Giant squid have eyes as large as footballs, but they can only see one kind of light. In the deep sea there is no light so giant squid's eye has evolved to detect a sparkling whale. The tartis are these little primates that look like gremlins with bigger eyes than their brains and excellent vision even at night.
What do bees sense in flowers? What do songbirds hear in each others’ tunes? And what’s that smell sending your dog running up the street? These questions and many more are the basis of science communicator Ed Yong's book, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic magazine and his coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. He's also the recipient of the George Polk Award for Science Reporting and the author of I Contain Multitudes, his previous book, which became a bestseller. Speaking with Ed on the podcast is Chrissie Giles, Global Health Editor at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in London.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices