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Ed Yong rocks. Another well written science piece that is easy to digest without drifting into sensationalism.
by tdmule 8y ago
Ed Yong rocks. Another well written science piece that is easy to digest without drifting into sensationalism.
- sohkamyung 8y agoEd Yong's book, "I Contain Multitudes" is also a good read about the microbiome. I believe he is in the process of writing another book, this one on the animal senses [1] [1] https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/1096410078033465351 https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/1096410078033465351
- oska 8y agoJust to offer a different opinion, I actually found this article not so easy to read. And the cliche of paraphrasing the opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice annoyed me a little.
- mekazu 8y agoYeah? I’m off to read some Jane Austen. Seeya!
- vibrio 8y agoI am also a fan of Yong, but "Upends what we know about virues" is a bit sensational. The article interesting for sure, but lately it seems that every book or study "turns Darwin on his head" or puts us in a "post-Pasteur era". I"m not even going to think about Cacner headlines. All overstatement of interesting science findings. upend (ŭp-ĕndˈ) v.To stand, set, or turn on one end: upend an oblong box. v.To invalidate, destroy, or change completely; overthrow: upended a popular legend. v.To win victory over; defeat.
- overthemoon 8y agoCan't say for sure re this article, but often editors choose headlines.
- vibrio 8y agoSure, but as far as I'm concerned if you get the byline you own the content. Again I like Yong, not faulting him but rather a general trend in media. I'm being a science curmudgeon.
- majkinetor 8y agoSo, distributed virus that keeps specialized factories around and ships products to other parts of the "world" is just another fact od life?
- vibrio 8y agoI said in my initial post that it was interesting. I don't think it "invalidates, destroys, or changes completely what we know about viruses". My gripe is with the sensational, click-bait title.