Tags > Michael Specter

Stories for "Michael Specter"

In short: The true story of Kid President, the danger of Dr. Oz

By
on

Here, some staff picks of smart, funny, bizarre and cool stuff on the interwebs from this (and last) week: The true story of Kid President: Watch this behind-the-scenes video of everyone’s favorite new politician. [YouTube] And make sure to watch his pep talk, posted on TED last week. An absolute must-read by Michael Specter, on […]

The danger of science denial: Michael Specter on TED.com

By
on

Vaccine-autism claims, “Frankenfood” bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public’s growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason, says Michael Specter. He warns the trend spells disaster for human progress. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 16:29) Watch Michael Specter’s talk on TED.com, where you can […]