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.
It is not possible to assert publicly that Monsanto is anything other than venal without being accused of being a sellout, a fraud, or worse. - Michael Specter
It is not possible to assert publicly that Monsanto is anything other than venal without being accused of being a sellout, a fraud, or worse.
- Michael Specter
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 ac… - Michael Specter
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 ac…
Flu is easily transmitted, so if you are working with sick people - who are most at risk for getting seriously ill - you ought to be vaccinated. I am… - Michael Specter
Flu is easily transmitted, so if you are working with sick people - who are most at risk for getting seriously ill - you ought to be vaccinated. I am…
Vaccination is a public health issue because influenza is a highly contagious disease. If you don't vaccinate your child, his or her schoolmates are … - Michael Specter
Vaccination is a public health issue because influenza is a highly contagious disease. If you don't vaccinate your child, his or her schoolmates are …
Your dollar cheeseburger isn't a dollar if you factor in what it's going to cost in health care. - Michael Specter
Your dollar cheeseburger isn't a dollar if you factor in what it's going to cost in health care.
Daily vitamins are of no value. - Michael Specter
Daily vitamins are of no value.
I think it's too soon to say that, and I think, basically - most of the people that I ran across and most of the studies that I saw suggest people do… - Michael Specter
I think it's too soon to say that, and I think, basically - most of the people that I ran across and most of the studies that I saw suggest people do…
I have never earned one penny from any pharmaceutical company. I will never accept one penny from them either. Ever. - Michael Specter
I have never earned one penny from any pharmaceutical company. I will never accept one penny from them either. Ever.
I started to write about science and medicine at the Washington Post, in the early days of the AIDS epidemic. - Michael Specter
I started to write about science and medicine at the Washington Post, in the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
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