Online platforms are fueling a boom is sustainable secondhand fashion
The highly polluting nature of the fast fashion industry has many consumers looking for greener style choices and one option that is taking off is secondhand clothing. The used clothing market is projected to more than triple in value in the next 10 years, and secondhand solutions could just be the Read More...
SpaceX has successfully launched 4 astronauts into space
SpaceX launched four astronauts on their journey to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. As it departed from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the company’s Falcon 9 rocket became the first privately owned and operated spacecraft to be certified by NASA for a flight into space. SpaceX Read More...
UK’s energy companies collaborate on green energy infrastructure project
One of the biggest challenges of transitioning to renewable energy is implementing storage and transportation infrastructure. Fortunately, three of Britain’s largest energy companies are collaborating to build an energy “superhighway” that will help bring renewable energy throughout the Read More...
The Optimist View: My Octopus Teacher Film Review
“What she taught me was to feel like you’re part of this place, not a visitor, that’s a huge difference.” - Craig Foster Living on the Western Cape of South Africa, powerful storms sent chilling water rushing into the bottom of Craig Foster’s family bungalow. Years later, facing Read More...
November 17, 2020
Want to know more about The Optimist Daily and our hosts? You’re in luck. Today is part two of our two-day series diving deeper into the who, what, and why of The Optimist Daily. Today we hear from Kristy Jansen. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 17, 2020
Want to know more about The Optimist Daily and our hosts? You’re in luck. Today is part two of our two-day series diving deeper into the who, what, and why of The Optimist Daily. Today we hear from Kristy Jansen. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 17, 2020
Want to know more about The Optimist Daily and our hosts? You’re in luck. Today is part two of our two-day series diving deeper into the who, what, and why of The Optimist Daily. Today we hear from Kristy Jansen. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 17, 2020
Want to know more about The Optimist Daily and our hosts? You’re in luck. Today is part two of our two-day series diving deeper into the who, what, and why of The Optimist Daily. Today we hear from Kristy Jansen. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
A new tool for bear conservation in Canada: facial recognition
When it comes to conservation, tracking specific animals usually involves collars or tags, but when software developers Ed Miller and Mary Nguyen saw the fast growth of AI for human facial recognition, they thought, “why can’t this be used for conservation efforts too?” This idea, combined Read More...
This recycling breakthrough brings EV batteries closer to circularity
In a recent Optimist View, we discussed how battery recycling must become an integral part of the electric vehicle transition. Most lithium batteries rely on heavy metal extraction which takes its own toll on the environment. Lithium iron phosphate batteries are cheaper to produce and have a longer Read More...