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Carl Zimmer

Who’s Got the Best Trilobite?

Posted on April 22, 2008July 15, 2020 by Lori Jia

Michael Ruse , a leading philosopher of science, writes, “Well, now I am starting to feel a little bit inadequate !!!”

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Originally published April 22, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.

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Carl Zimmer has been writing about science since 1990. Here you can read articles he's written for The New York Times, National Geographic, and other publications. In 2004, Zimmer launched "The Loom," a blog about science that has been hosted over the years by Discover and National Geographic. You can read these posts here. Zimmer also writes an email newsletter called "Friday's Elk." You can read past issues here, and can subscribe to receive new ones here. If you are searching for a particular topic, you can use the search bar below.

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