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Carl Zimmer
Science writer at Self-employed
United StatesWhat I Do:
Science writer, frequent contributor to the New York Times, author of six books, most recenlty Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life (Pantheon, 2008)
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Science writer
I write for the New York Times and a number of magazine such as Scientific American and Discover. I also write books and a blog. My web site is carlzimmer.com
Education:
Yale University
B.A., English
1983 - 1987
Publications:
Evolutionary biology. Timing is everything for Wolbachia hosts.
George C. Williams profile. Stretching the limits of evolutionary biology.
Conservation biology. Rapid evolution can foil even the best-laid plans.
Beyond the ivory tower. A distant mirror for the brain.
Infectious diseases. Darwinian vaccines.
Did DNA come from viruses?
Infectious diseases. Taming pathogens: an elegant idea, but does it work?
Cognition. How the mind reads other minds.
What if there is something going on in there? New research suggests that many vegetative patients are more conscious than previously supposed--and might eventually be curable. A whole new way of thinking about pulling the plug.
Genomics. Tinker, tailor: can Venter stitch together a genome from scratch?
The neurobiology of the self.
Human evolution. Faster than a hyena? Running may make humans special.
Evolutionary biology. Darwin's avian muses continue to evolve.
How and where did life on Earth arise?
See All 14 Publications
Books:
Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life
2008
Speaking Engagements:
Public Lecture, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
The Evolution of Mind
May 2008
Awards and Honors:
National Academies 2007 Communication Award
2007
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