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Carl Zimmer (born 1966) is a popular science writer and blogger, especially regarding the study of evolution and parasites. He has written several books and contributes science essays to publications such as The New York Times and Discover. He is a Fellow at Yale University's Morse College. He lives in Guilford, Connecticut, with his wife, Grace Farrell Zimmer, and their two children. His father, Dick Zimmer, was a Republican congressman from New Jersey from 1991 through 1997.

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Radio Alert: Science Fantastic Today At 5

Today at 5 pm EST I am going to be on Science Fantastic, the radio show hosted by physicist Michio Kaku. You can call in at 800-449-8255. Here’s a list of stations that carry the show, either live or repeated later this week. Carl Zimmer writes about ...

From CARL ZIMMER, The Loom,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  E. O. Wilson,  Harvard University,  Los Angeles Times,  Boston Globe

Math Monkeys

Math is the subject of my new Discover column on the brain. How do we do it, and when did we (or our primate ancestors) start doing it? The answer, or at least some intriguing new research, is here. Carl Zimmer writes about science regularly for the ...

From CARL ZIMMER, The Loom,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  E. O. Wilson,  Harvard University,  Los Angeles Times,  Boston Globe

Science Cabaret

Here’s a fun talk I had Saturday on Science Cabaret, a radio show on WICB in Ithaca. The host, Jennifer Nelson, is a graduate student at Cornell and has only been interviewing people about science for two months, but she’s clearly a natural at this. At ...

From CARL ZIMMER, The Loom,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  E. O. Wilson,  Harvard University,  Los Angeles Times,  Boston Globe

Sarah Palin On The Origin of Species

Palin “didn’t believe in the theory that human beings — thinking, loving beings — originated from fish that sprouted legs and crawled out of the sea” or from “monkeys who eventually swung down from the trees.” Carl Zimmer writes about science regularly ...

From CARL ZIMMER, The Loom,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  New York Times Company,  E. O. Wilson,  Harvard University,  Los Angeles Times

Warning Label

Carl Zimmer writes about science regularly for the New York Times and magazines such as Discover, where he is a contributing editor and columnist. He is the author of seven books, the most recent of which is The Tangled Bank: An Introduction To ...

From CARL ZIMMER, The Loom,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  E. O. Wilson,  Harvard University,  Los Angeles Times,  Boston Globe

Real Wonder Vs. Make-Believe In Ithaca, NY

Tomorrow morning I’m hopping a plane and spending the afternoon at Cornell. On Saturday, I’ll be giving a talk about The Origin of Species just down the road in downtown Ithaca. Caren Cooper, an ornithologist at Cornell, has used my upcoming talk as ...

From CARL ZIMMER, The Loom,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  E. O. Wilson,  Harvard University,  Los Angeles Times,  Boston Globe

Attention Vancouver: Infection to commence in six days!

This post is really just an excuse for me to put up this cool poster. If you want the details on my talk in Vancouver on November 18, you can find them here. Tickets are free, but registration is required. Carl Zimmer writes about science regularly ...

From CARL ZIMMER, The Loom,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  E. O. Wilson,  Harvard University,  Los Angeles Times,  Boston Globe

Feathers That Sing: What A Little Sexual Selection Can Do

If you ever find yourself in the forests of Ecuador, you may have the good fortune of spotting a club-winged manakin. The closest the rest of us will probably ever get will be to watch this video. But don’t just watch it. Listen. If you said to ...

From CARL ZIMMER, The Loom,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  Royal Society

News of the Superfabulous Sort

The whole enterprise of handing out awards for science journalism is fraught with gloomy undertones these days, of course. Last year’s newspaper winners actually lost their jobs by the time the awards were announced. But even as we struggle on, it’s ...

From CARL ZIMMER, The Loom,  10 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company

Microbial Art

Carl Zimmer writes about science regularly for the New York Times and magazines such as Discover, where he is a contributing editor and columnist. He is the author of seven books, the most recent of which is The Tangled Bank: An Introduction To ...

From CARL ZIMMER, The Loom,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company

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