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An Immense World

How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

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An Immense World

De : Ed Yong
Lu par : Ed Yong
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Brought to you by Penguin.

'Wonderful, mind-broadening... a journey to alternative realities as extraordinary as any you'll find in science fiction' - The Times, Book of the Week

Humans have three or four colour-detecting cones in their retinas. Mantis shrimp have 16. In fact, their eyes seem to have more in common with satellite technology than with biological vision as we currently understand it. They have evolved to track movement with an acuity no other species can match by processing raw information; they may not 'see', in the human sense, at all.

Marine molluscs called chitons have eyes which are made of stone. Scorpions appear to see with their entire bodies. It isn't only vision that differs from species to species - some animals also have senses we lack entirely. Knifefish navigate by electrical charge.

An Immense World will take us on an insider's tour of the natural world by describing the biology, physics and chemistry animals use to perceive it. We may lack some of their senses, but our own super-sense lies in our ability to understand theirs. And in the face of the largest extinction event since the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, our only hope of saving other species is bound up with our ability to see what they see, and feel what they feel.

© Ed Yong 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

 Nature et écologie Plein-air et nature Science
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    Standing out even during a recent golden age of nature writing, Ed Yong dazzles with a deeply considered exploration of the many modes of sensory perception that life has evolved to navigate the world, written with exhilarating freshness
    [A] wondrous, lustrous, captivating book: Ed Yong's An Immense World... left me awed and stunned - and revolted by humanity's destructive pride and planetary abuse
    Full of extraordinary discoveries... an encyclopaedic, rigorously researched journey... recasts the world in breath-taking, bewildering immensity
    A hymn to the wonders of evolution... fascinating
    Yong succeeds in bringing a sense of grandeur to life on every scale
    Not just a study of the myriad wonders of the natural world - though wondrous they are - but also a panoramic, complex portrait of the sensory capacities that underpin a multitude of life. ... In uncovering all this, Yong also shows why we should give more thought to our place in the world.
    An Immense World is an exploration of the ways in which our fellow creatures navigate, understand and interact with one another and their environment through senses. ... The result is so mind-boggling, it's tempting to say 'forget looking in deep space for astonishment'. But let's not do that. Let's continue searching there while also paying better attention to the miracles right under our noses. Yong's marvellous book shows us how.
    This book lifts the shroud on previously invisible dimensions of the world itself
    A magic well of surprising, enlightening discoveries about the sensory worlds of other species... A brilliant book, marvellous and mesmerizing (Jennifer Ackerman, author of The Genius of Birds)
    A stunning achievement - steeped in science but suffused with magic (Siddhartha Mukherjee, author The Emperor of All Maladies)
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    A gorgeous book to re-fall in love with the living world. An immense world which richness deploys as we learn about the so many ways to perceive it.

    Wonderful - knowing is loving

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    What an amazing catalogue of animal data. Animals feel vibrations, see ultraviolet colors, navigate using the earth’s magnetic field, look for forest fires by sensing heat, and more! We truly are missing out on a lot of it but hey, ignorance is bliss…The writing (and narrator) are superb. At times there was a lot of information to digest but it flowed nicely and there were a lot of riveting examples to go with it, and some pictures too!

    The term “Umwelt” is introduced at the beginning of the book, which is a German term for “home”. Scientists are now analyzing animals from their own Umwelt, meaning their own sensory bubble, instead of framing it within our (human) senses and therefore misinterpreting information. I must say, I am quite surprised this is such a revelation, what with all the talk about not imposing our views on others and to try understand we all view the world differently, I imagined this included animals. But I guess this is neither here nor there…

    Ed Yong also bemoans the damage civilization is causing and even comments on us humans not having earned the right to carry on such experiments on animals. However, he then justifies such actions by claiming that this is probably our greatest sensory skill.
    If we used this sensory skill on humans it would be considered unethical and torture, would it not? This is further proof that humans are not part of nature, we are destroying it. We use findings to create solutions to problems we cause.

    This book left me wondering about the human perception of the world, but even more so, it left me wondering how ethical testing for mere curiosity is.

    Very good

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    This book takes us on a journey through the sensory worlds of various animals. It is scientific, poetic and philosophical. The narrator and author gives life and meaning to it all, allowing non-scientists to enjoy the ride.

    Absolutely life changing

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