Articles by Amelia Urry

Amelia Urry is Grist's associate editor of science and technology, and self-appointed poet-in-residence. Follow her on Twitter.

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These charts show why corn is king

Check out our infographic on corn and subsidies.

Amelia Bates & Amelia Urry Culture
Our crazy farm subsidies, explained

Once upon a time, we started subsidizing agriculture.

Amelia Urry Technology
“Ex Machina” takes on nature vs. nurture — with robo-babes

Ex Machina, the new film written and directed by Alex Garland, explores -- quite sordidly at times -- what "power" really means.

Amelia Urry, Eve Andrews, Suzanne Jacobs, & Ana Sofia Knauf Culture
This bloody whaling documentary could teach you something about sustainable food

If you eat meat -- even the humanely raised, locally butchered, lullabied-to-sleep-at-night kind -- there will always be blood, and lots of it.

Amelia Urry Culture