Talks
Zimmer is represented by Penguin House Speakers Bureau. Details here.
For inquiries about arranging speaking engagements, contact Kim Thornton Ingenito: kthornton@penguinrandomhouse
Upcoming Talks
September 15, 2025. Cambridge MA. Harvard Radcliffe Institute. “Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA as a Window into Human History and Biology.” A conversation with geneticist David Reich. Details here
September 25, 2025. South Bend IN. University of Notre Dame. Public lecture, details to come
October 11, 2025. Morristown NJ. Morristown Festival of Books. Details here
November 13, 2025. Charleston SC. The Charleston Literary Festival. Details here
November 21-22, 2025. Miami FL. Miami Book Fair. Details to come
February 12, 2026. Elizabethtown, PA. Elizabethtown College. Lefever Lecture. Details here
March 12-15, 2026. Tucson, AZ. Tucson Festival of Books. Details to come
A complete list of past talks can be found here. Below are links to some lectures and interviews.
“Are Viruses Alive?” The Royal Institution
“Parasite Tales: The Jewel Wasp’s Zombie Slave.” TED-Ed
“The Surviving Branch: The 2016 Stephen Jay Gould Award Lecture”
Evolution Matters: David Quammen and Carl Zimmer