Ed Yong
British-AmericanScienceb. 1981
Edmund Soon-Weng "Ed" Yong (born December 17, 1981) is a British–American science journalist and author best known for longform science writing and popular-science books that explore microbiology and animal senses. He has written for venues including The Atlantic and his books include I Contain Multitudes (2016) and An Immense World (2022). Yong won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting and is recognized for accessible, narrative-driven science communication.
Awards
['Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting (2021)', 'Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting']
Notable Works
['I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life', 'An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us']
