Five medical innovators on the future of hospitals
Few things shake up the public health sector like a global pandemic, and now that we’re looking towards the recovery phase of the Covid-19 epidemic, many doctors, nurses, hospitals, and even medical teaching programs are rethinking what medical care of the future will look like. Today, we share Read More...
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...
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...
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...
World Unity Week: Impulse NGO Network
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...
How India’s ASHA workers are battling Covid misinformation
Even in regular times, India’s accredited social health activists (ASHA) have their hands full with providing everyday health advice and combating common diseases. Thanks to Covid-19, however, these essential workers have been forced to fight on yet another front: one of online Read More...
Why you should practice community-based tourism on your next vacation
Have a vacation coming up soon? Consider investing in community-based tourism (CBT). This form of sustainable tourism emphasizes the well-being of the communities we visit by traveling in a respectful and ethical manner. What is community-based tourism? CBT doesn’t focus specifically on Read More...
This map paints a vivid picture of America’s digital divide
If you’re reading this story on a computer and you live in an area with a reliable broadband network, you might not even consider what life would be like without a consistent WiFi connection. The FCC reports that due to lack of broadband infrastructure or inability to pay for the service, six Read More...
June 21, 2021
Today we welcome guest Dr. Adolph 'Doc' Brown, a lifelong advocate for education and social justice. Doc has experience as a clinical psychologist, university dean, teacher educator, businessman, investor, and research scientist. His motivational speaking and research focuses on reducing bias and Read More...