Ed Yong

But I also think Naomi Klein's book, Doppelganger, is an incredible book about attention.

There's an interview with Ed Yong about birding and burnout.

And it's like the best thing I've heard about attention.

And that's like not what it's about.

might.

It's called Life Beyond Measure, Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale by Ed Yong.

And I don't know if you've heard of him, but he wrote.

an immense world several years ago, and that was about kind of the wonder of different animals and species on planet Earth.

Okay.

It's called I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong, and it explores the symbiotic relationship between animals and microbes, arguing that humans and animals are not individuals, but thriving complex ecosystems.

Yeah, I think I'll probably just watch a film.

Sure.

Nature is full of creatures doing things that seem to make no sense at all.

Would it surprise you to know that sometimes it's because something else is pulling the strings? Science writer Ed Yong has spent years writing about those somethings, parasites that hijack their hosts' minds and bodies.

In this talk from 2014, he takes us into the macabre, often hilarious world of parasites, from a worm that drives crickets to leap into the water to a wasp that leads a cockroach around like a dog on a leash.

Then he asks an unsettling question.

But perhaps that's just a parasite talking.

Thank you.

You were listening to Ed Yong speaking at TED 2014.

This talk was originally published in March of that year.

When the cure for cancer is delayed because the president prefers funding studies on the healing power of diet cola, you know science has hit rock bottom.

Ed Yong discusses pandemic's impact on science, predicts change.

When a pandemic reshapes our trust in news, we might soon see astrology sections citing peer-reviewed journals.

It's all about finding stars in the data.

Hope remains.

While Catherine Hayhoe deciphers the swamp's mysteries, we ponder if bog monsters hold the real climate solutions, or just more methane surprises.

Ed Yong unveils hidden reality, finds hope in birdwatching, not burnout.

When a Pulitzer Prize winner finds solace in sparrows, maybe the rest of us should trade our doom scrolling for binoculars and a guidebook.

Apparently, curing cancer takes a backseat to curing billionaire boredom, because who needs healthy people when you can have healthy profits?

Ed Yong discusses pandemic's impact on science reporting, sees change.

After COVID, science reportings gain more plot twists than a soap opera.

Everyone's a part-time epidemiologist with a full-time case of confirmation bias.

NASA's Roman mission saves fuel, doubles lifespan, calls it brilliant.

If only our politicians could manage their terms with the same efficiency, we might double the potential lifetime of democracy itself.

Ed Yong promises hidden reality exposure, then reveals the obvious.

The world is as bizarre as a cat on a Roomba, but Yong's revelations are like discovering water is wet, surprising only if you've been in a desert.

Pandemic reshapes science reporting.

Ed Yong dissects the aftermath.

Post-pandemic, science journalism is like a kaleidoscope.

Twist it slightly and you see a whole new world, but it's still the same shaky tube.

Ed Yong, bird, watches burnout away, then writes about hidden realities.

When a Pulitzer Prize winner turns to birds for hope, it's like trading a microscope for binoculars.

Still searching, just dressed for a different apocalypse.