Antioxidants are completely useless. Michael Specter antioxidantcompletelyuseless Change image and share on social
The best way to deal with climate change has been obvious for years: cut greenhouse-gas emissions severely. We haven't done that. In 2010, for example, carbon emissions rose by six per cent - the largest such increase on record. Michael Specter carboncentchange share on social
Denialist arguments are often bolstered by accurate information taken wildly out of context, wielded selectively, and supported by fake experts who often don't seem fake at all. Michael Specter accurateargumentbolster Change image and share on social
I moved from Moscow to Rome with my family and two bicycles in 1998, and spent a lot of that year- and the next - obsessed, I am sorry to admit, with the bicycles. Italy, after all, was a place where thousands of middle-aged men felt perfectly comfortable spending many hours a week in brightly colored spandex. Michael Specter admitagebicycle share on social
Consumers deserve the right to know what's in their food - and obviously, most people want that choice. It's hard to see how more knowledge about the products we eat every day can hurt us. Michael Specter choiceconsumerday Change image and share on social
When most members of a community are vaccinated, they protect those who are not by eliminating the viral reservoirs in the population. The effect is known as 'herd immunity.' Michael Specter communityeffecteliminate Change image and share on social
Newspapers and magazines are vanishing. But science writers are not. In fact, they are becoming so adept and varied that I hardly have time to read 'Gawker' anymore. Michael Specter adeptanymorefact Change image and share on social
'Meat' is a vague term and can be used to refer to many parts of an animal, including internal organs and skin. For the most part, the meat we eat consists of muscle tissue taken from farm animals, whether it's a sirloin steak, which is cut from the rear of a cow, or a pork chop, taken from flesh near the spine of a pig. Michael Specter animalchopconsist share on social
The history of agriculture is the history of humans breeding seeds and animals to produce traits we want in our crops and livestock. Michael Specter agricultureanimalbreed Change image and share on social