Carl Zimmer
Science writer and columnist
Carl Zimmer is an American science writer and New York Times columnist who reports on evolution, parasites and heredity.
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American Born 1966 in New Haven, United States
About Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer is an American science writer born in 1966. He writes the column Matter for the New York Times and contributes to Discover and National Geographic. He is also an adjunct professor at Yale University and has appeared on radio programs including Radiolab. The National Academies gave She Has Her Mother’s Laugh its 2019 Communication Award. He has also received the Stephen Jay Gould Prize from the Society for the Study of Evolution. Both a tapeworm species and an asteroid carry his name. His books also include A Planet of Viruses.