Michael Specter

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Michael Specter

Michael Specter

@specterm

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.

Hudson, NY Katılım Aralık 2009
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Michael Specter
Michael Specter@specterm·
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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Michael Specter@specterm·
@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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Terra Kaffe@TerraKaffe·
We can't wait for you to meet Demi. Now available on terrakaffe.com
Ritwik Pavan@ritwikpavan

JUST IN: @terrakaffe launches Demi, a compact automatic machine for true café-quality coffee at home. • Brews espresso, lungo, Americano, and drip from fresh whole beans • No pods for a more sustainable daily coffee • Precise grind control and heating for consistent brews • Self-cleaning system for easy daily use You can pre-order for $795.

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Michael Specter@specterm·
@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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Kevin Esvelt@kesvelt·
My own goal is to rewrite the tapestry of life, because I have some moral objections to its current state... but it's not my world alone to change. Thanks to @JoannaBuchthal, @ixodesdammini, @MIT, and the @60Minutes team, including @DrLaPook for hosting and especially @dcetta - both for making this episode happen, and for her contributions to the Safeguarding the Future course I teach with @specterm
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Kevin Esvelt@kesvelt·
Tonight on @60Minutes: our Mice Against Ticks project. Led by @JoannaBuchthal w/@ixodesdammini, we asked communities how to edit wild mice to stop Lyme, b/c those who'll live with interventions deserve to shape them. We've engineered accordingly.
Joanna Buchthal@JoannaBuchthal

Years in the making — Mice Against Ticks is on @60Minutes this Sunday! Sneak peek: instagram.com/reel/DOykn83Ec… Help stop Lyme! miceagainstticks.org Heartfelt thanks to our amazing team, collaborators & island communities for bringing this story to life! #LymeDisease #MITMediaLab

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jpa@josephpalbanese·
new project: cleo (kindle + llm) 📚 cleo is an ios app that pairs whatever book you're reading on kindle with an llm (o3) — ask questions, get recaps/summaries, or listen/discuss (think audiobooks but interactive). the llm has context on exactly where you are + the book contents. best part? no complex setup needed. just link your kindle account and that's it. it just works. reply / rt for testflight invite 👇
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Christina Agapakis@thisischristina·
Biotech people are so traumatized by the GMO debates from ~20 years ago that they still think people will automatically reject anything labeled GMO and that “acceptance” is downstream of detailed technical knowledge of molecular biology. Meanwhile…
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Michael Specter
Michael Specter@specterm·
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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Michael Specter@specterm·
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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Michael Specter@specterm·
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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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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Michael Specter@specterm·
@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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@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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