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carl zimmer (born 1966) is a popular science writer, blogger, columnist, and journalist who specializes in the topics of evolution, parasites, and heredity. He is the author of many books and 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.
U.S. Employers Forced to Fire Thousands of Immigrants, and a Showdown over Peptides
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Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out, by Miriam Jordan
A Peptide Showdown: F.D.A. Scientists May Clash With Kennedy’s Agenda, by Christina Jewett and Dana G. Smith
Three Airports Plan to Dit…
Mirror cells could threaten life on Earth. Why are we building them?
For people with two hands, one is usually dominant. On a molecular level, earthly life takes this to the extreme. All of the DNA in living things twists to the right, whereas the protein building blocks favor a kind of left-handed chemistry.The rules of life are based on this chemistry.In recent ye…
The Everything Vaccine
From mild runny noses to savage pandemics, viruses and other pathogens have tormented humans for all of history. We are locked in a perpetual race against tiny shapeshifting enemies that mutate, spread, and occasionally butcher us. Can we ever win?
Ben Bradford looks at the history and future of th…
Matters Microbial #137: The Living Skin of Our Planet
Matters Microbial #137: The Living Skin of Our Planet August 25, 2026 Today Dr. Estelle Couradeau, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University, joins the quality quorum today to discuss t…
Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive Audiobook by Carl Zimmer
https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be AliveGenres: Science & Technology, Biology & ChemistryAuthor: Carl ZimmerNarrator: Joe OchmanRelease date: 08-19-2021Length: 9:15:02Language: EnglishPublisher: Pan M…
How Science Created Morons
REBROADCAST: This episode looks at how one of the worst ideas in science got a big push from a bad study… and intellectuals of the day lapped it up. We speak to science writer Carl Zimmer and Prof. J. David Smith, whose research helped get to the bottom of this messed-up story. Check out the full t…
How Science Created Morons
This week, how one of the worst ideas in science got a big push from a bad study… and intellectuals of the day lapped it up. We speak to science writer Carl Zimmer and Prof. J. David Smith, whose research helped get to the bottom of this disturbing story. UPDATE 05/25/18: This episode has been upda…
Coronavirus: How to be a helper from home
We’re all doing our best to stay safe from coronavirus, but is there anything we can do for others as well? In this episode we look at some ways you can help from home, like by making masks, donating to food banks or writing letters. Two stars of the World Handwashing Federation stop by to explain …
Coronavirus: How to be a helper from home
We’re all doing our best to stay safe from coronavirus, but is there anything we can do for others as well? In this episode we look at some ways you can help from home, like by making masks, donating to food banks or writing letters. Two stars of the World Handwashing Federation stop by to explain …
What Are The Weirdest Types Of Life? - Carl Zimmer - #394
Carl Zimmer is a science writer, journalist and an author who specialises in evolution, parasites, and heredity. Life is the thing which illuminates our corner of the universe. It gives colour to an otherwise cold, brutal void. But what is life? How is it defined? Despite seeming obvious at first …
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