Today we share how a middle schooler used her science fair project to convince her school district to switch to all-electric buses and some beautiful news from space. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today Kristy and Summers discuss inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and an inspiring river clean-up project in Tennessee. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We're talking climate solutions today with a regenerative agriculture startup taking the place of coal jobs in Appalachia as well as legislative and economic changes pushing sustainable growth. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
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Today we're discussing what made West Virginia's nursing home covid-19 vaccine rollout particularly successful and how hiking is good for your brain. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Happy MLK Day! We've got great stories on seaweed balls cleaning up plastic from the ocean and how to have a conversation with someone you disagree with. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
On this TGIF episode of the Update we're sharing a newly-discovered cave painting that is the oldest known to depict animals and how recycled wind turbines can be used to build public infrastructure. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
It's a lighter day on the Update today with research about how cats make the perfect companions for children with autism and signs it's time to give your houseplant a bigger pot. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we've got innovations in shipping and recycling with an AI system that more effectively sorts recyclables and a massive green hydrogen-powered ferry that will transport 1,800 people between Copenhagen and Oslo. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We're sharing circular economy solutions with a new food delivery service that brings you meals in reusable containers and a designer making sleek chairs from recycled e-waste. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Did you know that educational programs in prison reduce recidivism rates by 43 percent? Today we're talking about lifting the ban on federal student aid for incarcerated individuals. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Having a tough week? We're sharing 5 evidence-backed ways to feel happier in hard times and an inspiring new bike trail that will stretch coast to coast across the US. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today Kristy and Amelia bring you a company putting old chopsticks to good use and how researchers may have isolated the beneficial component of the psychedelic drug ibogaine. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We're swimming into some environmental stories today with the potential reintroduction of otters to the San Francisco Bay and how giant crabs are saving coral populations. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Looking to downsize? IKEA has launched their new portable tiny home design! We're also sharing why Japanese researchers are developing wooden space satellites. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we re-share our interview with guests Lise Van Susteren, MD and Stacey Colino talking about their book, Emotional Inflammation: Discover Your Triggers and Reclaim Your Equilibrium During Anxious Times. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we re-share our interview with guest Ethan Steinberg, CEO of Propagate Ventures, talking about agroforestry, crop diversity, and why our soil should look like chocolate cake. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we are re-sharing the extended version of Kristy's interview with spirit-centered activist, organizer, and advocate Aqeela Sherrills. His career in justice advocacy has stretched from his hometown of Watts, California to New Jersey where he works creating community-oriented safety programs. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we re-share Kristy and Summers' interview with founder and COO of sustainable menstrual product startup viv for your v . Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Did you know we lose 2,000 football fields of agricultural land every hour to desertification? Today we are re-sharing our interview Ole-Kristian Sivertsen, CEO of Desert Control , talking about his mission to save our soil with liquid nanoclay. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! Want to learn more? Check out his TedTalk!
As we close out our 2020 year, we're taking a look at a composer and scientist making music from the northern lights and promising new research into a universal flu vaccine. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we're reimagining urban development with redesigned mall space and vertical farming solutions. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we welcome guest Ione Butler, founder of Uplifting Content and author of Uplifting Stories, to talk about her book and inspiring positive action. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we've got a great new company urging customers to recycle their underwear and how changing fish food could make farmed protein more sustainable and nutritious! Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we're talking about a village in India that plants 111 trees every time a girl is born and how elephant destruction is actually helping conservation in Africa. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Pitzer becomes the first college in the nation to make a bachelor's degree program available for incarcerated individuals and WayFinder is unlocking independent travel for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we're talking empathy and therapy. Our top stories are how to teach your child to be empathetic and 3 questions to ask a prospective therapist. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we're sharing tech solutions including a device that can help farmers determine crop health and an upcoming efficient EV from Toyota. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we're talking about a night club in Switzerland turned blood bank and how the tide is finally turning on E-waste. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Real or artificial Christmas tree? Thanks to Living Tree Co., you don't have to choose. This and the benefits of living near birds today on the Update. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
