This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
Natural History: Mammals – Carnivores. Published by DK Books, 2011.
Reviewed by John Timmer
March 9, 2012
If you’re in New York please consider joining me and Robert Krulwich of Radiolab on April 2 for a fascinating debate about the future of neuroscience. Tickets are free, but limited, so grab them when they become available on noon, 3/12.
Continue reading “The Great Brain Debate: New York, April 2”
The video of my recent appearance on This Week in Science is on YouTube now. I turn up to talk about viruses at 42:50, as Kirsten Stanford and Justin Jackson splash freaky images of jackalopes, tree men, and other virus-related things. Check it out.
Originally published March 8, 2012. Copyright 2012 Carl Zimmer.
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
The Stir of Waters: Radiation, Risk, and the Radon Spa of Jáchymov. By Paul Voosen.
Guest reviewed by Ann Finkbeiner
March 7, 2012
In my new column for Discover, I write about Eric Courchesne, a neuroscientist at the University of California at San Diego. Courchesne survived childhood polio, went on to become a champion gymnast, and then turned his attention to another nervous system disorder: autism. Courchesne is one of the first researchers to find anatomical differences in the brains of people with and without autism. He believes his findings point to autism’s beginnings before birth, and perhaps even to new ways to treat it. Check it out.
Originally published March 6, 2012. Copyright 2012 Carl Zimmer.