An Immense World

Summary

A science journalist's exploration of how other animals perceive reality, written for general readers fascinated by the natural world. Yong organizes the book around the concept of the Umwelt, the sensory bubble unique to each species, and ranges across creatures that detect electric fields, ultrasound, polarized light, and minute chemical traces. He argues that recognizing the richness of nonhuman senses should reshape both our scientific imagination and our environmental ethics.