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Michael Balter

Michael Balter

Michael Balter is a veteran journalist based in Paris and New York City. His science journalism has appeared in Science, Scientific American, Audubon, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and many other publications; his food and travel writing has appeared in Islands, Travel & Leisure, National Geographic Traveler, and Bon Appetit. Balter taught journalism at Boston University and New York University for many years.

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Michael Balter
The American Museum of Natural History needs to finish its sexual harassment investigation alreadyThe American Museum of Natural History needs to finish its sexual harassment investigation already

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