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November 6, 2020
Many Americans are focused on the top of the ticket today, but we're taking a look at some smaller state ballot measures making a positive impact and one truly inspiring 2nd grade teacher. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 6, 2020
Many Americans are focused on the top of the ticket today, but we're taking a look at some smaller state ballot measures making a positive impact and one truly inspiring 2nd grade teacher. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 6, 2020
Many Americans are focused on the top of the ticket today, but we're taking a look at some smaller state ballot measures making a positive impact and one truly inspiring 2nd grade teacher. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 6, 2020
Many Americans are focused on the top of the ticket today, but we're taking a look at some smaller state ballot measures making a positive impact and one truly inspiring 2nd grade teacher. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
This company lets you devote a section of your backyard to honeybees
In 2019, beekeepers in the US have lost 37 percent of their honeybee colonies, a disconcerting phenomenon that’s part of a broader global decline in pollinator populations. One way that people can help restore these populations is by practicing beekeeping. But as enticing as it may sound, Read More...
Food waste: This smart label shows your food’s real expiration date
While useful to a certain extent, expiry dates on food products can be misleading, resulting in lots of perfectly good food getting tossed. In the UK alone, 60 percent of the food that’s thrown away is still edible, even if the label states the contrary. Concerned with the problem, a Read More...
Florida votes to increase outdated minimum wage to $15
Voters in Florida tossed their outdated $8.56 per hour minimum wage in this election as the state became the eighth in the country to adopt a $15 minimum wage. Like many other states, Florida will introduce the raise slowly, upping it to $10 next year and raising it by $1 each year until it reaches Read More...
Dutch brewery produces beer using clean energy generated by iron fuel
As an increasing number of industries are looking to break ties with fossil fuels and transition towards greener fuels to power their industrial processes, a strange candidate has recently gotten under the spotlight: iron. At least that’s what a brewery in the Netherlands recently tried out, by Read More...
Bandage-like malaria test delivers results in minutes
Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a band-aid. At least, that’s what a recent medical development promises with a simple device featuring a microneedle patch that can rapidly detect the presence of malaria. The novel test taps into protein biomarkers contained in Read More...
Prop 17 restores voting rights for 50,000 paroled citizens in California
50,000 more Californians were welcomed back into the democratic process this election as the state celebrates the passing of Prop 17. The proposition, which passed with support from 59 percent of voters, will allow paroled citizens convicted of felonies to vote. Previously, those convicted of Read More...