Bill Schutt, Author
@billschuttauthor.bsky.social
Zoologist, 🦇 espec vampire bats. Cornell PhD. Author of pop sci books📚: Bite, Cannibalism, Pump, Dark Banquet & thrillers: Hell's Gate etc. Res Assoc @ AMNH. Emeritus Bio Prof @ LIU-Post. Anatomy, Nature, History, Science 🧪, Film, Horror www.billschutt.com
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I was just approached by a magazine writer who wants to do an article about which of the castaways on Gilligan’s island would be eaten first if they’d resorted to cannibalism. I turned it down but now I wonder…
What do you think?
What do you think?
I was just approached by a magazine writer who wants to do an article about which of the castaways on Gilligan’s island would be eaten first if they’d resorted to cannibalism. I turned it down but now I wonder…
What do you think?
What do you think?
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I was just approached by a magazine writer who wants to do an article about which of the castaways on Gilligan’s island would be eaten first if they’d resorted to cannibalism. I turned it down but now I wonder…
What do you think?
What do you think?
Rest in peace, and thank you.
Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...
Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...
Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79
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October 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Rest in peace, and thank you.
Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...
Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...
Wow, this was definitely news to me!
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair
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October 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Wow, this was definitely news to me!
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...
As a fan of Psycho, I wrote about Ed Gein's horrific story (the inspiration for Norman Bates) in my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”. His story was certainly not "perfectly natural" but I used it as an example of how a reputed cannibal turned into a 50's media sensation.📚
October 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
As a fan of Psycho, I wrote about Ed Gein's horrific story (the inspiration for Norman Bates) in my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”. His story was certainly not "perfectly natural" but I used it as an example of how a reputed cannibal turned into a 50's media sensation.📚
Like many of my fellow authors who discovered that their books had been co-opted to train AI programs (I have 5 of them), I am currently dealing with this issue. I’m extremely thankful to Andrea Bartz (and the other plaintiffs) for taking the initiative to correct this matter. 🧪📚
The Thriller Writer Who Took on a Tech Giant
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October 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Like many of my fellow authors who discovered that their books had been co-opted to train AI programs (I have 5 of them), I am currently dealing with this issue. I’m extremely thankful to Andrea Bartz (and the other plaintiffs) for taking the initiative to correct this matter. 🧪📚
Here's an interview with Adrienne Westenfeld I did last month about cannibalism and my book Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History. Please check it out and, if you like it, please share it. 🧪📚
Everything You Could Ever Want to Know About Cannibalism
Author and zoologist Bill Schutt answers our burning questions about cannibalism, from what human flesh tastes like to why people once consumed powdered mummies (yes, seriously).
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October 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Here's an interview with Adrienne Westenfeld I did last month about cannibalism and my book Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History. Please check it out and, if you like it, please share it. 🧪📚
Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in U.S. Is Suspected on Long Island www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/n...
Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in U.S. Is Suspected on Long Island
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September 29, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in U.S. Is Suspected on Long Island www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/n...
Here's an I mportant article from The New York Times on what to do if your passport is lost or stolen while you are out of the country. 🛂 ✈️
Was Your Passport Lost or Stolen Abroad? Here’s How to Replace It.
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September 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Here's an I mportant article from The New York Times on what to do if your passport is lost or stolen while you are out of the country. 🛂 ✈️
Eastern garter snake, (Thamnophis sirtalis) in our backyard this morning. 🐍🧪
August 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Eastern garter snake, (Thamnophis sirtalis) in our backyard this morning. 🐍🧪
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying. Protect wildfire fighters now! Call on the Forest Service to immediately yupdate their rediculouly dangerous rules! 🌳🔥🚒 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying
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August 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying. Protect wildfire fighters now! Call on the Forest Service to immediately yupdate their rediculouly dangerous rules! 🌳🔥🚒 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
Meal time for Junior on our shag bark hickory. 🧪🐣 Mom was on an adjacent tree.
August 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Meal time for Junior on our shag bark hickory. 🧪🐣 Mom was on an adjacent tree.
