Bøker av Carl Zimmer

Celebrated science writer Carl Zimmer's classic book, updated in a new edition, is an eye-opening look at Covid-19 and the many other viruses that shape our planet and ourselves.

"A collection of the best science and nature articles written in 2022, selected by guest editor Carl Zimmer and series editor Jaime Green"--

This remarkable book presents a rich and up?to?date view of evolution that explores the far?reaching implications of Darwin's theory and emphasizes the power, significance, and relevance of evolution to our lives today. After all, we ourselves are the product of evolution, and we can tackle many of our gravest challenges ?? from lethal resurgence of antiobiotic?resistant diseases to the wave of extinctions that looms before us ?? with a sound understanding of the science.

Acclaimed &i>New York Times&/i> science writer Carl Zimmer investigates what current science has to say on the most fundamental of questions: what is life? What does it mean to be alive?

At the beginning of the Europe's turbulent seventeenth century, no one knew how the brain worked. By the century's close, the science of the brain had taken root, helping to overturn many common misconceptions about the human body as well as to unseat centuries-old philosophies of man and God.

Used widely in non-majors biology classes, this is the first textbook about evolution intended for the general reader. In clear, non-technical language, Zimmer explains the central concepts essential for understanding new advances in evolution, including natural selection, genetic drift, and sexual selection.

Carl Zimmer tells the story of the theory of evolution from Darwin's journey on the Beagle to the controversies of modern evolutionary theory, the understanding of the lethal resurgence of antibiotic resistant diseases and the wave of species extinctions that face us today.