Should Title IX investigations be kept secret? The case of anthropologist William Hylander at Duke University
Duke University/WikiMedia Commons In recent days I have put it out on social media that Duke University is investigating one of its anthropolog…
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My visit to a "shithole" country
Central Managua/WikiMedia Commons I’ve visited a lot of what Donald Trump might call “shithole” countries in my life, but the one that evokes t…
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A Tree Grows in Van Nuys
6032 Woodman Avenue, Van Nuys, CA, as it looks today. My recent move from Paris to the United States--a return to my home country after 29 years…
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Reposting of earlier blog
Dear readers, For reasons that are not yet clear, a blog post from April 2016 was sent out again to those who subscribe to this blog. I did not do…
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At long last, human origins curator search begins anew at @AMNH
American Museum of Natural History -- Wikimedia Commons It's been about 10 months since the last curator of human origins at the American Mu…
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A "Second Chance" for Harvey Weinstein--Already?
David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons Last Sunday, according to the New York Times , Harvey Weinstein sent an email to agents and studio executives …
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Michael Moore on Broadway
I've just returned to the USA after 29 years of living in Paris, and my darling New Yorker daughter thought it would help my adjustment if she…
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Farewell, and some farewells, to Paris
As my friends know, after 29 years living in Paris my wife and I are returning to the USA. Actually, it's a return for me; for my English wife…
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Death to the Socialist Party--Long Live Socialism!
Emmanuel Macron/Wikimedia Commons I have been a socialist all of my adult life, although what I mean by that has changed over the years. But a m…
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WHAT IS HERITABILITY, REALLY?
The calculated "heritability" for having two hands is essentially zero. Image: Wikimedia Commons/Leon Brocard In the May issue of Sc…
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My book about Neolithic Catalhoyuk in Turkey and the origins of civilization, the paperback edition. For more information about it, please visit MY WEB SITE
- Michael Balter
- I have been a working journalist for more than 40 years, beginning in Los Angeles as an investigative reporter and then in Paris as a travel, food, and science writer. For more than 20 years I have covered anthropology and archaeology writer for Science, Audubon, Scientific American, SAPIENS, and other publications. I have also covered sexual misconduct for The Verge, Scientific American, and others; I write about mental health, especially schizophrenia; and I engage in occasional media criticism. I returned to the USA in October 2017 after 30 years in Paris, and now live in the New York City area, where I currently teach journalism at City College of New York (I previously taught journalism at Boston University and New York University.) For more about me and what I do, copies of my articles, information about my book, and other goodies, please visit MY WEB SITE
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