The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News

This beautiful concrete home has trees spilling out the windows

We don’t typically publish stories about the design of individual homes, but sometimes you need to give credit where it’s due. In Ha Long, ...

Americans are finally starting to embrace the bidet

Bidet sales are up in America! Editorial confession: We’ve been hoping to write something like that for a long time. If you don’t know ...

New implant cools nerves and cuts pain, reducing opioid need

In response to the ongoing opioid epidemic, medical researchers are developing viable alternatives to pain management. While opioids have proven effective at managing pain, ...

Tova Friedman survived Auschwitz—Now she’s sharing her story on TikTok

Visitors routinely overwhelm Tova Friedman's TikTok account with tough questions, such as: Why didn't she try to flee Auschwitz? Could she hear screams coming ...

Bionic leg breakthrough: mind-controlled prosthetics transform mobility for a...

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM MIT researchers made a significant advancement in prosthetic technology by producing a bionic limb that can be controlled ...