About this episode
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer joins the TWiV team to talk about his career in science writing, the real meaning of copy-paste, science publishing, the value of Twitter, preprint servers, his thoughts on science outreach, and much more.
Links for this episode
- Carlzimmer.com
- All Carl's articles at NYTimes
- Carl at Stat
- The Loom
- Staying afloat in the rising tide of science (Cell)
- Parasite Rex
- Planet of Viruses
- Handful of biologists went rogue (NYTimes)
This episode is sponsored by ASV 2016 and ASM Agar Art Contest
Weekly Science Picks
Carl - Surprising benefit of viral DNA
Alan - Global ship traffic
Dickson - Music with 2000 marbles
Vincent - The whiteboard revolution
Kathy - How to interpret UK and American advisors
Rich - Carina Storrs, science writer
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