A thoughtfully curated collection of articles on innovative solutions, brought together to inspire and inform.
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How parents’ phone habits shape their children’s, according to new research | The Optimist Daily
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Transform your health with these 9 powerful habits | The Optimist Daily
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Is the western U.S. experiencing a “water bankruptcy?”
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New ag tech could save the farm — and the planet
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What are green roofs and should you consider one? The history and benefits of green roofs | The Optimist Daily
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Popular Kitchen Remedy Puts Antibiotic To Shame
Fighting infection with conventional antibiotics is becoming an increasingly hopeless affair. The CDC recently warned these drugs are useless in…
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Collaboration and progress on energy is possible. Just look at Asheville.
The Asheville-Duke Energy Blue Horizons Project is a model for energy progress
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“Art of the Deal” ghostwriter: Weisselberg flip will end Trump — equivalent to Nixon tapes
When Tony Schwartz and Tim O’Brien speak about Donald Trump, you best listen. In the mid-’80s, Schwartz spent 18 months…
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NITI Aayog Pune Smart City Hackathon on HackerEarth
Cities across the globe, especially emerging markets, are witnessing significant urbanization. In the next 15 years, India will see about…
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Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It
Illegal logging and land seizures are driving this ominous yet overlooked scientific trend.
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AP fact check: Trump is living in an alternate reality
There you go. It’s not that the man tends to lie: it’s that the man tends to lie about everything,…
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Mining for Emissions Reductions: Strike while the Earth Is Cool
Companies involved in natural resource extraction and refinement are uniquely positioned to both benefit and suffer from society’s response to…
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Because it’s Beautiful | Don’t Blink
In a winter storm it’s difficult to appreciate snow. Through the lens of photographer Don Komarechka’s snowflake images, the world…
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We’re guinea pigs in global microplastic experiment
Microplastics are everywhere – in our water, soil, and even the air we breathe. The consequences of this exposure on…
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Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges
By rescinding an Obama-era regulation, the administration is giving a green light to agribusiness on protected lands.