Sharing is nice. Scene from our deck this morning. 🧪🕊️🐣
August 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Sharing is nice. Scene from our deck this morning. 🧪🕊️🐣
Thrilled to have signed my 2nd book contract in 2025. This one for "Feet First: A Natural History, from Fins to Fetishes" to be illustrated by my friend and ANNH colleague Patricia J. Wynne (of course). Here's a special shout out/thank you to my agents Gillian and Liz for keeping me busy 🧪🦶🏻👟👠📚🐘🦇🐾
August 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Thrilled to have signed my 2nd book contract in 2025. This one for "Feet First: A Natural History, from Fins to Fetishes" to be illustrated by my friend and ANNH colleague Patricia J. Wynne (of course). Here's a special shout out/thank you to my agents Gillian and Liz for keeping me busy 🧪🦶🏻👟👠📚🐘🦇🐾
10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 🎨 🖼️
10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ (Gift Article)
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
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August 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 🎨 🖼️
Doing research for my next book. Could be worse. 🧪📚
July 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Doing research for my next book. Could be worse. 🧪📚
Just signed the contract for my first kid's book, "Desi the Vampire Bat", which will be illustrated by my longtime friend and AMNH colleague Patricia J. Wynne. 🧪🦇📚
July 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Just signed the contract for my first kid's book, "Desi the Vampire Bat", which will be illustrated by my longtime friend and AMNH colleague Patricia J. Wynne. 🧪🦇📚
Interesting article. 🧪Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/h...
Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia.
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July 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Interesting article. 🧪Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/h...
Please read. This is important information. What to Do When There’s a Flash Flood Warning www.nytimes.com/article/flas...
What to Do When There’s a Flash Flood Warning
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June 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Please read. This is important information. What to Do When There’s a Flash Flood Warning www.nytimes.com/article/flas...
Text for my first children's book (about a family of vampire 🦇🦇) has been accepted and is moving on to the copy editor. Roughly 10k words into my next popular science book. 🧪📚🦶🏻👟👠🐘👣
June 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Text for my first children's book (about a family of vampire 🦇🦇) has been accepted and is moving on to the copy editor. Roughly 10k words into my next popular science book. 🧪📚🦶🏻👟👠🐘👣
Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...
Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species
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June 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...
Here are the NYTimes picks for their favorite movies each year since 2000. 🎥🍿
The Movies We’ve Loved Since 2000 (Gift Article)
Explore 25 years of our movie coverage, and find your next film from this collection of our critics’ favorites from each year.
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June 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Here are the NYTimes picks for their favorite movies each year since 2000. 🎥🍿
Very bad science ju-ju. 🧪
World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts
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May 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Very bad science ju-ju. 🧪
Reposted by Bill Schutt, Author
A new study finds that eliminating fluoride in drinking water would cause 25.4 million more cavities for kids in the U.S. within the next five years and double to 53.8 million in 10 years.
The study comes as Utah and Florida have recently banned fluoride, following the lead of RFK Jr.
The study comes as Utah and Florida have recently banned fluoride, following the lead of RFK Jr.
Rotten result? Kids' cavities would increase by millions if every state banned fluoride
Florida and Utah have already removed fluoridation from public water systems. What if the rest of the country follows?
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May 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A new study finds that eliminating fluoride in drinking water would cause 25.4 million more cavities for kids in the U.S. within the next five years and double to 53.8 million in 10 years.
The study comes as Utah and Florida have recently banned fluoride, following the lead of RFK Jr.
The study comes as Utah and Florida have recently banned fluoride, following the lead of RFK Jr.
This is a scary article by Carl Zimmer about the how scientists have found a second species of the fungus that causes white nose syndrome in bats. A potentially devastating development 🧪🦇
A Fungus Devastated North American Bats. A New Species Could Deliver a Killer Blow.
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May 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
This is a scary article by Carl Zimmer about the how scientists have found a second species of the fungus that causes white nose syndrome in bats. A potentially devastating development 🧪🦇
This has to be the greatest bird feeder EVER.
May 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This has to be the greatest bird feeder EVER.