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Carl Zimmer writes about science regularly for the New York Times and magazines such as Discover, where he is a contributing editor and columnist.
He is the author of seven books, the most recent of which is The Tangled Bank: An Introduction To Evolution. His website is carlzimmer.com and his address is [ blog at carlzimmer dot com ].
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The Tangled Bank is the best written and best illustrated introduction to evolution of the Darwin centennial decade, and also the most conversant with ongoing research.--E. O. Wilson, Harvard University
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"Superb...quietly revolutionary"--Boston Globe
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"Fascinating...thrilling... Zimmer has produced a top-notch work of popular science."--Los Angeles Times
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"As thorough as it is graceful...This is as fine a book as one will find on the subject."--Scientific American
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"A book capable of changing how we see the world."--The Los Angeles Times
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"A fascinating story, which Zimmer unfolds as a tale of high-stakes scientific sleuthing."--Booklist
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November 6th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
AWESOME! I so wish I could go there. All it would take is 50+ years of life extension and a 7 order of magnitude drop in the price. (Keeps fingers crossed.)
November 7th, 2009 at 1:44 am
Those are beautiful!
I felt just a tiny bit homesick by the end though. Wired has the cure for that today here: HREF=”http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/islands-space/”>Out of the Blue: Islands Seen From Space.
November 7th, 2009 at 2:00 am
Gah, botched that Wired story link. Sorry :@
November 8th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
At first glance, I thought I was looking at clown fish packed closely together. So much for perception.
November 8th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
It looks like pillow lava.