsxkd77jbx0C by CStamp@mastodon.social
2025-12-23T02:03:35Z
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@futurebird Ed has come a long way from being a blogger. :)
(DIR) Post #B1We44KIa1HjYm42ls by SRLevine@neuromatch.social
2025-12-23T02:04:44Z
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@futurebird @ohmu He writes some great non-fiction science books. This is joining the TBR pile, but I've read his "I contain multitudes" and it was interesting even for someone with a pretty good science background like myself. He doesn't "talk down to" the reader, which is really nice.
(DIR) Post #B1We4via4TCT9QpgTg by IrrationalMethod@social.coop
2025-12-23T02:04:51Z
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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)
(DIR) Post #B1We9aQqdhjaa7l6Se by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-23T02:05:46Z
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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.
(DIR) Post #B1WfPumipsa8IBL8jo by ohmu@social.seattle.wa.us
2025-12-23T02:19:49Z
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@futurebird It was his main gig from 2015 until he left in 2023.
(DIR) Post #B1WfTfmmXm4evq9ygC by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-23T02:20:29Z
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@oldoldcojote I didn't know about this book. But I do know about King Solomon ... Because one of the creatures he speaks to is an ant queen.It's fascinating to me that in most of the sources they get the sex of the ants correct. They don't use he/him. And not just for the queen. The ant queen humbles Solomon. Which I enjoy. "consider her ways and be wise"
(DIR) Post #B1WgZ72yiMJ4sotRtQ by fracicone@mastodon.uno
2025-12-23T02:32:45Z
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@futurebird Great book about how small our human horizon of senses is. Some say you need to see earth from space to become humble about the greatness of nature, Ed Young goes the other way, he looks in detail at the great variety of senses we don’t have. Once read you will recommend or probably gift it to someone.
(DIR) Post #B1Wgf1XS6k9bXJxxCq by Bookherd@urbanists.social
2025-12-23T02:33:50Z
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@futurebird One of the best books I read this year! It has given me so much to ponder. I might listen to the audiobook to reread it in a different way.
(DIR) Post #B1WhCAYZbF5z3tIMl6 by otherdog@mastodon.social
2025-12-23T02:39:49Z
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@futurebird I’m genuinely fascinated by this subject so just bought the audiobook on my Libro.fm sub. Thank you so much for highlighting this book, I had no idea about it.
(DIR) Post #B1WiI8dZkSywni2rbc by Flyspeck@sfba.social
2025-12-23T02:52:06Z
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@futurebird I bought a deeply discounted Kindle version a few weeks ago
(DIR) Post #B1WjNHXUBAgzoMDHaC by praetor@mstdn.social
2025-12-23T03:04:13Z
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@futurebird I dated a diesel mechanic student at WyoTech when I was in college. He was so smart. Still the love of my life. Built me a badass VW diesel Jetta. He'd sit there and go through my C homework with me. Even helped me with my capstone project. Didn't want to go to UW. Some of his buddies were huffing gasoline and it showed. But there were some science majors I was like "how did you even pass the entrance exam?". It's not black and white at all.
(DIR) Post #B1WjnY2zQPDoXVTQi8 by scottwilson@infosec.exchange
2025-12-23T03:08:59Z
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@futurebird This book sounds amazing! I’ve added it to my list for sure.
(DIR) Post #B1WlOV3Tc1v9vbswim by kzodasnowman@spore.social
2025-12-23T03:26:52Z
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@futurebird he also put out a younger readers version too. Amazing writer.
(DIR) Post #B1Wm3unenZ7xeCEZai by SkilledAlpaca@mastodon.social
2025-12-23T03:33:01Z
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@futurebird is this book really only 38 minutes on sound cloud? Or is there more?
(DIR) Post #B1Wn1Tp6E5b5M6JN3Y by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-23T03:45:09Z
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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!
(DIR) Post #B1WoQ6UwBZp8CvBboO by dougiec3@libretooth.gr
2025-12-23T04:00:41Z
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@futurebird That book's been sitting around here a while. Time to get to it!
(DIR) Post #B1WtGmsEHLCmVZSRH6 by debcha@saturation.social
2025-12-23T04:54:34Z
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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.]
(DIR) Post #B1X8ZNpF87TJdZO0PY by anantagd@ieji.de
2025-12-23T07:46:23Z
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@futurebird I so appreciate that you link to an audiobook #blind
(DIR) Post #B1XSaC1aUNo2PUp8DI by DziadekMick@mstdn.social
2025-12-23T11:30:45Z
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@futurebird Trafficking minors for sex is an example of our laws not being targeted at the wealthy property owners. Pretty much all law targets those who would take from wealthy property owners. Targeting those providing the minors is action against those involved in “trade.” Epstein was an exception of a wealthy person getting involved in trade. He should have stayed a user. Then the law would have ignored him.
(DIR) Post #B1YXr6MlTRxoiFZTLU by coyotebroad@mastodon.social
2025-12-24T00:04:36Z
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@futurebird I was going to read it but I am already a super annoying person..😛
(DIR) Post #B1YYA0jIeeN6jX81BY by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-24T00:08:02Z
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@coyotebroad Well it can't make you worse ... probably.