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May 5, 2021
Today we explore how telenovelas can bridge the gap between queer Latinx youth and their families as well as how in-utero surgery is improving quality of life for infants with spina bifida. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
May 5, 2021
Today we explore how telenovelas can bridge the gap between queer Latinx youth and their families as well as how in-utero surgery is improving quality of life for infants with spina bifida. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
May 5, 2021
Today we explore how telenovelas can bridge the gap between queer Latinx youth and their families as well as how in-utero surgery is improving quality of life for infants with spina bifida. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
May 5, 2021
Today we explore how telenovelas can bridge the gap between queer Latinx youth and their families as well as how in-utero surgery is improving quality of life for infants with spina bifida. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Periods for Periods uses design to combat period poverty
We recently wrote about the Irish grocery chain offering free menstrual products to all, as well as other initiatives in Scotland, Wales, Victoria, and New Zealand that address the issue of period poverty by making menstrual products available free of charge. Now, Canadian creative agency Read More...
The Optimist View: Zero Foodprint and the table-to-farm regenerative movement
“Since the goal is to truly change many acres of farmland, then we must not only try to source well, but specifically ask our existing supply chains to change. In fact, we should help pay for the transition.” - Anthony Myint, Zero Foodprint BY Amelia Buckley If you visit the famous Chez Read More...
Florida is cracking down on the exotic pet trade
Reports of pythons eating local cats have become more and more common in Florida as exotic pet ownership has gone off the rails. Snakes, iguanas, and other reptiles are posing a serious ecological threat in the state where many people adopt exotic pets only to realize how difficult they are to care Read More...
Innovative surgery spares dozens of babies with spina bifida from paralysis
Spina bifida is a birth defect that prevents the spine and spinal cord from forming properly, and can eventually make the baby vulnerable to life-threatening health problems, including bladder and bowel dysfunction, as well as paralysis. The most common strategy to treat the condition is to perform Read More...
Quebec demonstrates the efficacy of universal childcare
Earlier this week, we discussed how universal preschool can make early education more accessible for all. One country demonstrating the benefits of this subsidized educational opportunity is Quebec, where universal childcare is making both education and the professional world more Read More...
Byway Travel wants to make your next vacation more sustainable
Excited to return to travel, but concerned about doing so sustainably? New travel company Byway Travel could hold the solution to your problems. Founded in March of last year by Cat Jones, the company organizes what they call “slow travel” itineraries that guide travelers to fascinating Read More...