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Carl Zimmer

Author: Carl Zimmer

The Frozen Future of Nonfiction

Posted on March 23, 2012November 20, 2025 by Carl Zimmer

This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

Why The Net Matters: How the Internet Will Save Civilization. By David Eagleman. Published by Canongate Books, 2010.

Reviewed by Seth Mnookin 

March 23, 2012

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Dazzling Material, Lackluster Story

Posted on March 21, 2012November 20, 2025 by Carl Zimmer

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Gems and Jewels. By Lance Grande and Allison Augustyn. Published by Touch Press, 2011.

Guest reviewed by Virginia Hughes

March 21, 2012

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The Pioneer of Print

Posted on March 12, 2012November 17, 2025 by Carl Zimmer

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Gutenberg the Geek: History’s First Technology Entrepreneur and Silicon Valley’s Patron Saint. By Jeff Jarvis. 

Guest reviewed by Kevin Bonham

March 12, 2012

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Risks and Benefits of the Radium Palace

Posted on March 7, 2012November 17, 2025 by Carl Zimmer

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The Stir of Waters: Radiation, Risk, and the Radon Spa of Jáchymov. By Paul Voosen.

Guest reviewed by Ann Finkbeiner

March 7, 2012

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Worlds Without End

Posted on March 5, 2012November 20, 2025 by Carl Zimmer

This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

Journey to the Exoplanets. By Edward Bell and Ron Miller. Published by Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.

Reviewed by Sean Carroll

March 5, 2012

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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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