June 17, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday commute update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we're talking about how K-Pop fans started a virtual racial justice Read More...
June 17, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday commute update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we're talking about how K-Pop fans started a virtual racial justice Read More...
June 17, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday commute update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we're talking about how K-Pop fans started a virtual racial justice Read More...
June 17, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday commute update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we're talking about how K-Pop fans started a virtual racial justice Read More...
Innovative tree growing method sees tiny urban forests pop up across Europe
Planting more forests around the globe is definitely a good approach to help reduce the risk of climate change, but it can take decades before trees can grow to their full potential and significantly benefit the environment. Using an innovative approach towards growing forests, people around Read More...
Proposed California bill would make cosmetic products safer for all
We are all in the market for clean beauty products free of harmful or toxic chemicals, but with mile long ingredient lists and complicated names, it can be hard to navigate choosing safe options. Fortunately, new legislation could make beauty products safer for all. The California assembly has Read More...
Beetle that lives near volcanos inspires new eco-friendly cooling material
Heating and cooling systems are some of the biggest consumers of energy, so finding ways to passively cool buildings and electronics could be a huge saver of money and the environment. Now, thanks to a beetle that likes to hang out in some of the hottest places on Earth, scientists have Read More...
New Hampshire ski town hosts unique socially distanced graduation
If you’re graduating from Kennett High School during the pandemic, you get to receive your diploma in a way that may be cooler than a traditional graduation ceremony. Graduating seniors and their families in the North Conway, N.H. ski town traveled up a ski lift to receive their Read More...
Pupils in need will be offered free internet to study online
Lockdown-induced school closures have disrupted the education of millions of students around the world, but thanks to virtual classes many were still able to continue their learning. For those with disadvantaged backgrounds though, a lack of access to the internet has put a halt to their Read More...
How K-Pop fans led a virtual protest for racial justice
As protests for racial justice took place around the globe, the Black Lives Matter movement found an unusual ally in the world of K-Pop where fans and artists alike led an online anti-racist movement. In a truly 21st century moment of activism, K-Pop fans flooded Twitter with “fancams,” or Read More...