January 14, 2021
It's a lighter day on the Update today with research about how cats make the perfect companions for children with autism and signs it's time to give your houseplant a bigger pot. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
January 14, 2021
It's a lighter day on the Update today with research about how cats make the perfect companions for children with autism and signs it's time to give your houseplant a bigger pot. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
GM launches all-electric delivery fleet for a greener e-commerce future
The pandemic has created a boom in the already exploding e-commerce industry. People are ordering goods online more than ever before, but delivering those goods is a carbon-intensive process. General Motors has launched a new line of all-electric products to help make e-commerce Read More...
Project to stop desertification in Sahara gets $14 billion cash injection
The area that is now the Sahara desert was once home to fertile land that supported the people who lived there, but creeping desertification has left the land all but inhabitable, plunging people into poverty and driving many to migrate. To address the problem, the African Union launched the Read More...
Apple unveils details of its $100m initiative to promote racial equality
Back in June, Apple pledged to invest $100 million to promote racial equality and help dismantle systemic barriers faced by communities of color. Now the company is shedding some light on how that money will be spent exactly. As part of its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, the company Read More...
Amputees perceive their legs as too heavy, but scientists have a solution
Despite the fact that prosthetic legs are usually less than half the weight of a natural limb, leg amputees often perceive their prosthesis as too heavy. This is due to the loss of sensory feedback that amputees suffer from. In order to restore sensory feedback and help amputees perceive their Read More...
How gazing at wide landscapes can help you get out of a creative rut
Sometimes we feel on top of the world. Our focus is sharp, our creativity is flowing, and nothing can stop us. But then there are times where we fall into a slump—where we can’t figure out how to climb back to that peak level of creativity. While we can’t just force ourselves out of a Read More...
Sustainable urban design: Stockholm transforms street into a 1-minute city
Rethinking our orthodox ways of urban design is essential if we are to achieve meaningful action in our fight against climate change. This is the line of thinking behind an experimental project in Sweden, which has transformed a conventional made-for-cars city block in central Stockholm into a Read More...
AirBird is a smart sensor that alerts users when indoor air quality is poor
While we often hear about the dangers of heightened CO2 levels in the atmosphere, a high indoor concentration of this greenhouse gas can also have a negative impact on our health. To draw attention to the negative effects of air pollution within our homes and offices, Danish architecture studio Read More...
Higher coffee intake might protect against prostate cancer
Considering that more than half the population in America drinks at least one cup of coffee every single day, it’s not all too surprising that scientists focus quite a bit of attention on the health implications of coffee. There’s a massive amount of research on the impact of coffee intake, Read More...