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Books by Carl Zimmer mentioned on podcasts
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh
She Has Her Mother's Laugh by Carl Zimmer is a comprehensive exploration of the biological powers, historical perversions, and future potentials of heredity and genetics.
Discussed“um and I I I write a lot about that in a book she has her mother's laugh which is about heredity in general and heritability really is just saying like Okay in a certain situation”
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Life's Edge
Life's Edge by Carl Zimmer is a popular science exploration that investigates the fundamental scientific definitions of what it actually means for something to be alive, pushing the boundaries of biology and astrobiology.
Discussed“so in my book life's Edge I um you know I I I was writing about kind of um you know how far we can push our concepts of life and and you know can we think about life elsewhere”
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A Planet of Viruses
Discussed“um actually wrote a book called The Planet of viruses a few years ago”
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Air-Borne
Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer is a deep historical investigation into the invisible life forms that inhabit the air we breathe and how humanity has historically understood airborne diseases.
Discussed“the approximate reason for this episode is Carl's excellent new book it's called Airborne the hidden history of the life we breathe”
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