December 3, 2020
Today we welcome social innovator, writer, and speaker Vicki Robin to discuss framing our mindset about the world and her new podcast, “What could possibly go right?” Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! Check out “What could possibly go Read More...
December 3, 2020
Today we welcome social innovator, writer, and speaker Vicki Robin to discuss framing our mindset about the world and her new podcast, “What could possibly go right?” Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! Check out “What could possibly go Read More...
Lab-grown chicken to go on sale for the first time after safety approval
When it comes to the meat industry, the numbers are grim for farmed animals. An estimated 130 million chickens and 4 million pigs are slaughtered every day for meat. By weight, 60 percent of the mammals on earth are livestock, 36 percent are humans and only 4 percent are wild. The slaughtering of Read More...
These 15 houseplants are beautiful and safe for pets
Houseplants boost mental health and indoor air quality, but some varieties can be toxic to our beloved pets. If you have cats or dogs and are looking to expand your houseplant collection, these 15 varieties are pet-approved and gorgeous! African violet. These intriguing plants are native to Read More...
Unilever to shift its New Zealand office to a four-day workweek
It seems that the four-day workweek movement is finally getting some real traction, with global consumer goods giant Unilever becoming the latest major corporation to make an attempt at reshaping the future of work. The company announced that beginning of next week, all of its New Zealand Read More...
Nasdaq to mandate diversity requirements for listed companies
Companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange will soon have to meet diversity requirements or face being delisted. The newly proposed diversity requirements were announced this week and Nasdaq plans to ask the Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to institute them shortly. The Read More...
Archeologists discover the Sistine Chapel of the Ancients in the Amazon
The world of archaeology has just been stunned with the recent discovery of one of the world’s largest collections of prehistoric paintings, stretching across an eight-mile-long cliff in Colombia’s Amazon. Hailed as “the Sistine Chapel of the Ancients”, the breathtaking drawings are Read More...
3 ways gratitude leads to more positive emotions
Whether it’s exercise or connecting with friends, there are many ways to prime yourself to feel good. Today, we’re going to focus on the practice of gratitude. From scientific research, we know that routinely practicing gratitude can serve as a gateway to positive emotions. Here are three Read More...
‘World’s loneliest elephant’ arrives at Cambodian wildlife sanctuary
Remember Kaavan, the so-called “world’s loneliest elephant?” We wrote about him back in September when the elephant finally received medical approval to travel and leave the Marghazar zoo in Pakistan where he has been living alone for years under abysmal conditions. Now, just a few months Read More...
One of UK’s most elusive plants rediscovered after more than a century
After more than a century in hiding, one of the UK’s rarest plants has been discovered growing on the banks of a farmland pond in Norfolk, East Anglia, England. The pink-flowered plant, known as grass-poly, “came back from the dead” after recent restoration of the farmland involved removing Read More...