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Big companies are using tech tools to improve employee sleep habits
We at the Optimist Daily are big advocates of the power of sleep. These days, it also seems more big companies are hopping on board and promoting better sleep habits to boost productivity and beat burnout. And they’re turning to technology to help them do so. The athletic company, New Balance, Read More...
VR digital instructor could help improve physiotherapy at home
Currently prescribed physiotherapy often requires patients to complete regular exercises at home. But outside of the clinic patients rarely receive any guidance, often leading to poor adherence, with patients becoming anxious about not doing the exercises correctly or simply getting bored. A new Read More...
Researchers in Michigan are using lasers to better detect concussions
The process of detecting a concussion feels more like a field sobriety check rather than a proper medical exam. What day is it? Where are you? Who is the president? Can you count backward from 100 by sevens? These are the type of questions that are supposed to determine whether you have a Read More...
Taco Bell launches new 50 item “Veggie Mode” menu
Taco Bell has always been a fan of plant-based classics. It featured a vegetarian menu long before alternative meats hit the fast-food market. Now, the chain is expanding its meat-free options with its new "Veggie Mode," a 50-item, all-vegetarian menu. The menu will be available at all Taco Read More...
6 strategies to promote gratitude in the workplace
Expressing gratitude in the workplace, even for the small things, is a big strategy for improving productivity and making employees feel appreciated and valued. Creating a grateful company culture can help beat burnout and keeps people excited about coming to work and succeeding as a team. This Read More...
World’s largest banker of fossil fuels to no longer fund arctic drilling
If we are to truly put an end to oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, then the world’s financial institutions must stop providing the funds that support drilling operations. The good news is that America’s biggest bank is walking away from funding Arctic drilling, along with the world’s Read More...
Danone’s organic dairy to become carbon-positive by 2025
While dairy products are a good source of energy and protein, they also bear a heavy environmental footprint because of the impact of growing cattle feed and because of cows’ methane emissions. But in an effort to take some of this burden away from the environment, Danone’s Horizon Organic Read More...
This Bill Gates-backed startup is growing palm oil in a lab
On a typical trip to the grocery store, you probably buy at least one product made with palm oil, which is found in everything from shampoo and detergent to pizza dough, ice cream, and instant ramen. It’s the most widely used vegetable oil in the world, with 75.7 million metric tons of production Read More...
50 ways to be kinder to the planet
At the Optimist Daily, we’re always looking for ways to be kinder to the planet—whether it’s through the food we buy or the clothes we wear. Recently, The Guardian published a list of 50 simple ways to make your life a bit greener. We’re not going to post all 50 right here, but we’ve Read More...
March 4, 2020
A weekday read of our top news stories featuring solutions and people creating solutions to make the world a better place. Subscribe to The Optimist Daily Update for a positive Read More...