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. Watch here
February 26, 2025, Boston. Harvard Science Book Talk/Harvard Book Store. Watch here
February 27, 2025. St. Louis. St. Louis Library. Favorite Author Series. Details here
March 3, 2025. Online. The Commonwealth Club. Watch here
March 4, 2025. Westport, CT. Westport Library. The Anne Eyes Lecture. Watch here
March 6, 2025. Madison CT. RJ Julia Bookstore. Details here
March 11, 2025. Online. Science Writers of New York. Watch here
March 18, 2025. New York. House of Speakeasy. Details here
March 19, 2025. Online. Atlanta Science Festival. Watch here
March 28, 2025. Powell’s City of Books, Portland, Oregon. In conversation with writer Ferris Jabr. Details here
April 3, 2025. Washington DC. Library of Congress. Details here
April 9, 2025. New Haven, CT. Yale Library Book Talk. A conversation with biologist and writer Brandon Ogbunu. Details here
April 10, 2025. Online. The Smithsonian Institution (virtual event). Details here
April 24, 2025. Frenchtown NJ. The Frenchtown Bookshop. Details here
April 26, 2025. Montclair NJ. Montclair Literary Festival. Details here
May 29, 2025. Guilford CT. Guilford Free Library. Details here
June 25, 2025. Boston. Festival of Genomics. Details here
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