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Carl Zimmer

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Carl Zimmer writes the Matter column for The New York Times and has frequently contributed to The Atlantic, National Geographic, Time, and Scientific American. He has won the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Science Journalism Award three times, among a host of other awards and fellowships. He teaches science writing at Yale, has been a guest on NPR's RadioLab, Science Friday, and Fresh Air, and maintains an international speaking schedule. He is the author of thirteen books about science, including She Has Her Mother's Laugh.

Carl Zimmer Books

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Air-Borne

Carl Zimmer
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A Planet of Viruses

Carl Zimmer
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Evolution

Carl Zimmer
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023

Carl Zimmer
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Feathers

Robert Clark
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Life's Edge

Carl Zimmer
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014

Deborah Blum
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh

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At the Water's Edge

Carl Zimmer
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Soul Made Flesh

Carl Zimmer
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Science Ink

Carl Zimmer
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Microcosm

Carl Zimmer
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The Descent of Man

Charles Darwin
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Parasite Rex

Carl Zimmer
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