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
THE AIR-BORNE TOUR:
February 25, 2025. New York. 92NY. A conversation with Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad. Details here.
February 26, 2025, Boston. Harvard Science Book Talk/Harvard Book Store. Details here
February 27, 2025. St. Louis. St. Louis Library. Favorite Author Series. Details here.
March 3, 2025. Online. The Commonwealth Club. Details here.
March 4, 2025. Westport, CT. Westport Library. The Anne Eyes Lecture. Details here.
March 6, 2025. Madison CT. RJ Julia Bookstore. Details here.
March 19, 2025. Online. Atlanta Science Festival. Details here.
March 28, 2025. Powell’s City of Books, Portland, Oregon. In conversation with writer Ferris Jabr. Details here.
April 9, 2025. New Haven, CT. Yale University Book Talk. A conversation with biologist and writer Brandon Ogbunu. Details here.
April 10, 2025. Online. The Smithsonian Institution (virtual event). Details to come.
April 24, 2025. Frenchtown NJ. The Frenchtown Bookshop. Details here.
April 26, 2025. Montclair NJ. Montclair Literary Festival. Details to come.
November 2025, Charleston SC. The Charleston Literary Festival. Details to come.
More events to come!
A complete list of past talks can be found here. You can listen to a selection below.
“Is the Future of Medicine Hidden in Ancient DNA?” (The Daily)
“Why Omicron Is Counterintuitive” (The Daily)
“What to Expect from the Next Phase of the Pandemic” (The Daily)
“A Vaccine Breakthrough” (The Daily)
“A Kids’ Guide to the Coronavirus” (The Daily)
“Are Viruses Alive?” The Royal Institution
“Parasite Tales: The Jewel Wasp’s Zombie Slave”
“The Surviving Branch: The 2016 Stephen Jay Gould Award Lecture”
Evolution Matters: David Quammen and Carl Zimmer
Radiolab: Every Day is Ignaz Semmelweis Day