My apologies–for some reason some of the links in today’s newsletter didn’t work. I’ve fixed them in this version. I promise not to send bad links on future Friday!

Greetings–

A couple weeks ago I stopped by the offices of Business Insider in New York to chat with the editors there, both on camera and off, about all sorts of things biological. They’ve transformed our conversations into a series of short articles and videos that they’ve been sprinkling onto the Internet for the past few days like pinches of chili powder. Continue reading “Friday’s Elk, October 16, 2015: LINKS FIXED, HEAD BOWED IN SHAME” →

Greetings–

Thanks to everyone who responded about the pacing of Friday’s Elk. I’ve decided to keep sending it out every week, although there may be a week here or there where I’ll have to let a Friday slip by. Continue reading “Friday’s Elk, October 2, 2015” →

Welcome back to Friday’s Elk, a newsletter about what I’m up to. Thanks for subscribing!

After a summer hiatus, I’m going to start sending it out again on a regular basis. I’m still debating whether that should be weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. I want to find the optimal tradeoff between frequency and information. (I don’t think anybody wants daily emails that contain half a sentence each, nor does anyone want a once-a-decade tome.) If you have a preference, please let me know at carl@carlzimmer.com. Continue reading “Friday’s Elk, September 25, 2015” →

Greetings!

I hope your summer has unfolded well. The picture here is from a trip I took to the Galapagos Islands in July. After writing for years about this special place, it was fabulous to finally see it in person.

The last time I sent out a Friday’s Elk, before my trip, I said I’d be taking off the rest of the summer. I’m breaking my summer silence (briefly) primarily to let you know about some housekeeping matters at Friday’s Elk. Continue reading “Friday’s Elk: A break from summer break” →