TWiV 381: Add viruses and Zimmer

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.

• 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

Carl - Surprising benefit of viral DNAAlan - Global ship trafficDickson - Music with 2000 marblesVincent - The whiteboard revolutionKathy - How to interpret UK and American advisorsRich - Carina Storrs, science writer

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