Michael Specter

New Yorker Staff Writer. Author of “Denialism, “Fauci” & "Higher Animals" on life in a world where biology moves at the speed of light. Visiting Scholar MIT.

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News alert: "Higher Animals," my audiobook about a world where biology moves at the speed of light - which is both miraculous and terrifying - will be released this Tuesday. Produced by the amazing team at @pushkinpods, you can get it wherever audiobooks are sold.

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@TerraKaffe Don't buy anything from this company. They lie, do not honor their return policies, and rarely even bother to respond to emails. They are a remarkably arrogant and disinterested company that couldn't care less about its customers

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@Paraco_Gas Paraco gas has the worst customer service in the world. They do not care what your problem is unless it’s a true emergency. They lie about when they will deliver gas- and never respond to complaints. If you can use another company do not hesitate.

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@kesvelt @JoannaBuchthal @ixodesdammini @MIT @60Minutes @DrLaPook @dcetta Can't wait to watch.

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@josephpalbanese Love to try it

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@vcunningham I beat you to it

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@thisischristina @scekker 1998

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@Gladwell So well deserved

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Gee. This is SO surprising. If only we had some way to prevent measles infections. As of today: "There are 607 confirmed measles cases in the U.S. so far this year, according to CDC , far surpassing the 285 measles cases recorded in the entirety of 2024."

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I wrote about them and RFK in my 2009 book, Denialism. Nothing has changed - other than the fact that they now have the power to harm people with their lies.

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David Geier will study autism and vaccines for RFK. Great choice: Geier and his father have testified as expert witnesses in vaccine suits more than 100 times; they have been reprimanded repeatedly by Judges who have stated they are wholly unqualified to speak on the subject

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True. He was that way when he walked in the door

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40 years ago a young Washington Post reporter stumbled on the DC police marching 100 prostitutes across the 14th ST bridge in the middle of the night. The reporter’s name? Jeffrey Goldberg. LEGEND

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I should have read Fire Weather by @JohnVaillant when it was published. I didn’t but I have now. Anyone who has any interested in why Los Angeles - and to some degree - the rest of our planet is burning needs to read this brilliant (and terrifying) book.

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@OzloSleep after many months of waiting my buds arrived with the right one dead . nobody seems to respond to emails I really don't want to wait another year to get one that works

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@thisischristina Don't brag. It's unseemly

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@MJSchulman No!

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@stewartbrand @JonathanBlitzer If you are curious check out his Fresh Air appearance.

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Read @JonathanBlitzer 's remarkable book. NOW

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@stewartbrand @JonathanBlitzer Because it explains the roots of our modern immigration crisis, its implications for the U.S. and for the rest of the world. And it does all that without being verbose or preachy

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@amortowles Oh Great news.

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@silviakillings Yay! We need you