Laurel Hubbard slated to be first trans athlete to compete at the Olympics
In a historic moment for international sports, weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first trans athlete to compete at the Olympics after being selected by New Zealand for the women's event at the Tokyo Games. Hubbard is set to compete in the super-heavyweight 87+kg category at the Read More...
4 Tips to help remote workers find a work-tech balance
The pandemic might appear to be ending, but that doesn’t mean we’ll be saying goodbye to a lot of the mainstays of pandemic life. One of the lasting changes will be remote work, with many companies choosing to make remote work arrangements permanent or to start functioning on a hybrid work plan Read More...
This self-sufficient floating island is designed to clean up our oceans
Here at The Optimist Daily, we have a soft spot for creative solutions to environmental challenges. That’s why we’re happy to share with you the story of the 8th continent — an award-winning design that recycles ocean plastic and is fully self-sustainable. Designed by Lenka Petráková, a Read More...
World Unity Week: Indigenous wisdom, climate change, and peace on Earth
Welcome to World Unity Week! We’re collaborating with other change-making organizations around the world to promote healing, community, and discussion. Each day, we will be featuring one of the many great events happening this week, and we encourage you to head over to the World Unity Week Read More...
Activists are turning to Twitch to keep endangered languages alive
Roughly 7,000 languages are spoken in the world today. About half of these languages are considered endangered and expected to become extinct by the end of the century. In a bid to keep their traditions alive, activists speaking at-risk, Indigenous languages are now turning to the streaming site Read More...
June 22, 2021
We're celebrating World Unity Week with 7 lessons we can learn from Indigenous wisdom keepers, inspired by Natasha Deganello Giraudie's short film, 'Sawalmem.' Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
June 22, 2021
We're celebrating World Unity Week with 7 lessons we can learn from Indigenous wisdom keepers, inspired by Natasha Deganello Giraudie's short film, 'Sawalmem.' Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
European Parliament votes to ban caged animal farming by 2027
Last week, the European Parliament made its stance on animal welfare clear by calling for a ban on caged animal farming, after voting overwhelmingly in favor to end the practice. The non-binding resolution hopes to change animal agriculture and reinvent the food supply chain across Europe by Read More...
This mobile device provides refuge to unsheltered people in Ecuador
Earlier this year, we wrote about a thoughtful initiative in the German city of Ulm that saw the installation of a series of pods around the town for unsheltered people to be able to sleep in. A similar project is now taking place in Ecuador, where architecture firm Natura Futura Arquitectura Read More...
7 Valuable lessons to learn from Indigenous wisdom keepers
Natasha Deganello Giraudie, a filmmaker from Venezuela, first encountered Indigenous wisdom keepers as a child on a road trip through her home country. She noticed, even at her young age, how the Pemón people had an emotional and spiritual connection to their ancestral lands, and treated rivers, Read More...