Carl Zimmer
Award-winning science journalist Carl Zimmer is a columnist for The New York Times and is an expert on topics ranging from biology and evolution to parasites and viruses. He writes for numerous publications, including National Geographic. Read Full BiographyBooks by Carl Zimmer:
Microcosm
"A powerful account of the dynamic, complicated and social world we share with this ordinary yet remarkable bug... Exciting, original, and wholly persuasive." --New Scientist
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Exploring Your Inner Jungle: The Natural History of the Human Microbiome
In this lecture, Carl Zimmer offers a tour of the marvelous ecosystem of microbes inside our bodies, and shows how our health depends on it.
Synthetic Biology: Playing God or Harnessing Nature?
Scientists are gaining the power to rewrite life's software. In this lecture, Carl Zimmer looks at the promises and perils of the new science of synthetic biology.
The Red-Headed Neanderthal: Human Evolution in the Age of Genomics
Scientists can now reconstruct the entire genome of people who lived 40,000 years ago. In this lecture, Carl Zimmer reveals what this ancient DNA reveals about how we came to be human.
Viruses: Believable Myths and Unbelievable Reality
Conspiracies theories--from HIV denialism to myths about vaccines--swarm around viruses. In this lecture, Carl Zimmer distinguishes fact from fiction, and shows how the emerging reality of viruses is far more incredible than anything we could make up ourselves.
Media About Carl Zimmer
- “Years Underground, Hatching an Invasion” – The New York Times - Matter
- “The Rise of the Tick” – Outside Magazine
- TEDYouth Talk on Mind-Controlling Parasites [Video]
- Carl Zimmer on NPR Talk of the Nation: “How to Attack and Track a Superbug”
- “In Defense of Cheats” –RADIOLAB
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