Carl Zimmer je uznávaný autor, jehož díla se ponořila do fascinujícího světa vědy. Prostřednictvím svých knih a publicistiky pro přední magazíny Zimmer osvětluje složité vědecké koncepty s jasností a vtipem. Jeho psaní často zkoumá hluboké otázky evoluce, biologie a propojení života na Zemi. Zimmer dokáže poutavě vyprávět příběhy, které čtenáře seznamují s nejnovějšími objevy a zároveň jim ukazují zázraky vědeckého bádání.
Pohled do světa nejnebezpečnějších tvorů planety
Celá staletí byli paraziti většinou jen součástí našich úděsných snů, hororových vyprávění a temných zákoutí vědy.
Teprve Carl Zimmer, autor oceněný řadou cen, podnikl fantastickou cestu do tajemného světa parazitů a odhalil nám jejich podivuhodný svět.
Jeho čtivě napsaná kniha, první svého druhu u nás, shrnuje nejnovější a nejzajímavější přínos moderní parazitologie. Ukazuje nám svět, v němž paraziti ovládají mysl svých hostitelů.
Svět, v němž jsou mistry chemické války a kamufláže. Svět, v němž paraziti zásadně ovlivňují evoluci. Svět, v němž jsou vlastně převládajícími druhy.
Kniha Jak se duše stala tělem je pozoruhodný, dosud nepopsaný příběh vyprávějící o dramatickém historickém zvratu - vzrušujícím objevu funkce lidského mozku. Autor vypráví o objevování mozku v Anglii 17. století, příběh, který se odvíjí ve smrtící perspektivě občanské války, moru a velkého londýnského požáru. Na počátku tohoto století nikdo nevěděl, jak mozek funguje, nikdo neměl ponětí, jak vypadá v nedotčeném stavu. Na konci století věda o mozku zapustila kořeny. Pomohla překonat většinu běžných mylných představ a převládajících filosofií týkajících se lidí, Boha a vesmíru.
Celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer offers a fresh perspective on heredity and what we transmit across generations. While Charles Darwin significantly contributed to the scientific inquiry of heredity, he did not fully answer the question. The emergence of genetics in the early 1900s seemed to provide clarity, leading many to translate traditional views of heredity into genetic terms. As genetic testing became more accessible, millions sought to connect with lost relatives and understand their ethnic backgrounds. However, Zimmer emphasizes that our DNA is a complex mosaic, comprised of fragments from various ancestors, each with its own unique history. These fragments influence our traits in subtle ways, extending beyond mere genetic inheritance from parents. Heredity also manifests within our bodies, as a single cell proliferates into trillions, shaping who we are. We inherit not only genes but also critical elements like microbes and technologies that enhance our lives. Zimmer argues for a redefined understanding of heredity, blending historical context with contemporary scientific research, personal anecdotes, and original reporting. He addresses pressing bioethical issues stemming from new biomedical advancements, challenging long-held beliefs about identity and what we can pass on to future generations.
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.
Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022. A collection of the best science and nature articles written in 2022, selected by guest editor Carl Zimmer and series editor Jaime Green.
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. schovat popis
A Best Book of the YearSeed Magazine • Granta Magazine • The Plain-DealerIn this fascinating and utterly engaging book, Carl Zimmer traces E. coli's pivotal role in the history of biology, from the discovery of DNA to the latest advances in biotechnology. He reveals the many surprising and alarming parallels between E. coli's life and our own. And he describes how E. coli changes in real time, revealing billions of years of history encoded within its genome. E. coli is also the most engineered species on Earth, and as scientists retool this microbe to produce life-saving drugs and clean fuel, they are discovering just how far the definition of life can be stretched.
In this unprecedented history of a scientific revolution, award-winning author and journalist Carl Zimmer tells the definitive story of the dawn of the age of the brain and modern consciousness. Told here for the first time, the dramatic tale of how the secrets of the brain were discovered in seventeenth-century England unfolds against a turbulent backdrop of civil war, the Great Fire of London, and plague. At the beginning of that chaotic century, no one knew how the brain worked or even what it looked like intact. But by the century's close, even the most common conceptions and dominant philosophies had been completely overturned, supplanted by a radical new vision of man, God, and the universe.Presiding over the rise of this new scientific paradigm was the founder of modern neurology, Thomas Willis, a fascinating, sympathetic, even heroic figure at the center of an extraordinary group of scientists and philosophers known as the Oxford circle. Chronicled here in vivid detail are their groundbreaking revelations and the often gory experiments that first enshrined the brain as the physical seat of intelligence -- and the seat of the human soul. Soul Made Flesh conveys a contagious appreciation for the brain, its structure, and its many marvelous functions, and the implications for human identity, mind, and morality.
"We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world-from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses-the harder they find it is to locate life's edge"--. Provided by publisher
"Body art meets popular science in this elegant, mind-blowing collection, written by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer. This fascinating book showcases hundreds of eye-catching tattoos that pay tribute to various scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and neuroscience to mathematics and astrophysics and reveals the stories of the individuals who chose to inscribe their obsessions in their skin. Best of all, each tattoo provides a leaping-off point for bestselling essayist and lecturer Zimmer to reflect on the science in question, whether it's the importance of an image of Darwin's finches or the significance of the uranium atom inked into the chest of a young radiologist."--from publisher's description
