How your body and mind can benefit from dark chocolate
For more than 3,000 years, chocolate has been used for its healing properties. Flash forward to today, and scientists are finding scientific evidence for the healing properties of chocolate, or at least, dark chocolate. Like green tea and red wine, dark chocolate contains polyphenols, a powerful Read More...
After years of rehabilitation, these manatees are returning to the ocean
Three manatees at the Dominican Republic’s National Aquarium are set to return to the ocean after an extensive rehabilitation process that has lasted years. According to Spanish news agency EFE, two of the manatees— Juana and Pepe —are eight years old and only lived in the ocean for a few Read More...
November 10, 2020
Today we travel to Austin, TX, where the city voted to revolutionize their transit system and Manchester, UK where a power plant is using liquid air to store renewable energy. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 10, 2020
Today we travel to Austin, TX, where the city voted to revolutionize their transit system and Manchester, UK where a power plant is using liquid air to store renewable energy. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 10, 2020
Today we travel to Austin, TX, where the city voted to revolutionize their transit system and Manchester, UK where a power plant is using liquid air to store renewable energy. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 10, 2020
Today we travel to Austin, TX, where the city voted to revolutionize their transit system and Manchester, UK where a power plant is using liquid air to store renewable energy. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
New power plant uses liquid air to store renewable energy
While batteries are great for short-term energy storage, they are still too expensive to do long-term energy storage. Plus, batteries require minerals that are becoming increasingly scarce as the world moves towards power systems based on variable renewable energy. Fortunately, there is a promising Read More...
This nasal spray may help prevent Covid-19 in remote areas
The problem with any potential Covid-19 vaccine is that they are difficult to distribute in low-income and rural areas. Fortunately, researchers from Columbia University may have an effective alternative in the form of a nasal spray. The spray is a lipopeptide (a lipid and peptide combination) Read More...
City of Austin votes to spend $7 billion to revolutionize transportation
In a city where roughly three-quarters of residents drive alone to work, it’s no surprise that drivers in Austin, Texas, spend an average of 104 hours stuck in traffic each year. One of the main reasons behind this vehicle-mania is the city’s innate car-oriented infrastructure. That’s now Read More...
The elections are over. Here’s how to continue your role in democracy
So you cast your ballot and participated in the democratic process, now what? There are so many more ways to remain involved in the democratic process beyond just voting. Today we share some ideas for contributing to collective civic good any time, not just during election season. Reach out Read More...