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The Wonderful World of Animal Senses and How They Expand Our View of The Universe (w/ Ed Yong)

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The World Around Us Is So Much Richer Than We Think

The world around us is so much richer in information than we assume. Even surroundings that we think of as boring and familiar, are actually thrumming with unfamiliarity. And the way to understand all that is by thinking about what other animals perceive. You know, if i wasif i was sitting in this small office now with like er, an electric fish or a rattlesnake or a humming bird or a bee, or an elephant, improbably, let's say one was. They would all experience completely different parts of this world than what i am experiencing.

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