Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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Watch mildly offensive national stereotypes promote biking
The Dutch are not always bastions of political correctness (cough cough blackface Christmas). So it’s kind of a relief that when they chose three national stereotypes to feature in this mid-1980s pro-bike campaign, they went with the proper English lady, the American cowboy, and the horndog Italian. Coulda been worse.
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This train can launch you into space
Getting into space via shuttle is difficult and expensive. So why not take a train? Startram is a magnetic levitation train that could — theoretically — launch people into orbit for a fraction of the cost.
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Baby sloths pooping
The next installment in your continuing Grist List coverage of baby sloths being incomprehensibly adorable:
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New SimCity has SimClimateChange
SimCity is back (or will be in 2013), and looking pretty damn awesome. And now, along with public approval and municipal funds and Godzilla attacks, there’s a new factor to juggle: Making lousy energy choices can force your city to contend with climate change.
