What Counts as Seeing
July 25, 2022 12:40 AM Subscribe
Activist Alice Wong and science journalist Ed Yong talk about the diversity of the natural world, the incredible senses of other organisms and the limits of our understanding for how rich and diverse the natural world really is, ableism in science, the strangeness and unpredictability of sensory biology, and more in Orion magazine following the release of Ed’s latest book, An Immense World. [via]
This made me realize / remember I have Yong’s first book on my shelf, and made me excited to start reading it. Thanks!
posted by heyitsgogi at 6:33 AM on July 25, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by heyitsgogi at 6:33 AM on July 25, 2022 [1 favorite]
oh just from those two names in conjunction, I am excited
posted by sciatrix at 8:11 AM on July 25, 2022 [6 favorites]
posted by sciatrix at 8:11 AM on July 25, 2022 [6 favorites]
Can’t wait to read this!
posted by stellaluna at 9:11 AM on July 25, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by stellaluna at 9:11 AM on July 25, 2022 [1 favorite]
Such a great conversation about everything from communicating electrically to tasting chocolate with your butt. Ed is an amazing essayist, and Alice is one of the most thoughtful people on the internet. They also are two of the planet's best advocates for vulnerable people during the still ongoing (no matter what you've heard!) pandemic.
posted by hydropsyche at 9:45 AM on July 25, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by hydropsyche at 9:45 AM on July 25, 2022 [2 favorites]
This is a really wonderful interview between two people I already admire.
posted by Tesseractive at 10:09 AM on July 25, 2022
posted by Tesseractive at 10:09 AM on July 25, 2022
Well, that was just wonderful.
I thoroughly enjoyed their conversation - and in a conversation about noticing and sensing, I especially enjoyed the things she had noticed in his writing and chose to ask him about.
I was unfamiliar with both Wong and Yong before reading this, but I am very glad indeed to know about them now. I'm so glad to know they have both written lots - I'll have a chance to look for their many shorter works, along with Yong's books.
I am most grateful to you for sharing this here, ellieBOA! Thank you!
posted by kristi at 7:07 PM on August 2, 2022 [1 favorite]
I thoroughly enjoyed their conversation - and in a conversation about noticing and sensing, I especially enjoyed the things she had noticed in his writing and chose to ask him about.
I was unfamiliar with both Wong and Yong before reading this, but I am very glad indeed to know about them now. I'm so glad to know they have both written lots - I'll have a chance to look for their many shorter works, along with Yong's books.
I am most grateful to you for sharing this here, ellieBOA! Thank you!
posted by kristi at 7:07 PM on August 2, 2022 [1 favorite]
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posted by ellieBOA at 12:41 AM on July 25, 2022