Claire Elise Thompson
Associate Editor, The Fix at Grist
Associate editor @grist. Telling stories about progress and the people driving it. Opinions are mine & dandy.
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2 days ago |
grist.org | Claire Elise Thompson
The spotlightDuring the COVID lockdowns of 2020, people in cities all over the world were desperate to get outside. As everything slowed down, residents and city governments organized to block off sections of some streets to cars, instead giving them over to pedestrians and leisure activities — a global phenomenon of “open,” “slow,” or “quiet” streets, depending on the local parlance.
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2 weeks ago |
grist.org | Claire Elise Thompson
The vision“One of the things I aim for is just to say, hey, it doesn’t have to be this way. I think that’s the key goal of science fiction in general, whether it’s a positive future, a negative future, somewhere in between. It doesn’t have to be like this.”— Author Becky ChambersThe spotlightWhat would the world look like if it were built on compassion — for ourselves, our fellow humans, and the other things we coexist with?
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3 weeks ago |
grist.org | Claire Elise Thompson
Having grown up in the Southeast, I’ve always loved a good summer thunderstorm. Sure, thunder can be loud and sometimes scary, but I associate storms with a feeling of coziness. We would seek shelter in the safety of our home, me and my brother hoping the power would go out (it often did) so we’d have an excuse to light candles and eat ice cream before it melted. Fireworks, on the other hand, I have come to loathe.
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1 month ago |
grist.org | Claire Elise Thompson
The vision“I just see this flattening of imagination. And that to me is the most terrifying thing. A lack of imagination leads to a lack of problem-solving, a lack of critical thinking. And that is what’s at risk here.”— Emily Graslie, creator of The Brain ScoopThe spotlightLast week, we shared a story about the shake-ups that workers, career coaches, and development experts are experiencing in the climate job market right now.
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1 month ago |
grist.org | Claire Elise Thompson
The vision“The uncertainty of the situation is taking an emotional toll on our entire community. The job market is shifting so rapidly that it’s an uneasy time whether you’re employed at the moment or not.”— Trish Kenlon, founder of Sustainable Career PathwaysThe spotlightOn Thursday, February 27, Tom Di Liberto lost his job as a public affairs specialist in the office of communications at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA.
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