March 23, 2021
We're wrapping up our Austin series with research on how cultivating school gardens encourages children to adopt healthier eating habits. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
March 23, 2021
We're wrapping up our Austin series with research on how cultivating school gardens encourages children to adopt healthier eating habits. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
12 Tips to become more decisive
Do you find yourself getting hung up on even simple decisions? Getting caught up in the “what ifs” of potential choices can leave us feeling paralyzed at life's crossroads. However, just like any other skill, practice and focus can help us become better decision makers. Here are 12 strategies Read More...
Researchers map out where ocean conservation would be most impactful
Marine conservation is critical for ocean health and the continued survival of marine species, but when it comes to protecting our oceans, some regions pack a bigger conservation punch than others. A new study from the University of California, Santa Barbara has mapped out which areas of the ocean, Read More...
Move for Hunger makes it easy to donate unwanted food when you move
Adam Lowy grew up working for his family’s moving company and noticed that a large amount of food, including nonperishables, gets left behind and thrown away during the process. Lowy saw this as an opportunity to boost moving efficiency while reducing food waste and in 2009, he launched Move for Read More...
March 22, 2021
As we continue with our Austin series this week, we're looking at how the city is expanding housing for the unsheltered with a partnership between nonprofit Mobile Loaves & Fishes and 3D building company ICON. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
March 22, 2021
As we continue with our Austin series this week, we're looking at how the city is expanding housing for the unsheltered with a partnership between nonprofit Mobile Loaves & Fishes and 3D building company ICON. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
March 22, 2021
As we continue with our Austin series this week, we're looking at how the city is expanding housing for the unsheltered with a partnership between nonprofit Mobile Loaves & Fishes and 3D building company ICON. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
March 22, 2021
As we continue with our Austin series this week, we're looking at how the city is expanding housing for the unsheltered with a partnership between nonprofit Mobile Loaves & Fishes and 3D building company ICON. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Plywood that once boarded up Minneapolis finds new life as historical art
In the midst of racial justice protests last summer in response to the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the police, many businesses in Minneapolis boarded up their windows with plywood. Now, nearly a year later, the plywood that once boarded up the city has found new life as artwork honoring Read More...