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Writers

Michael Specter

World Media

Journalism Under Putin

“The murder of Anna Politkovskaya was at once unbelievable and utterly expected.”

Michael Specter New Yorker Jan 2007 40min Permalink

Arts Food

Against the Grain

Scrutinizing the gluten-free craze.

Michael Specter New Yorker Oct 2014 25min Permalink

Science

Partial Recall

Can neuroscience take the pain out of painful memories?

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Previously: The Longform Guide to the Brain.

Michael Specter New Yorker May 2014 25min Permalink

Science

The Lyme Wars

The Lyme-disease infection rate is growing. So is the battle over how to treat it.

Michael Specter New Yorker Jul 2013 20min Permalink

Science Media

The Operator

A profile of Dr. Oz.

Michael Specter New Yorker Jan 2013 35min Permalink

Science

Germs Are Us

On the importance of the human microbiome.

Michael Specter New Yorker Oct 2012 25min Permalink

Science

Chemotherapy for the Climate?

On geoengineering, a high risk/high reward fix for global warming.

Michael Specter New Yorker May 2012 25min Permalink

Crime Science

Do Fingerprints Lie?

Controversy over the alleged gold standard of forensic evidence.

Michael Specter New Yorker May 2002 30min Permalink

The Long Ride

On Lance Armstrong’s return to racing after cancer.

Michael Specter New Yorker Jul 2002 35min Permalink

World

Planet Kirsan

Inside a chess master’s fiefdom.

Michael Specter New Yorker Apr 2006 25min Permalink

The Fantasist

A profile of the (now former) director of the House of Dior, John Galliano.

Michael Specter New Yorker Sep 2003 30min Permalink

Science World

A Deadly Misdiagnosis

“You can treat a lot of people, and India has,’’ says an epidemiologist working on TB. “But if you have tests that cause misdiagnosis on a massive scale you are going to have a serious problem. And they do.”

Michael Specter New Yorker Nov 2010 20min Permalink