critic for The New York Times. They have one daughter, Emma. Specter is a 1977 graduate of Vassar College, where he majored in English. Bibliography Books Essays and reporting Audiobooks Specter, Michael (2023). Higher Animals: Vaccines, Synthetic Biology, and the Future of Life. Pushkin Industries. References External links Michael Specter website 1955 births Living people Vassar College alumni Bard College faculty American male journalists The Washington Post people The New York Times writers The New Yorker people Place of birth missing (living people)