Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer (born 1966) is an American
popular science writer,
blogger,
columnist, and
journalist who specializes in the topics of
evolution,
parasites, and
heredity. The author of many books, he contributes science essays to publications such as ''
The New York Times'', ''
Discover'', and ''
National Geographic''. He is a fellow at
Yale University's
Morse College and adjunct professor of molecular biophysics and
biochemistry at
Yale University. Zimmer also gives frequent lectures and has appeared on many radio shows, including
National Public Radio's ''
Radiolab'', ''
Fresh Air'', and ''
This American Life''. He authored ''
Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea'', a companion piece to the
PBS series ''
Evolution''.
Zimmer describes his journalistic beat as "life" or "what it means to be alive". He is the only science writer to have a species of
tapeworm named after him (''Acanthobothrium zimmeri''). Zimmer's father is
Dick Zimmer, a Republican politician from
New Jersey, who was a member of
U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.
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