Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Avid birder and Pulitzer-winning science journalist Ed Yong built a devoted audience for his deeply empathetic coverage of the pandemic for The Atlantic, while his two New York Times bestsellers, I Contain Multitudes and An Immense World, shared his curiosity about life on Earth at all scales.

Ed's official homepage: edyong.me
Subscribe to his newsletter: buttondown.com/edyong209
Buy his books: bookshop.org/search?keywords=%22ed+yong%22
His reporting for The Atlantic: theatlantic.com/author/ed-yong
Audubon Society on the Spoonbill Club: audubon.org/magazine/new-birding-club-wants-help-covid-long-haulers-safely-enjoy-nature-together

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Recorded in August 2024 at XOXO, an experimental festival in Portland, Oregon for independent artists and creators who work online. For more, visit https://xoxofest.com.

Video production by No Sunrise Wasted
Captions by White Coat Captioning
Video thumbnail by Ian Linkletter: flickr.com/photos/linkletter/53979044403
Intro music: "For Her" by Lidérc, from Pixabay