Grist List
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This secret, invite-only bar was built inside a NYC rooftop water tower
N.D. Austin, the organizer, describes this project as "transgressive placemaking."
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This electric car runs on tweets
This 1967 Karmann Ghia, converted to electric by Kansas City high schoolers, will turn Twitter mentions and Facebook likes into wattage to complete a 1,000-mile trip.
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Croatia is training honeybees to locate landmines
They don't call it a "hive mind" for nothing.
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This solar panel printer can make 33 feet of solar cells per minute
The type of solar cell isn't the most efficient, but it lends itself to uses where you need a little flexibility.
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The downside of Greek yogurt: Seas of fish-killing toxic byproduct
All that Greek yogurt you're eating is creating a toxic byproduct: gallons upon gallons upon gallons of acid whey.
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The future of urban farming is pink
The reality of vertical farming could be a little bit weirder and a little bit less natural-looking than we usually imagine.
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Amtrak may start allowing pets to ride with you
Technically all the animals will be in kennels, but we're going to cling to our fantasy of being whisked through the countryside in a pile of cats and dogs.
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Artist displays chunks of real glaciers as sculpture
This exhibit at MoMA consists of glacier chunks, flown from Iceland, sitting in an artificially cooled room. Maybe not the most environmentally friendly statement.
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Watching a tornado victim find her lost dog will make you feel at least a little better for at least a minute
Thank goodness for one little bitty bit of good news.
