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

January 21, 2026. University of Chicago. “Science in Flux and Under Siege: Reporting in All-Too-Interesting Times.” Science Communication and Public Discourse Lecture Series. Details here

February 10, 2026. Hattiesburg, MS. University of Southern Mississippi. Details here

February 12, 2026. Elizabethtown, PA. Elizabethtown College. Lefever Lecture. Details here

March 14-15, 2026. Tucson, AZ. Tucson Festival of Books. Details to come

A complete list of past talks can be found here. Below are links to some lectures and interviews.

“What’s in our air: A conversation with Carl Zimmer about airborne disease.” Harvard School of Public Health

“Are Viruses Alive?” The Royal Institution

“Parasite Tales: The Jewel Wasp’s Zombie Slave.” TED-Ed 

“The Surviving Branch: The 2016 Stephen Jay Gould Award Lecture”

Evolution Matters: David Quammen and Carl Zimmer