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Ed Yong

Futuristic cyborg learning about humans. This is entirely 3D generated. All book covers are fictional and made by contributor.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 22, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend longreads by Benjamin Wofford, Josh Dzieza, Evan Osnos, Alice Wong & Ed Yong, and Dan Kois.

Posted inEditor's Pick

What Counts as Seeing

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 15, 2022March 22, 2023

“A conversation between Alice Wong and Ed Yong.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Where Year Two of the Pandemic Will Take Us

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 30, 2020October 19, 2022

“As vaccines roll out, the U.S. will face a choice about what to learn and what to forget.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

‘No One Is Listening to Us’

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 16, 2020October 19, 2022

“The most precious resource the U.S. health-care system has in the struggle against COVID-19 isn’t some miracle drug. It’s the expertise of its health-care workers—and they are exhausted.”

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 27, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jessica Lustig, Ed Yong, Leslie Jamison, Rosa Lyster, and Geoff Edgers.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Baby’s First Beneficial Microbes: On Breastfeeding and Immunity

by Sari Botton July 25, 2016October 19, 2022

On breast milk’s nutritional superior qualities, most importantly its apparent ability to fortify the body’s microbiome.

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List

Longreads Best of 2014: Science Stories

by Longreads December 18, 2014October 20, 2022

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in specific categories. Here, the best in science writing.

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