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Ed Yong (The Atlantic) Bio, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Podcast, Net Worth

Ed Yong Biography

Edmund Soon-Weng Yong born in Malaysian is a Malaysian-British science journalist currently working as a staff member at The Atlantic. He joined The Atlantic in 2015. Ed was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 2021 for his series on the COVID-19 pandemic. He was the creator and writer of the blog Not Exactly Rocket Science.

Ed Yong Age

Young was born on December 17, 1981, in Malaysia. He is 40 years old as of 2021.

Ed Yong Height

According to his pictures, he stands at an average height and is of moderate weight. His hair is black and has dark brown eyes. The exact details about his body measurements are still under review.

Ed Yong Family

Ed was born and raised in Malaysia until he was 13 years old. In 1994, he immigrated to the UK and in 2005 he became a British citizen. He is yet to disclose information about his parents and siblings if he has any.

Ed Yong Wife

Yong is happily married to his wife Liz Neeley. She is a science communicator, researcher, and founder of Liminal Creations. The married couple occasionally collaborates on speaking engagements. Although they have not yet disclosed information about when they got married, they have been together for years.

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Ed Yong Education

Yong went to Pembroke College, Cambridge where he graduated with both Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in natural sciences (zoology) in 2002. In 2005, he earned his Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in biochemistry from the University College London (UCL).

Ed Yong Podcast

Yong is the host of Telescope: Life In The Time of Corona. The science journalist covers all stories related to the Pandemic. In the podcast, he reflects on his predictions of the pandemic about two years ago. Ed joined The Atlantic as a science reporter in 2015. For his work as a science journalist, Yong has received numerous awards.

In 2010, he was awarded the National Academies Communication Award from the National Academy of Sciences. He also received three awards from ResearchBlogging.org, and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Stephen White Award. In 2014, his blog earned the first Best Science Blog award from the Association of British Science Writers.

Yong’s work has also been published by numerous publishers like Nature, Scientific American, the BBC, Slate, The Guardian, The Times, New Scientist, Wired, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. He received the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing’s Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting in August 2020.

Ed Yong Net Worth

Yong’s net worth is still under review and will be updated as soon as it is available.

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