Education
Great minds lead to great solutions. Our education section features solutions and innovations directed at strengthening educational systems around the world.
LEGO has designed braille bricks for blind students
In April of 2019, we shared a story about LEGO and its plans to launch a line of their famous bricks to introduce blind people to the braille alphabet. Now we’re happy to share those bricks are ready to be distributed. The LEGO Foundation molded the bricks with studs that correspond to numbers Read More...
Stunning photos from Jupiter and Saturn’s great conjunction
Stargazers got an incredible treat this week when Jupiter and Saturn appeared to align perfectly in the sky in a rare event called the “great conjunction". Although the planets’ positions align around every two decades, this is the first time they have appeared so close together in hundreds of Read More...
How a biologist and a composer are making music from the northern lights
While you may be familiar with the natural phenomenon known as the northern lights (aurora borealis), did you know there’s an audio element to this brilliant light show? When humans see those sweeping green and violet lights over the Arctic sky, what we’re actually seeing are collisions Read More...
These 9 herbs will help calm your stress this holiday season
T’is the season to be merry, but that’s easier said than done. In truth, the holiday season can be one of the most stressful times of the year, whether it’s because of family commitments, added financial stress, or something else. The problem with too much stress is that it causes our Read More...
Got a New Year’s resolution to read more? These tips will help
It’s once again the time of year when we form our New Year’s resolutions. “Read more” is a common resolution, but unfortunately, many people abandon the novels they ambitiously started on January 1 by mid-month. If you want to read more and carry the habit through the whole year, check out Read More...
London-based artist turns paper waste into decorative vases
At the Optimist Daily, we love sharing stories of people turning waste sources into beautiful art. In today’s edition of trash-turned-treasure, let us introduce you to Jacqueline de la Fuente, a London-based designer who is turning cardboard and paper waste into decorative vases. To do this, de Read More...
The new characters in the Sesame Street cast are refugees
A large part of the nearly one million residents of the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are children, many of whom have suffered traumatic events as they’ve escaped persecution in Myanmar. To help alleviate the distress of Rohingya refugee children and provide them with early years of Read More...
Physical activity can help protect children from depression
There have been numerous studies documenting the ability of exercise to protect against depression in adults, but the evidence is still meager about whether the same effects apply to children. A new study from Norway fills that research gap by showing that children who play sports are less likely Read More...
Pitzer launches US’ first bachelor’s program for incarcerated individuals
Pitzer College, one of America's top liberal arts schools, has just created the first-ever bachelor's program for incarcerated individuals at the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Norco, California. There, inmates can earn a degree from Pitzer right alongside other college students. Read More...
Want a good laugh? Check out the winning comedy pet photos
Pets are wonderful—not only do they give us unconditional love, but they also have a tendency to behave in the silliest of ways. Whether it be a cat chasing a ray of light, or a dog trying to bite its own tail, pets know how to get a good laugh out of us, which is what all of us could use right Read More...