Lifestyle
Alongside taking care of other people and the planet, make sure you take good care of yourself. The Lifestyle section at the Optimist Daily has solutions for everyday wellbeing on topics like food, beauty, fashion, and the latest trends. Curious about caring for houseplants, eating plant-based, or parenting tips? It’s all in there.
Can a universal basic income fix economic inequality?
It has been a socialist welfare dream for decades: Give everyone a universal basic income. Such a safety net would provide safety and security for the whole society. But does it work? The system has never been thoroughly researched. Now, with a $10 million grant, that’s going to Read More...
World Bank: Giving money to poor people actually works
Giving money—instead of services—to poor people actually works. As a result, more children are sent to schools while the money is not spent on alcohol or tobacco. That's the message of a new World Bank report that analyzes 19 separate studies. Contrary to what governments suspect, poor people Read More...
The EU is rolling out free wifi in all cities and towns by 2020
Finding wifi in one of the countries within in the E.U may soon be as easy as opening up your smartphone and logging into a free network called “Wifi4EU”. Last Friday, the European Council approved a proposal that will roll out free, high-speed internet for “every European village and every Read More...
Marijuana legalization in US states triggers innovation: Cannabis coffee pods
Cannabis is being legalized across the U.S. and some entrepreneurs have been waiting for years for that moment. The trend is now triggering a lot of entrepreneurial innovation. Here is a company promising to introduce cannabis coffee pods that will be compatible with familiar Keurig machines. The Read More...
An education revolution is giving kids the skills to be 21st-century citizens
This year’s Brexit vote and U.S election revealed the remarkable inability of citizens to have thoughtful debates on policy. It displayed that beyond developing work skills, people need to develop the ability to be strong citizens. That’s why in small pockets around the world, teachers and Read More...
Take a cruise and find your purpose in life
In 2013 Fathom Cruises introduced “social impact cruises” where travelers could go ashore and volunteer in local communities to work on projects like planting trees, making chocolate, and creating life-saving water filters. It turns out that the projects Fathom introduces their travelers to Read More...
Could crowdsourcing expertise be the future of government?
We lack public institutions - a participatory bureaucracy and open parliamentary processes - that know how to tap into the collective intelligence of our communities, and draw power from the participation of the many, rather than the few. It is the absence of these open institutions, and the Read More...
Colombian Senate backs new Farc peace deal
Colombia's Senate has approved a revised peace accord with the country's largest rebel group, the Farc. The first agreement was narrowly rejected in a referendum last month. President Juan Manuel Santos says the new proposals are stronger and take into account the changes demanded by opponents of Read More...
Harvard joins list of U.S universities that will stand up for undocumented students
For many undocumented students, Donald Trump’s election campaign poses a major threat to their futures. To stand up against his heinous policies that call for the deportation of millions of illegal immigrants, Harvard has joined a growing list of schools that have pledged to protect their Read More...
Facebook aims to be world's largest charity platform with new donation button
Facebook has introduced an easier way for its 1.8 billion users to raise funds for a cause. Simple yet effective, the social networking site has created a donation button where users can donate money directly to the cause of their choice. Considering how much people like to talk about the good Read More...