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Carl Zimmer
Personal blog · carlzimmer.comsciencewriting
Carl Zimmer's personal blog at carlzimmer.com covers science and writing. Since 2008, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 8 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-14, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Carl Zimmer's science writing, especially his book A Planet of Viruses, which one commenter called fantastic and mind-blowing. Life's Edge is suggested for readers interested in the concept of life.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Carl Zimmer is an award-winner New York Times columnist and the author of 13 books about science. His newest book is Air-Borne: The Hidden History of The Life We Breathe.
What Hacker News says?
Seconded: "A Planet of Viruses" https://carlzimmer.com/books/a-planet-of-viruses/ I've read it and (excuse me) it's fucking fanstastic! Short and sweet, and mind-blowing on every page.
Comment linking /books/a-planet-of-viruses/
on “Welcome to the Virosphere”Submitted 7 year old article on artificial life as a story · 7 points
HN discussionExcept Carl Zimmer is a well-known and well-respected science writer. http://carlzimmer.com/bio.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Zimmer Keep HN news pure and away from troll comments. P.s. Are you a sockpuppet? This is the second comment from you, in the five days since your account was created, with community-based concerns expressed in an anti-community sentiment.
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on “Could Inner Zombie be Controlling your Brain?”Submitted Look Deep into the Mind's Eye as a story · 3 points
HN discussionThere’s a book called Life’s Edge by Carl Zimmer[0] that’s similar to this article but gets deeply into the history of various explorations of the concept of “life” as well as issues that come up around it (eg organ donation) and what it means. It’s worth checking out if you liked this article. 0: https://carlzimmer.com/books/lifes-edge/
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on “Why Life Does Not Really Exist (2013)”Submitted A note to beginning science writers as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Science Writing: Guidelines and Guidance as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted King of the Cosmos (A Profile of Neil deGrasse Tyson) as a story · 1 points
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