Articles by Video Producer Jesse Nichols
Jesse Nichols is a video producer covering science at Grist, where he has worked since 2017. Nichols produces the award-winning Grist series, Proof of Concept, and contributes multimedia reporting to Grist’s coverage. He lives in Seattle.


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Did DDT play a role in my family’s cancers?
These four sisters all developed breast cancer, despite having no genetic markers for the illness. Was something in their environment responsible? One of their daughters is looking at the once widely-used insecticide DDT as the possible culprit.
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Malls are going back to their roots — as suburban town centers
You could fit a small town on the footprint of a mall. Now, some cities are doing that.
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How climate change became polarized (and why that could change)
Republicans and Democrats once appeared to agree about climate change. What happened?
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How to power your house, with xkcd’s Randall Munroe
Randall Munroe stopped by Grist to give a breakdown of the best (and worst) ways to power your house with renewable energy. Our video features just a few of the many “useless but entertaining” ideas from his latest book, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems.