The cover of Ed Yong’s new book, An Immense World.
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The cover of Ed Yong’s new book, An Immense World.
Penguin Random House
Do worms feel pain? How do otters experience the world? What are those pink appendages on the face of the star-nosed mole? We answer all these questions and more in this quiz show episode of Short Wave. Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber and producer Margaret Cirino go head-to-head answering questions based on science writer Ed Yong’s new book, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us.
Are you reading a new fascinating science-themed book? Let us know which one at shortwave@npr.org.
This episode was produced by Berly McCoy and Rebecca Ramirez, edited by Rebecca Ramirez, fact checked by Rachel Carlson and engineered by Natasha Branch.
