February 17, 2021
Happy Random Act of Kindness Day! Did you know a recent study showed the pandemic has made people kinder? This and a surge in community forest projects today on the Update. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 17, 2021
Happy Random Act of Kindness Day! Did you know a recent study showed the pandemic has made people kinder? This and a surge in community forest projects today on the Update. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Study: People may have become kinder during the pandemic
Earlier last year, we shared the story of Captain Tom Moore, a 99-year-old veteran whose efforts to raise millions for the UK's National Health Service made headlines around the world. While Moore’s feat to raise over £33 million was incredible by itself, the Captain’s gesture of kindness Read More...
Seeking to avoid human error? This new AI system predicts it
It took about 50 years to develop an AI system capable of playing chess to the level of a grandmaster. Now, programmers have developed a new AI player, not one with the goal of winning chess games, but rather learning how to lose them. Researchers from Cornell University developed the AI chess Read More...
The UK is seeing a surge in community forest projects
As the effects of climate change become harder and harder to ignore, communities from all over the globe exerting more effort to reverse generations of unsustainable and damaging practices. Take, for instance, the local climate-change group from a village on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales in Read More...
Luxury car brand Jaguar to go all-electric by 2025
As an increasing number of car manufacturers are starting to pivot away from internal combustion engines, UK automaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has recently jumped on the bandwagon by announcing its Jaguar luxury brand will be all-electric by 2025. Meanwhile, the brand’s Land Rover stablemate will Read More...
New drug shows promise in pancreatic and breast cancer treatment
Researchers studying potential treatments for pancreatic and triple-negative breast cancers have reported that they may be on track to a promising therapy with the development of a new drug called ProAgio. The team from Georgia State University created ProAgio with help from the structure of a Read More...
This little known weed is a powerful source of plant-based omega-3s
Omega-3 fatty acids are an essential fat that the body can’t produce on its own and that we need to survive. They are key for improving cardiovascular health and can help to lower blood pressure. Omega-3s are primarily found in animal-based diets, which helps to explain why a lack of omega-3s Read More...
AI-powered tool can predict tsunami flooding in real time
Japan’s unfavorable geographic position along the Pacific Ring of Fire means that the country is subject to experience a lot of earthquakes, making tsunamis a real and ever-present threat to its people. A new, AI-powered tool developed by the world’s fastest supercomputer may soon offer Read More...
With parades cancelled, New Orleans transformed houses into floats
One of the most iconic components of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras celebrations is the beautifully-decorated floats that partake in over 50 parades throughout the city. As the pandemic put celebrations on hold this year, Mardi Gras float fanatics found a new way to celebrate safely: by turning their Read More...