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b'Animals experience the world differently. There are insects that can see ultraviolet light, while some snakes can hunt in the dark thanks to their ability to sense infrared. Such differences are not restricted to vision: Elephants can hear subsonic sounds, birds navigate by magnetism, and your dog lives in a world marked by odors. In this episode, we speak to science journalist Ed Yong about how other creatures sense the world. Could we ever understand what it\\u2019s like to have the hearing of a bat or the sight of a hawk?\\xa0\\nGuest:\\nEd Yong\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Science writer for\\xa0The Atlantic\\xa0whose coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned him a Pulitzer Prize in explanatory journalism.\\xa0He is the author of, \\u201cAn Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us.\\u201d\\xa0\\nFeaturing music by\\xa0Dewey Dellay\\xa0and\\xa0Jun Miyake\\nBig Picture Science is part of the\\xa0Airwave Media\\xa0podcast network.\\xa0Please contact\\xa0sales@advertisecast.com\\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'