Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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Insane bird’s-eye view of the Colorado wildfires
A National Guard member who was called in to tackle the wildfires currently raging in Colorado shot this amazing aerial view, and a member of the unit posted it on Reddit, […]
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Mind-bending chart shows population growth in 590 cities
This chart, showing population growth in almost 600 cities worldwide, is basically too complicated to understand with the naked eye. You’ll want to click through to the original, which allows […]
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Giant fish made of plastic bottles make Rio+20 look like Burning Man
What does the Rio+20 conference have in common with Burning Man? Apparently, the fact that you might encounter weird, large-scale art made of recycled materials. These fish, made from discarded […]
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Loud, grumpy parrot is back from the brink of extinction, and it wants to have sex with your head
The kakapo is probably the best parrot. It has the face and personality of Walter Matthau and regularly tries to get it on with human heads. What's not to like?
