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Michael Specter has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1998. His most recent book, “Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives,” was published on October 29, 2009. Specter writes often about science, technology, and public health. Since joining the magazine, he has written several articles about the global AIDS epidemic, as well as about avian influenza, malaria, and the world’s diminishing freshwater resources, synthetic biology and the debate over the meaning of our carbon footprint. He has also published many Profiles, of subjects including Lance Armstrong, the ethicist Peter Singer, Sean (P. Diddy) Combs, Manolo Blahnik, and Miuccia Prada.

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My recent discussion on NPR's Science Friday about Denialism

Last Friday I talked about "Denialism" on NPR's Science Friday show with Ira Flatow. After a while Ira took calls and the first person on the air provided a dramatic, and completely unwitting demonstration of what denialism really means. She was a woman who believed that abortion is wrong and science could help her prove [...:] read more »

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Books by Michael Specter

Average rating: 3.62 · 526 ratings · 137 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives 3.56 avg rating — 499 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Fantastic Mr. Fox: The Making of the Motion Picture by Michael Specter, Wes Anderson 4.67 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Harms the Planet and Threatens Our Lives 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Fashion Questionnaire by Michael Specter, Nancy Durham 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Michael Specter

“People wrap themselves in their beliefs. And they do it in such a way that you can't set them free. Not even the truth will set them free.”
― Michael Specter

tags: anti-science , atheism , denialism , fundamentalism , michael-specter , science , skepticism

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“Be sceptical, ask questions, demand proof. Demand evidence. Don't take anything for granted. But here's the thing: When you get proof, you need to accept the proof. And we're not that good at doing that.”
― Michael Specter

tags: food , medicine , science

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