Carl Zimmer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Carl Zimmer

Science writer and blogger

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1966

Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Profession: writer, author, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Carl Zimmer (born 1966) is a popular science writer, blogger, columnist, and journalist who specializes in the topics of evolution, parasites, and heredity.
He is the author of many books and contributes science essays to publications such as The New York Times, Discover, and National Geographic.
He is a fellow at Yale University's Morse College and adjunct professor of Molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale University.
Besides his popular science writing, Zimmer also gives frequent lectures, and has appeared on many radio shows, including National Public Radio's Radiolab, Fresh Air and This American Life.Zimmer describes his journalistic beat as "life" or "what it means to be alive." He is also the only science writer to have a species of tapeworm named after him (Acanthobothrium zimmeri).
Zimmer lives with his wife Grace Farrell Zimmer and their two children, Charlotte and Veronica, in Guilford, Connecticut.
Carl Zimmer's father is Dick Zimmer, a Republican politician from New Jersey, who was a member of U.S.
House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.