One of Europe’s largest vertical farms harvests its first crops
Vertical farming is often associated with the future of agriculture. But an increasing number of large scale projects across the world are proof that that future is quickly morphing into the present. The most recent proof of this phenomenon is the first-phase completion of one of Europe’s Read More...
Architecture firm reimagines the mall as a green community space
While commercial centers such as shopping malls don’t necessarily evoke a community feel, a Thai architecture firm seeks to flip the script by reimagining the typical Southeast Asian mega-malls as green community hubs. The design firm, called Architectkidd, has recently completed the first of Read More...
A weather report for your brain? New advances in predicting seizures
For people living with epilepsy, there’s always a looming fear that an epileptic seizure is around the corner. A new international study, however, suggests that it may be possible to predict the onset of such seizures days in advance. To come to this conclusion, scientists analyzed data from a Read More...
First CRISPR gene editing patients continue to show positive progress
Back in June, we shared the success story of Victoria Gray, the first person in the US with a genetic disorder to get treated with the revolutionary gene-editing technique called CRISPR. Now, a year and a half since her groundbreaking treatment, Gray continues to thrive and even flew for the very Read More...
December 21, 2020
Today we welcome guest Ione Butler, founder of Uplifting Content and author of Uplifting Stories, to talk about her book and inspiring positive action. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
December 21, 2020
Today we welcome guest Ione Butler, founder of Uplifting Content and author of Uplifting Stories, to talk about her book and inspiring positive action. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
December 21, 2020
Today we welcome guest Ione Butler, founder of Uplifting Content and author of Uplifting Stories, to talk about her book and inspiring positive action. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
December 21, 2020
Today we welcome guest Ione Butler, founder of Uplifting Content and author of Uplifting Stories, to talk about her book and inspiring positive action. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
New LA district attorney introduces sweeping reforms
Los Angeles County has a new district attorney and he is making some big changes in the county’s criminal justice system. Newly sworn-in George Gascón reports that the district attorney’s office will no longer seek cash bail for any misdemeanor or non-violent, non-serious felony Read More...
Bay Area service delivers groceries without a trace of plastic
Here at The Optimist Daily, we are big supporters of the zero-waste movement and we’re always happy to share with you the initiatives that are driving it. One of the latest that we’ve come across is Bay Area startup Zero Grocery. If you order groceries on their platform, they come in reusable Read More...