The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News

Changemakers of the week: Coalition for Compassion and Justice and Fish Reef ...

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every day on the Optimist Daily, we report on solutions from around the world. Though we love solutions ...

Transforming climate anxiety into positive action

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Imagine dedicating your studies to the natural beauty of coral reefs, only to witness their rapid decline firsthand. ...

12 steps for cultivating backyard permaculture

Have you always wanted to have your own garden but thought you didn’t have enough room? Think again. With permaculture, you can have sustainability ...

The story “pedal”-er: how an ice-cream cart library is changing lives in Karachi

Mohammad Noman bikes carefully and purposefully through the labyrinthine lanes of Karachi's Lyari Town, among the rush and bustle of everyday life. Though his ...

The ancient origins of your 600,000 year old cuppa joe

Did you realize that the beans that comprise your morning cup of coffee date back 600,000 years? Scientists have discovered the ancient origins of Coffea arabica, ...