Summers talks cemeteries and biodiversity, while Kristy explores a new initiative capturing energy from nightclub dancers in Glasgow. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we've got stories about a program turning poachers into conservationists and how Illinois will be the first state to mandate media literacy in high school curriculums. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We've got especially inspiring stories today on the Update with news that the all-female Afghan robotics team has landed safely in Mexico and Hawaii's impressive renewables progress. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We've got lifestyle tips on the Update today. Listen to learn why you should journal about setbacks and how swearing might actually be good for you. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we're talking about how a bike and a microgrid could help you power your own home, as well as how a new research center is bringing insect protein into the spotlight. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
How often during your day are you surrounded by silence? Today we're talking about the value of quiet time and why bats might be more similar to us than we thought. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We've got special guest and Optimist Daily writer Arielle Tiangco on the pod today to talk about grief, back to school season, and swimming pools. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we welcome guest Greg Johnson, CEO and co-founder of AquiPor Technologies. AquiPor is revolutionizing hard surface building materials with permeable concrete design which reduces stormwater runoff pollution, restores groundwater reserves, and mitigates flooding. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today Kristy is discussing a power-free sewage treatment plant and Summers is sharing a surprising habit linked to better prostate health. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We've got environmental stories today with the rise of litter collectors during the pandemic and how an area of Montana is protecting its bears with a wildlife corridor. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We've got a period poverty solution and news of a brand new international Dark Sky Park today on the Update. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We're talking climate today with how an Oregon fire demonstrated the efficacy of Indigenous forest management practices and an organizations helping us cope with big emotions surrounding the crisis. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
It's Friday the 13th and the news can be spooky, so we've got two solutions on coping with the newest Covid-19 surge and the climate crisis. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
It's all about expanding our horizons on the Update today. We're talking about the power of mushrooms in space and how children can get the most out of free play time. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Minds and mustangs are on deck on the Update today! Tune in to learn about a new technology addressing brain health and an unusual partnership offering healing for both horses and veterans in upstate New York. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we're talking about how a simply parking policy can boost green transportation and a novel material making heat energy transfer more efficient. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
From potatoes to giraffes to ancient geometry, we've got it all on the Update this morning. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! Curious about our food storage story? Find it here: www.optimistdaily.com/2021/08/tips-and-tricks-to-make-your-produce-last-longer/
It's Friday and we've got stories on how we can make refrigerated shipping trucks more eco-friendly as well as how to cultivate a healthy body image as we head back into the world. Tune in and remember to join us for our weekend challenge. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We're tackling some tough topics today with tips for navigating relationships with unvaccinated friends and family, as well as how to raise kids to be more spatially aware. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we're talking about how longer breaks between learning helps our brains absorb information and how porous pavement could save water and prevent flooding. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
It's a wellness-focused day on the Update with three lessons we can all take away from Simone Biles' brave decision at the Olympics and how people in Blue Zones consume alcohol. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
'Solutions' is a fun board game to play with your family and friends, but the game doesn't end once the dice stop rolling. Solutions creator Sam Levac-Levey joins us on the Update today to talk about how he hopes the game will help players discover and implement climate solutions in their own lives, plus, how it's already making an impact in some communities! Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! Check it out on kickstarter here: www.kickstart...
Happy Friday from the Update! We're sharing how a collaborative initiative is making books more widely available to South African children and a pop up racial justice program that just won a MacArthur endowment. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Hello from the Update! We're talking about activism at the Olympics and how we can incorporate batteries into our built environment. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We're debunking myths and getting healthy on the Update today! We've got a study detailing how EVs are greener than combustion engines, even with production emissions, and a morning routine recommendation from two neuroscientists. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
Today we're sharing how the White Mountain Apache Tribe tackled Covid-19 with community-based public health and an initiative working to eliminate single use plastics on the big screen. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We're back and we've got stories about how Maine is revolutionizing the modern recycling system and how snake venom is providing a new life-saving medical material. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
We're taking a bit of a break this week, but we're re-running some of our best content in our absence. Did you know that every dollar invested in regenerative agriculture provides $40 in improved resilience, water conservation, farmer prosperity, and carbon removal? We're sharing our interview with Anthony Myint, founder of Zero Foodprint, where we talk about how community choice aggregation can revolutionize our food systems and mitigate climate change. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with ...
We're taking a bit of a break this week, but we're re-running some of our best content in our absence. We're sharing our interview with guest Dr. Adolph 'Doc' Brown, a lifelong advocate for education and social justice. Doc has experience as a clinical psychologist, university dean, teacher educator, businessman, investor, and research scientist. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! You can check out more of Doc's work on his website and his ...
We're taking a bit of a break this week, but we're re-running some of our best content in our absence. Today we share our interview with Lalla and Rinaldo Brutoco, founders and impact investors of The Optimist Daily. They joined us to discuss what inspired them to start the publication, their vision for its future, and how solutions news can catalyze a change in global consciousness. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
