Today’s Solutions: February 28, 2026

February 17, 2021

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

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

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...

Seeking to avoid human error?

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...

New drug shows promise in panc

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...

With parades cancelled, New Or

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...

February 16, 2021

February 16, 2021

Kristy and Amelia discuss Bhutan and the pandemic response success of the small country that bases policy making decisions on the Gross National Happiness Index. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

February 16, 2021

February 16, 2021

Kristy and Amelia discuss Bhutan and the pandemic response success of the small country that bases policy making decisions on the Gross National Happiness Index. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

February 16, 2021

February 16, 2021

Kristy and Amelia discuss Bhutan and the pandemic response success of the small country that bases policy making decisions on the Gross National Happiness Index. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

February 16, 2021

February 16, 2021

Kristy and Amelia discuss Bhutan and the pandemic response success of the small country that bases policy making decisions on the Gross National Happiness Index. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...