Tucson Festival of Books

The Hidden Environment: What We Breathe, Drink and Hear


What’s in the air, water and soundscape around us? Join authors Carl Zimmer, Sharon Udasin and Chris Berdik as they reveal the surprising ways these unseen elements affect our bodies, our minds and our planet and share ideas for a healthier future.


Panelists
Chris Berdik

Chris Berdik is a freelance science and education journalist who has written for The New York Times, Wired, and other publications. Formerly, he was a staff editor at The Atlantic and the senior writer for Boston University, covering science and medicine....

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Sharon Udasin

Sharon Udasin is an environment reporter, based in Boulder, Colorado, who has been delving into water contamination and conservation issues for fifteen years. Her newest book is "Poisoning the Well." She was a Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has reported for The Hill, The Jerusalem Post, and The New York Jewish Week....

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Carl Zimmer

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....

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Books:
Clamor
How Noise Took Over the World?and How We Can Take It Back
Chris Berdik
Science / Medicine / Technology
W. W. Norton, Incorporated
May 2025
ISBN 9781324006992
272 pages
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Poisoning the Well
How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America
Sharon Udasin
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Island Press
April 2025
ISBN 9781642833324
264 pages
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Air-Borne
The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe
Carl Zimmer
Science / Medicine / Technology
Penguin Group
February 2025
ISBN 9780593473597
496 pages
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