Ed Yong Books in Order

Ed Yong is a renowned science journalist based in Washington DC, reporting for The Atlantic. His work appears frequently on the platform, as well as in prominent publications like National Geographic, the New Yorker, Wired, and Scientific American. A highly acclaimed journalist, Yong has won numerous awards, including the Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Award and the Byron H. Waksman Award for Excellence in the Public Communication of Life Sciences. He is a sought-after speaker, with over 1.5 million views of his TED talk on mind-controlling parasites. As the author of I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, Yong explores the fascinating relationships between animals and microbes. Published in 2016, the book became a New York Times bestseller and received widespread critical acclaim, including praise from Bill Gates. A masterful storyteller, Yong weaves intricate narratives about the natural world, from the quirks of animal behavior to the lives of scientists and the microbial forces that shape our planet.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Ed Yong

  • #1
    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2010 (By: Tim Folger,Freeman Dyson)(2010)
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  • #2
    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011 (By: Mary Roach)(2011)
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  • #3
    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012 (By: Tim Folger,Dan Ariely)(2012)
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  • #4
    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013 (By: Tim Folger,Siddhartha Mukherjee)(2013)
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  • #5
    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014 (By: Tim Folger,Deborah Blum)(2014)
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  • #6
    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015 (By: Rebecca Skloot)(2015)
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  • #7
    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016 (By: Tim Folger,Amy Stewart)(2016)
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  • #8
    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017 (By: Tim Folger,Hope Jahren)(2017)
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  • #9
    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018 (By: Tim Folger,Sam Kean)(2018)
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  • #10
    The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2019 (By: Sy Montgomery,Jaime Green)(2019)
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  • #11
    The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2020 (By: Michio Kaku,Jaime Green)(2020)
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  • #12
    The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2021 (With: Jaime Green)(2021)
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  • #1
    Not Exactly Rocket Science(2008)
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  • #2
    I Contain Multitudes(2016)
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  • #3
    An Immense World(2022)
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About Ed Yong

Ed Yong is a renowned science journalist based in Washington DC, reporting for The Atlantic. His work appears frequently on the platform, as well as in prominent publications like National Geographic, the New Yorker, Wired, and Scientific American. A highly acclaimed journalist, Yong has won numerous awards, including the Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Award and the Byron H. Waksman Award for Excellence in the Public Communication of Life Sciences. He is a sought-after speaker, with over 1.5 million views of his TED talk on mind-controlling parasites. As the author of I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, Yong explores the fascinating relationships between animals and microbes. Published in 2016, the book became a New York Times bestseller and received widespread critical acclaim, including praise from Bill Gates. A masterful storyteller, Yong weaves intricate narratives about the natural world, from the quirks of animal behavior to the lives of scientists and the microbial forces that shape our planet.

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