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Joe Fassler

Deputy Editor

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Joe Fassler is The Counter's deputy editor. His reporting has been included in The Best American Food Writing and twice nominated for a James Beard Media Award. A 2019 - 2020 Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado, Boulder, he's the author of two books: a novel, The Sky Was Ours (forthcoming from Penguin Books), and Light the Dark: Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process.

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Soon, chickens will be able to start eating before they hatch
Weird science: The poultry industry is learning to feed chickens while they’re still inside the egg
Tech
by Joe Fassler
06.15.2017
Tech
Chickens slaughtered as part of kaporos
Is the ritual religious sacrifice of animals “justifiable”?
Culture
by Joe Fassler
06.13.2017
Culture
moon jellyfish production eating
Scientists just made a jellyfish potato chip
Tech
by Joe Fassler
05.25.2017
Tech
Half of “foodies” say they want to be entrepreneurs. It’s unclear whether they ever start businesses
Culture
by Joe Fassler
05.23.2017
Culture
A new development in Fishers, IN will include a restaurant incubator
How do you build a food scene in the suburbs?
Business
by Joe Fassler
05.23.2017
Business
Whole Foods in Naperville, Illinois
Does Whole Foods want to become Walmart?
Business
by Joe Fassler
05.16.2017
Business
Can you put a number on happiness? DiGiorno can
What can pizza parties tell us about happiness?
Tech
by Joe Fassler
05.04.2017
Tech
NRDC water quality report EPA
Millions of Americans have no idea how safe their drinking water is
Environment
by Joe Fassler
05.03.2017
Environment
A bee's pollination is drastically affected by certain pesticides
A common pesticide gets bees buzzed, and very lost
Environment
by Joe Fassler
04.27.2017
Environment
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