Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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‘Talking tree’ constantly posts about its lunch on Facebook
This tree is wired with sensors so it can tweet about rain, noise levels, and air quality. Yeah, it's boring, but how many trees can tweet?
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This bacterium eats toxic liquid and poops out gold
Cupriavidus metallidurans can eat toxic gold chloride and excrete pure gold. This is not so useful as science. But it makes good art!
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Bet you never knew ice could make this sound
The Russian percussion group Ethnobeat has turned Lake Baikal, the world's oldest lake, into a 12,000-square-mile drum kit.
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Finally, a product for people who love both beer and testicles
This beer is made with fresh, natural, locally-sourced bull gonads. Testes great, less filling!