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Teach The Lizard Overlord Controversy

Carl Zimmer — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:24:55 +0000

Who says there aren’t any disagreements over human origins? Not this guy.

The Loom and the Rest of Discover Go Mobile

Carl Zimmer — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:01:30 +0000

Take the Loom with you. Discover has now set up a mobile version of the entire site, including this blog. It looks good on my Itouch, I have to say, but judge for yourself. And let us know if you find any bugs in need of fixing.

Ardipithecus Is Ready For Her Close-Up

Carl Zimmer — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:32:02 +0000

Tomorrow the Discovery Channel will show an Ardipithecus documentary. I’ve embedded a couple preview clips they’ve been sending around. I don’t have cable myself (the same way an alcoholic doesn’t keep cases of gin). So I’ll leave it to commenters to offer reviews tomorrow.

There’s obviously a striking parallel with the TV mania that recently surrounded another primate fossil, Darwinius. Personally, I don’t see anything amiss (a priori, at least), with a documentary coming out right after a journal paper gets published. What I don’t relish is when the publicity for a show distorts the news coverage of a fossil, as happened with Darwinius. So I’d be curious what people who watch the show think.

Six-Legged History

Carl Zimmer — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 03:05:43 +0000

I’ve got a short piece in tomorrow’s New York Times about the 400-million year history of insects. Some beautiful pictures of the creepers included.

More from Brown on Hobbits

Carl Zimmer — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:17:51 +0000

Peter Brown, anthropologist on the hobbit team, jumps into the comment fray himself on the nature of the fossils he discovered.

Be heard!

Carl Zimmer — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:23:09 +0000

I’ll be talking to science writers about blogging on Tuesday in New York. If you’d like to participate in the discussion, leave your comments here. Thanks.

Monkey Business

Carl Zimmer — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 22:09:43 +0000

A Bronx cheer for the four-legged hobbit from one of its discoverers. See my updated post.

The Loom: The Podcast Edition

Carl Zimmer — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 03:52:52 +0000

The science writer/blogging panel I was on over the weekend is now available on Contentious.