{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Aerobiome: An Invisible Ecosystem - Smithsonian Associate Carl Zimmer","description":"The Aerobiome: An Invisible Ecosystem - Smithsonian Associate Carl Zimmer The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Today on  The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates series, we welcome award-winning science writer and New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer\u2014author of  Airborne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe, available at Apple Books. With every breath we take\u2014more than 20,000 each day\u2014we draw in not just oxygen, but thousands of invisible organisms: fungi, bacteria, pollen, even algae. This unseen ecosystem, the aerobiome, surrounds us every moment, yet until recently, it was barely studied. Smithsonian Associate Carl Zimmer will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up so please check out our show notes for more details on Carl Zimmer and this presentation titled:&amp;nbsp;  The Aerobiome: An Invisible Ecosystem  Smithsonian Associate Carl Zimmer has written 15 books about science, taught at Yale, and contributed to National Geographic, The Atlantic, and Scientific American. His new book blends storytelling, history, and cutting-edge science to reveal how we\u2019ve misunderstood the air\u2014and how that misunderstanding shaped our response to COVID-19, climate change, and more. If you\u2019ve ever wondered what\u2019s really in the air around you\u2014or how the past might have protected us better\u2014this is a conversation you won\u2019t want to miss. That was science author Carl Zimmer, joining us today on  The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates series, with stories from his new book  Airborne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe, available at Apple Books.&amp;nbsp; Smithsonian Associate Carl Zimmer will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up so please check out our show notes for more details on Carl Zimmer and this presentation titled:&amp;nbsp;  The Aerobiome: An Invisible Ecosystem. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, our wonderful audience on radio and podcast. Be well, be safe, Let\u2019s Talk About Better\u2122 The Not Old Better Show, Smithsoninan Associates Interview Series on radio and podcast.&amp;nbsp; To listen to more inspiring conversations like this one\u2014from scientists, historians, artists, and beyond\u2014check out our full back catalog at notold-better.com. You can also follow us on social media: we\u2019re on Twitter @notoldbetter and on Instagram at notoldbetter. This is a production of N.O.B.S. Studios. I\u2019m Paul Vogelzang\u2014thank you for spending time with us today, and I hope you\u2019ll join me again next time. ","author_name":"The Not Old - Better Show","author_url":"https:\/\/www.notold-better.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35980270\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/2d676d\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/186567335"}