Carl Zimmer is the author of 15 books about science, including his latest book, "Air-borne." He writes the "Origins" column for The New York Times and has frequently contributed to magazines including The Atlantic, National Geographic, Time, and Scientific American. His journalism has earned numerous awards, from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Academies of Science, Medicine, and Engineering. Zimmer is professor adjunct at Yale, where he teaches writing.
Awards: Guggenheim Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (2006, 2017, 2020, 2022); Online Journalism Award (2017, 2021); PEN/EO Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, (finalist 2018 & 2021); Ballie-Gifford Prize for Nonfiction (finalist 2018); American Association for the Advancement of Science Journalism Award (2004, 2009, 2012); The National Academies of Science, Medicine, and Engineering Communication Award (2007, 2018); the Stephen Jay Gould Prize (awarded by the Society for the Study of Evolution)
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