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Bill Schutt, Author

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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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · 5d

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.📚

Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · 5d

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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Wrote about Gein (the inspiration for Psycho's Norman Bates) in the prologue of my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”.

Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Wrote about Gein (the inspiration for Psycho's Norman Bates) in the prologue of my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”. Chilling stuff.

Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Wrote about Gein (the inspiration for Psycho's Norman Bates) in the prologue of my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”.

Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · 7d

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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · 10d

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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Sep 5

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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Aug 28

Eastern garter snake, (Thamnophis sirtalis) in our backyard this morning. 🐍🧪

An eastern garter snake in our backyard.

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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Aug 17

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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thanks Alan. I'm glad you enjoyed Bite. Currently working on two new books, including my first kids book. 🧪📚

Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Aug 13

Meal time for Junior on our shag bark hickory. 🧪🐣 Mom was on an adjacent tree.

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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Aug 8

Sharing is nice. Scene from our deck this morning. 🧪🕊️🐣

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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Aug 5

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 🧪🦶🏻👟👠📚🐘🦇🐾

Photos show examples of the practice of foot binding.

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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Aug 4

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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Jul 30

Doing research for my next book. Could be worse. 🧪📚

Sitting lakeside and catching up on references for a new book chapter.

Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Jul 19

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. 🧪🦇📚

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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Jul 2

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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Jun 23

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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Jun 21

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. 🧪📚🦶🏻👟👠🐘👣

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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Jun 21

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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · Jun 1

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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · May 31

Very bad science ju-ju. 🧪

World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts

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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · May 30

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.

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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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · May 30

In the air, birds like swallows. Also dragonflies but the loss of any species is a tragedy.