Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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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 you to highlight cities from Tokyo at the top to Ta’izz (Yemen) at the bottom, and see their population trajectory from 1950 to a projected […]
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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 bottles, grace the Botafogo beach near the conference. From certain angles, they look like they’re humping, but we’re sure that’s not artistic commentary on the […]
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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?
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Giant water balloon mosaic shows how much water it takes to make a burger
This video from European nonprofit Generation Awake illustrates how much water it takes to produce a burger, by laying down the equivalent amount in water balloons.