August 13, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Need some closet clean out motivation and want to learn about a new tool for low-cost Read More...
August 13, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Need some closet clean out motivation and want to learn about a new tool for low-cost Read More...
August 13, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Need some closet clean out motivation and want to learn about a new tool for low-cost Read More...
New reusable material makes saltwater drinkable in just 30 minutes
Access to clean, freshwater is a growing challenge for many communities. Finding scalable desalination technologies to turn our world’s abundant saltwater into a drinkable resource would eliminate water shortages in many areas of the globe, but turning seawater into freshwater is no easy Read More...
Indian company tackles taboo by introducing paid leave for periods
How many days a month have you missed work or requested a day off for stomach pains and cramps because of menstruation? This is the question one of India’s largest food-delivery firms, Zomato, put to its 4,000 employees, 35 percent of whom are women, in announcing a new paid period leave policy Read More...
In the future, your EV’s electricity could pay for parking
Imagine rolling into a parking space and paying for it not with money, but with a bit of the electricity from your EV's battery. If Nissan has its way, this could be the case in the near future. Autoblog notes that the automaker has opened an exhibition space in Yokohama, the Pavilion, Read More...
Philadelphia to provide free internet for 35,000 low-income families
The pandemic has shown us all how important it is to be connected to the Internet. The problem, however, is that millions of Americans still live without a reliable connection to the web, which is especially problematic for kids considering the school year is just around the corner and is expected Read More...
Bogotá pedals towards a bike-centered transportation future
Bogotá is one of the most congested cities in the world with commuters losing an average of 191 hours a year sitting in traffic, but avid cyclist Mayor Claudia López is hoping to turn the transportation tide in the city by expanding bicycle transportation. As we discussed at the beginning of Read More...
How to study most effectively, according to cognitive research
When it comes to studying, there are many different approaches you can take. But new cognitive research out of Western University in Canada has identified three proven steps that will help you study and learn most effectively. You can find those three steps below. Set a goal: Figure out what Read More...
This sustainable water taxi is designed to get you across rivers in no time
Cross-water transportation in cities often means driving over a busy bridge or using designated ferries that are typically slow and not the most easily accessible. But what if there was a better alternative, such as having on-demand electric water taxis that allow for a greener and faster Read More...