Carl Zimmer is an award-winning New York Times columnist, bestselling author and one of the most respected science journalists today. During the Covid-19 pandemic, his reporting was part of the team coverage that won The New York Times a Pulitzer Prize in 2021.

Renowned for his engaging storytelling, he has written fifteen acclaimed books, including Life’s Edge and She Has Her Mother’s Laugh. In his latest book, Air-Borne, Zimmer uncovers the hidden world of the air we breathe, teeming with invisible life and unseen dangers. He takes readers through the history of aerobiology, from Louis Pasteur’s discovery of airborne germs to the overlooked pioneers who warned about airborne infections long before the Covid-19 pandemic. Zimmer is an adjunct professor in Yale University’s Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, where he teaches writing and biology.