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You, treats, and the world of animal senses
Queen Street South & Charles Street West, South & Charles Street West - Kitchener, ON, Kitchener, ON, CA{Please note this is on Sunday, Nov. 22nd. Sorry for the error the first time.}
Hi everyone! You are invited to view a great 60-minute video about animals and their nonhuman senses:
The hidden world of animal senses with Ed Yong at The Royal Institution, 45 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVPN165wz1YPlease come to discuss this video, along with our experiences and personal takes on animals and the immense world of the senses which opens up to us in Ed Yong’s lecture and his book (see the book details in the additional posts, below).
And we can share treats! Feel free to bring something simple that can be passed around the table.
Bring a story or thought to share, or mostly listen if you like. The point is to gather and enjoy community.
We recently discussed a related book, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness. This book can build on things we previously discussed.
Links to some further resources follow in the comments below. Watching the lecture video is best. Reading Ed’s book is not required, but don't let that stop you! Feel free to add a resource for us, as a comment below or in the chat for this event.
(We like to start on time. If you arrive a little late, no problem. Just join in the convo already underway.)
Happy viewing. See you soon! 🙂🙂
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One last thing--some praise for Ed's book:
Siddhartha Mukherjee: “A stunning achievement, steeped in science but suffused with magic.”
Rebecca Skloot: “a tremendous burst of oxygen.”
Clint Smith: “Equal parts science and poetry.”
Téa Obreht: “a fascinating, mind-altering exploration.”
The Wall Street Journal: “a deeply affectionate travelogue of animal sensory wonders.”
Chicago Tribune: “restores our wonder to animals.”Ed Yong is a superb writer and presenter who takes a multi-faceted approach. (His articles reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic won him the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, marking the first-ever Pulitzer Prize for The Atlantic magazine.)
This book has achieved massive critical and commercial success, cementing itself as a modern classic in popular science literature. It won the Andrew Carnegie Medal and the Royal Society Science Book Prize. It was hailed as a "Best Book of the Year" by TIME, The Economist, The Guardian, Esquire, The Washington Post, and more.
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