AI guiding system allows blind runners to race independently
When blind or vision-impaired people compete in races, they usually have to be tethered to a human guide or a guide dog to help them run the course. In the near future, however, these same runners could compete independently thanks to a new artificial intelligence system from Google called Project Read More...
Can VR help lawmakers understand the hidden effects of climate change?
While the massive wildfires and apocalyptic skies hovering over California this year were an obvious sign of the climate crisis, there are more subtle yet dangerous effects of the climate crisis that many people don’t see or understand. To awaken people to the more abstract effects of climate Read More...
Study: A good night’s sleep can help stave off heart failure risk
One more reason to get that good night’s sleep: people with healthy sleep habits may help protect themselves from heart failure. At least, those are the findings of a recent study that analyzed the relationship between healthy sleep patterns and heart failure. The study, which looked at data Read More...
How to avoid procrastination when taking virtual classes
If you’re a student taking college classes virtually, it can be more difficult to focus and much more tempting to procrastinate. Fortunately, we have four strategies to help you focus on online classes and avoid procrastination. Manage your motivation. Students are more likely to Read More...
November 23, 2020
Today we’ve got innovative solutions for housing the unsheltered from Vermont and California. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 23, 2020
Today we’ve got innovative solutions for housing the unsheltered from Vermont and California. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 23, 2020
Today we’ve got innovative solutions for housing the unsheltered from Vermont and California. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 23, 2020
Today we’ve got innovative solutions for housing the unsheltered from Vermont and California. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
This company rapidly builds modular homes for the homeless
While building more permanent supportive housing is key to solving the Bay Area’s homelessness crisis, such development projects typically require a long permitting process. This means that it can take years for people experiencing homelessness to find a lasting solution. California-based Read More...
As cases rise in the US, Vermont serves as a model for virus containment
As coronavirus cases spike again in the US, residents are being encouraged to once again hunker down in their homes, but what if you don’t have a home to shelter in? There is a 25 percent covid infection rate among homeless Americans, but one state stands out as an outlier: Vermont. The state has Read More...