Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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Politically conservative cities suck for pedestrians
Walkin’ in politically conservative cities, walkin’ in politically conservative cities, nobody walks in politically conservative citiiiiies. Okay this is not very catchy, but Will Oremus at Slate has noticed that it’s true. The most walkable cities are reliably politically liberal — the 19 most walkable are all in states that voted for Obama in 2008, and […]
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Bill Nye explains why the city of the future is bike-friendly
The city of the future has showers at the office for bike commuters, weatherproof bike highways, and tunnels engineered to create helpful tailwinds, according to Bill Nye the Science Guy.
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Moscow looks awesome from space
NASA’s image of the day today is a night shot of Moscow, seen framed by the Aurora Borealis and the solar panels of the International Space Station.
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Penguin lives the dream, bites Newt Gingrich
Gingrich was bitten on the finger by the penguin at the St. Louis zoo.