Talks

Zimmer is represented by Penguin House Speakers Bureau. Details here.

For inquiries about speaking engagements, contact Kim Thornton Ingenito: kthornton@penguinrandomhouse.com

Upcoming Talks

November 14, 2024. 92nd St. Y, New York. “Dr. Donald Johanson in Conversation with Carl Zimmer: Discovering Lucy.” Details here.

November 15, 2024. CUNY Graduate Center, New York. An interview with Katalin Karikó, winner of the Nobel prize for mRNA vaccines. Live and live-streamed. Details here.

 

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