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.
Olympics chefs are cooking extra food for Rio's poor
A group of international chefs has launched an effort to tackle the widespread hunger problem in Rio de Janeiro by cooking surplus food donated from the Olympic Village and serving it to impoverished residents. The 31st Olympic Games in the Brazilian city have faced major criticism as the country Read More...
HullCoins well spent? City's 'Bitcoin for volunteers' offers a new way to pay
Once upon a time, English teachers who couldn’t think of anything else to do with their classes always had “the life story of a penny” to fall back on. Roald Dahl remembers having to do it once for “prep”. In his version, a lump of copper is excavated from a South American mine, shipped Read More...
Overpopulation? Fewer women are having babies than ever before
Overpopulation is perceived to be a big threat in many future environmental scenarios. But should we really be concerned about too many people on the planet? Advance countries, like Italy and Japan, are dealing with declining populations. That would also be the case in Germany were it not for net Read More...
Scientists may have found the answer to a worrying human sperm mystery
Sperm quality in dogs has fallen rapidly over the past three decades, researchers have found, in a study which could explain the purported decline in human fertility. The findings have highlighted a potential link between environmental contaminants and fertility - after scientists discovered Read More...
6 reasons why August is a great month to get ahead at work
August – hell, isn’t it? Season of smug Instagram beach photos and out-of-office email replies. The month when everyone else is on holiday and you’re stuck behind a desk. But rest assured, it’s not all existential bleakness, picking up other people’s slack and dealing Read More...
The rise of organic beauty products
Blogger and publishing sensation, Deliciously Ella, knows a thing or two about popularising healthy living. Her two cookbooks, written off the back of her hugely successfully blog of ‘plant-based’ health food recipes are the fastest-selling ever. Her latest project is a skincare Read More...
The Merits of Reading Real Books to Your Children
The CheckupDr. Perri Klass on family health. A new Harry Potter book and a new round of stories about midnight book release parties reminded me of the persistent power of words printed on a page to shape children’s lives. How do we think about a distinct role for paper, for Read More...
Can spirituality really affect your health? A scientist explains
While fewer Americans believe in God and millennials are the least religious generation in the last few decades, nine out of ten Americans have relied on prayer in times of duress. So, what is it about spirituality that keeps drawing people back in, even as our culture seems to be shifting away Read More...
Meditation is the secret behind Hillary Clinton’s steely temperament
Temperament is arguably the most important quality a president needs to have. Barack Obama is known for his calmness even under the most challenging circumstances. The contrast with Donald Trump’s irrational behavior cannot be more extreme. At the same time, Hillary Clinton comes across as a Read More...
Blockchain technology is slowly changing the way business works
Blockchain is best known as the technology that sits behind bitcoin, recording all of the transactions made with the virtual currency. The technology allows for much more data storage than just the financial transactions. That’s why more and more entrepreneurs are finding ways to use the Read More...