Articles by Jess Zimmerman

Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.

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Donald Trump hates wind energy, has no ability to recognize satire

Trump uncritically retweeted a satirical graphic that was designed to show how uncritically some people accept anecdata.

Jess Zimmerman Climate & Energy
If you were a real hipster, you’d ride this electric velocipede

So you're a member of the food coop and the community garden and you kit out your bike like a Victorian gentleman? Sorry, you just got out-retro-cooled.

Jess Zimmerman Culture
People in China are beating the smog by sticking cigarette filters in their nostrils

This is probably not the ideal way to deal with Beijing's epic air pollution, but at least you can pretend to be a walrus.

Jess Zimmerman Culture
The orchid mantis may be the most beautiful bug we’ve ever seen

Just what it says on the tin: a mantis that looks exactly like an exotic orchid.

Jess Zimmerman Culture