Carl Zimmer
A writer about the science of life (Microcosm, Parasite Rex, Evolution, etc.)
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Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

Vancouver BC: Infection Commences Tomorrow
I’m waiting to board my Air Canada flight to the rain-drenched city of Vancouver. Residents of that fair city are invited to come to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, dry off for a spell, and hear my talk tomorrow at 7 about Darwin, the flu, and evolution . It’s free, but you have to register here. Se...
November 17 at 3:27pm
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

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.
November 17 at 3:27pm
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

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...
November 16 at 4:59pm
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

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.” Quoted in Michiko Katutani’s review of Sarah Palin’s new memoir.
November 15 at 6:45pm
Scott Gardner
Scott Gardner
By now, it should be a given that she is uneducated when it comes to science or rational thought. I am ashamed to say I am from Alaska when most people equate Alaska with Palin. :-|
November 16 at 5:01pm
Sirie Godshalk
Sirie Godshalk
...or spending all that money on experiments on fruit flies!
November 17 at 8:33am
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

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. Ca...
November 12 at 9:58am
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

Warning Label
This is definitely going into the swine flu talk! From Colin Purrington’s The Axis of Evo.
November 12 at 9:58am
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Quinn O'Neill
Quinn O'Neill
Ah, I see what you're saying, Zachary and Alison. But evolution disbelievers might still want the vaccine for themselves and their kids if they haven't had it before, right? They might also want the vaccine if they believe the virus was man-made (this seems to be a popular belief, whether it's true or not). People don't have to believe the virus evolved to reasonably want the vaccine. And there are lots of people who believe in evolution who don't want it.
November 12 at 4:01pm
helena
helena
Love that pic!
November 13 at 7:57am
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

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. ...
November 11 at 1:43pm
Christian De Pio Sanchez
Christian De Pio Sanchez
Great article! Now I'll have to read up on club-winged manakins. Thanks :)
November 11 at 8:54am
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

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.
November 11 at 1:43pm
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

Reminder–Darwin Gets Swine Flu Tomorrow in New Haven
Just a reminder to my fellow Nutmeggers: I will be speaking tomorrow at 5:30 pm at the Peabody Museum at Yale in New Haven. The title of the talk is “Darwin Gets Swine Flu.” Pigs, ducks, sneezes, and more. Details here.
November 11 at 1:43pm
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

News of the Superfabulous Sort
The winners of this year’s AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award have just been announced. I’m honored to be the winner for large newspapers. (I...
November 10 at 9:12am
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Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer
Thanks!
November 11 at 6:50am
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

Microbial Art
Supermodel microbes? You bet. Check out this gallery of lovely, sometimes whimsical microbe colonies.
November 9 at 9:48am
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

The Four Finches [Science Tattoo]
Duygu writes, “I am a developmental biologist by training. Actually, my Ph.D. thesis does not really have an evolutionary focus because I study joint regeneration in embryonic chick limb. ...
November 8 at 2:46pm
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

The Last Thing The Mosquitofish Saw
Peter Wainwright and his colleagues at UC Davis study the weird ways in which fish eat. Two years ago I wrote about their creepy work on moray eels for the Times here. Now they’ve got a Youtube channel for their surreal films. Mick Jagger, meet the Red Bay Snook. And Mr. ...
November 7 at 11:12am
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

Tangled Bank News: An Excerpt and More
The Tangled Bank is now officially out; I’m getting word back from readers that it’s actually showing up from Amazon. If you’re curious about it, here are a couple ways to find out more. 1. I’ve...
November 6 at 1:04pm
Kayleigh
Kayleigh
Will it be released in soft cover, or not since it's a textbook?
November 6 at 9:28am
Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer
No plans for soft cover at the moment, but I'll be sure to let you know. (No Kindle either right now, since ebooks just can't handle detailed colored figures the way good old paper and ink can.)
November 7 at 7:12am
Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer

Alternative Landscapes
Leave it to the Boston Globe’s Big Picture to pick out a staggering portfolio of pictures of Mars.
November 6 at 1:04pm