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"The Country's Most Respected Science Journalist," Carl Zimmer: "Air-Borne"
In his "Origins" column for the NY Times, Carl Zimmer "makes sense of life, species, and how things came to be." His science journalism has won numerous awards, including the Stephen Jay Gould Prize for advancing public understanding of evolutionary science. His fifteen books explore the frontiers of neuroscience, microbiology, and the existential question, "what is life?" He is the editor of 2023's "Best American Science and Nature Writing" anthology.
His new book, "Air-Borne," tells the story of the air we breathe - a place where oceans and forests release billions of cells, microbes eat clouds, and life travels thousands of miles along the wind. The book includes the groundbreaking discoveries of Charles Darwin, Louis Pasteur, Amelia Earhart, and William and Mildred Wells about the living atmosphere and aerobiology, gripping accounts of the secret Cold War race to use pathogens in biological weapons, and the latest reporting on Covid and other threats to public health.
His book tour will take him to Harvard, Yale, the Smithsonian, and the 92nd Street Y...and to Frenchtown! Free and all are welcome. Priority seating for readers who pre-order the book.
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