N.Y. Times science columnist Carl Zimmer will conduct two, free public visits on Friday, March 28, as part of the UNC Charlotte N.C. Science Festival Guest Lecture Series.
Zimmer, who is the author of 12 books about science, has written hundreds of articles for magazines such as the Atlantic, National Geographic, Time, Scientific American, Science and Popular Science. He is considered one of the world’s leading writers on the marvels of modern biology.
At 3 p.m., March 28, he will lead the discussion “What’s Coming in Genomics?” with UNC Charlotte bioinformatics scientists Anthony Fodor, Dennis Livesay and Jessica Schlueter in EPIC, Room G256. That evening, at 8 p.m., he will deliver “You Are Thousands of Species: Discovering the Life Within You” at UNC Charlotte Center City. This lecture is co-sponsored by the N.C. Science Festival and will be followed by a reception and book signing.