February 19, 2021
Today we're highlighting an initiative that combines vertical farming with affordable housing as well as why purpose-driven companies appeal to consumers. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 19, 2021
Today we're highlighting an initiative that combines vertical farming with affordable housing as well as why purpose-driven companies appeal to consumers. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 19, 2021
Today we're highlighting an initiative that combines vertical farming with affordable housing as well as why purpose-driven companies appeal to consumers. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 19, 2021
Today we're highlighting an initiative that combines vertical farming with affordable housing as well as why purpose-driven companies appeal to consumers. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Volunteers in Texas have saved thousands of sea turtles from the cold
As you may have heard, a winter vortex has brought uncharacteristic bone-chilling temperatures to the state of Texas over the past few days. And while humans are certainly feeling the chill, countless sea turtles are facing a frigid death as a result of the drop in temperature. That’s because sea Read More...
E-bikes will soon be available on a subscription basis in New York City
While e-bikes hold great potential to replace cars as a healthy way of commuting, they still come at a hefty price. In a bid to make this type of future transport more accessible, electric moped sharing company Revel has recently launched a monthly e-bike subscription service for New Read More...
How a 12th-century Islamic bathhouse was discovered above a tapas bar
With the coronavirus pandemic bringing the hospitality industry to a grinding halt in Sevilla, the owners of a tapas bar called Cervercería Giralda decided to take advantage of the pause in order to renovate their building. There had been local legends suggesting the building, which is located Read More...
These chefs are using dumplings to bridge racial divides in the Bay Area
As you may have seen in the news, attacks on Asian Americans are on the rise this year. One particular video from Oakland’s Chinatown drew demands for action after it depicted a 91-year-old man being shoved to the ground in the city. Unfortunately, the perpetrators of the violence captured on Read More...
Research: We are more likely to trust and patron “purpose-driven” companies
What makes you buy a product from a certain brand or trust a specific company? Is it a recommendation from a friend? An advertisement? Ethical practices? A new analysis has found that consumers are more likely to trust and buy from “purpose-driven” companies across the board. The Read More...
Four benefits of Virtual Reality that go beyond entertainment
Although virtual reality has only been available to the everyday consumer for a few years now, the technology has progressed by leaps and bounds in terms of actually reaching a believable level of reality--one that we might expect to see in video games and movies. Even though VR is being Read More...