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October 9, 2020
TGIF! We're talking light therapy helping seniors get better sleep and congratulating chemists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna on being the first two women to share the Nobel Prize. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
October 9, 2020
TGIF! We're talking light therapy helping seniors get better sleep and congratulating chemists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna on being the first two women to share the Nobel Prize. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
October 9, 2020
TGIF! We're talking light therapy helping seniors get better sleep and congratulating chemists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna on being the first two women to share the Nobel Prize. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
3 tips to make your work-from-home environment more productive
For many workers, the pandemic has forced a complete switch up of the daily routine. Rather than commuting to an office and settling into a dedicated workspace, many of us now work from the same place we wake up in. And while that may sound comfortable, it’s also making us way more susceptible to Read More...
For the first time, two women jointly win Nobel Prize for chemistry
We’ve shared stories about how CRISPR is revolutionizing treatment for diseases like sickle cell and other genetic diseases. The gene-editing technology has the potential to change the course of modern medicine and this week, its inventors were recognized with the 2020 Nobel Prize in Read More...
This startup makes diamonds out of CO2 captured from the atmosphere
From worker exploitation to environmental degradation, mined diamonds are fraught with problems. And while synthetically made gems are marketed to be more ethical, they are often made from fossil fuels. Looking to cover all ethical bases, a startup found a way to produce diamonds that are not only Read More...
Graphene circuits are the newest supplier of limitless clean energy
Earlier this week we discussed the rise of wave energy in the renewable energy sector. Now, scientists have discovered yet another potential source of green power drawn from the thermal motion of graphene at room temperature. The new technique captures the nanometre-sized rippling and random Read More...
Wisdom Supply Company makes back to school waste-free
Heading back to school this fall looks very different for most children, but what hasn’t changed is the heavy use of single-use plastic in school supplies. Binders, notebooks, dividers, and mechanical pencils that help students learn are all usually made with plastic that will pollute our world Read More...
Lighting systems that mimic natural light can help the elderly sleep better
Elderly residents of nursing homes have a tendency to fall asleep at any hour of the day. The problem with this is that they can get a bit too much sleep during the day, meaning they have periods of wakefulness during the night. This can lead to a vicious cycle of fragmented sleep, which can put Read More...
This study gave homeless people $5,660 each. The results are beautiful
In 2018, a Vancouver-based charitable organization called Foundations for Social Change started a groundbreaking research project that gave cash payments of $7,500 CAD ($5,660 USD) to 50 homeless people. The idea was to check on recipients over the course of a year to see how they were faring. Read More...