{"id":22628,"date":"2024-02-16T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=22628"},"modified":"2024-02-23T15:21:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T20:21:29","slug":"renowned-science-journalist-ed-yong-to-deliver-transylvanias-2024-kenan-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2024\/02\/renowned-science-journalist-ed-yong-to-deliver-transylvanias-2024-kenan-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned science writer Ed Yong gives Transylvania\u2019s Kenan Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/02\/transylvania_kenan_ig-730x493.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/02\/transylvania_kenan_ig-730x493.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/02\/transylvania_kenan_ig-350x237.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/02\/transylvania_kenan_ig-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/02\/transylvania_kenan_ig-810x547.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/02\/transylvania_kenan_ig-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/02\/transylvania_kenan_ig.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Ed Yong gave Transylvania University&#8217;s 2024 William R. Kenan Jr. Lecture on Feb. 15. The talk on &#8220;An Immense World&#8221; explored the amazing sensory realms of animals that lie outside the scope of our five senses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Transylvania University 2024 William R. 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