September 9, 2021
Did you know that 86% of plant species in the world rely on animal pollination? Today we welcome guest Kristen Klitgaard, a pollination biologist with Beeflow. Beeflow applies scientific knowledge and technology during pollination to improve yields and support pollinators. Listen to The Optimist Read More...
September 9, 2021
Did you know that 86% of plant species in the world rely on animal pollination? Today we welcome guest Kristen Klitgaard, a pollination biologist with Beeflow. Beeflow applies scientific knowledge and technology during pollination to improve yields and support pollinators. Listen to The Optimist Read More...
These 5 vitamins and minerals are essential to aging
Like all aspects of health and wellness, our nutrition needs change as we age. Changing physical health as well as lifestyle makes certain vitamins and minerals more crucial than they used to be. Let’s take a look at some that get more important as we age. Magnesium Magnesium promotes bone Read More...
Costa Rica isn’t letting Covid stand in the way of sustainable progress
One small Central American country is making big moves when it comes to combating climate change. Famous for its environmental policy, Costa Rica is making headway against the destruction of its fragile habitats even in the face of budget cuts and setbacks due to the pandemic. Costa Rica is Read More...
Understanding fish fins could yield more efficient airplane wings
Last week we wrote about how studying elephant trunks is helping scientists build more versatile robotics. Now, a group of researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder has cracked the code on fish fins in the hopes that it will inspire similar design innovations. Fin structure Fish fins Read More...
Australian bird is the first documented case of mimicry in ducks
Parrots, songbirds, and even hummingbirds have famously been known to mimic human speech, but until now, no other avian species had been documented exhibiting the same behavior. That all changed when an Australian musk duck began yelling what appeared to be English words in the Tidbinbilla Nature Read More...
Robert E. Lee statue set to be removed from Richmond, VA
A colossal 21 foot tall Robert E. Lee statue has been removed from Virginia's capital, state officials said on Wednesday. The statue stood for over 130 years as a monument to the Confederacy. "Virginia's largest monument to the Confederate insurrection will come down this week," Governor Ralph Read More...
How relocating urban highways is an act of racial justice
Many urban highways from the 1950s and 1960s were deliberately built through neighborhoods primarily occupied by people of color, effectively walling these families off from economic opportunity and disrupting their sense of community. Urban planning and public policy researchers Julian Agyeman and Read More...
September 8, 2021
Summers, Kristy, and Amelia do a brief recap of their weekend challenge! Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
September 8, 2021
Summers, Kristy, and Amelia do a brief recap of their weekend challenge! Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...