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Jaime Lowe

Science

The Mysterious Life (and Death) of Africa’s Oldest Trees

On the plight of the baobab tree.

Jaime Lowe Topic Jan 2019 25min Permalink

Science

The Super Bowl of Beekeeping

Almond growing in California is a $7.6 billion industry that wouldn’t be possible without the 30 billion bees (and hundreds of human beekeepers) who keep the trees pollinated — and whose very existence is in peril.

Jaime Lowe New York Times Magazine Aug 2018 15min Permalink

Crime

The Incarcerated Women Who Fight California’s Wildfires

By choice, for less than $2 an hour, the female inmate firefighters of California work their bodies to the breaking point. Sometimes they even risk their lives.

Jaime Lowe New York Times Magazine Aug 2017 20min Permalink

Science Health

“I Don’t Believe in God, but I Believe in Lithium”

A life with bipolar disorder.

Jaime Lowe New York Times Magazine Jun 2015 Permalink

Arts

Harlan Ellison Isn’t Dead Yet

The cult author, 57 years into his writing career.

Jaime Lowe New York Jul 2013 10min Permalink