I started started reading Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, my first time reading anything by Matt Ridley. Ridley knows how to synthesize a great non-fiction novel from dry scientific facts. In this regard, I think he is similar to Carl Zimmer.
Carl Zimmer can really go into detail about the coolest topics in science while remaining clear and easy to understand. I learned a lot about viruses and evolution in this Big Think Interview with Carl Zimmer on YouTube.
Carl Zimmer lecture on evolution and Charles Darwin: Carl Zimmer – Evolution Speaker Series
More videos:
Our Viral Future – Carl Zimmer
A Planet of Viruses – Carl Zimmer
The Origin of Species: 1859 meets 2009 – the evolution of diseases – Carl Zimmer
Many videos are here: Carl Zimmer on Vimeo
YouTube Playlist with all these videos.
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