Lifestyle
Alongside taking care of other people and the planet, make sure you take good care of yourself. The Lifestyle section at the Optimist Daily has solutions for everyday wellbeing on topics like food, beauty, fashion, and the latest trends. Curious about caring for houseplants, eating plant-based, or parenting tips? It’s all in there.
Indian technology institute to put the art of happiness under the microscope
Build roads, electrify villages, clean up the holy river Ganges: for the past 70 years, successive governments in India have stuck with virtually identical to-do lists for the country’s development. Now, a new item seems to have cropped up on the political agenda: make people happy. In July, Read More...
Afghanistan signs peace deal with warlord
After months of delays, Afghanistan government negotiators signed a peace deal Thursday with an insurgent faction led by one of the country's most notorious warlords. The deal was signed at a ceremony attended by negotiators, the president's national security advisor, and representatives of the Read More...
What the big tech companies are doing to help refugees
The White House published a list of companies that it will work together with to make new, durable efforts in the global refugee crisis. The list included names such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter, all of whom have projects in place that will help refugees develop the skills they need Read More...
UK Labour leader Corbyn plans 'Minister For Peace'
Jeremy Corbyn has revealed that he will appoint a minister for peace and disarmament if he becomes Prime Minister. The Labour leader outlined his plan in an hour-long documentary, directed by award-winning filmmaker Ken Loach, detailing his interactions with party supporters. Corbyn underlined his Read More...
Oxytocin enhances spirituality, new study says
Oxytocin has been dubbed the "love hormone" for its role promoting social bonding, altruism and more. Now new research from Duke University suggests the hormone may also support spirituality. In the study, men reported a greater sense of spirituality shortly after taking oxytocin and a week later. Read More...
This cooperative grocery store wants to break the diversity mold
At a few minutes before 8 a.m. on a weekday morning in Minneapolis, there’s a small crowd of people waiting for the front door of the Seward Community Co-op Friendship Store to slide open for the day. They stand under a sign that says, “Everyone Welcome,” and it seems true Read More...
Bitcoin is money, U.S. judge says in case tied to JPMorgan hack
left right left right NEW YORK Bitcoin qualifies as money, a federal judge ruled on Monday, in a decision linked to a criminal case over hacking attacks against JPMorgan Chase & Co and other companies. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan rejected a bid by Anthony Murgio to dismiss Read More...
How this woman overcame the marginalization of women in Turkey with flying colors
Although Turkey claims it's becoming a cosmopolitan country, patriarchy in the nation is still ever present. In fact, Turkey ranked 130 out of 145 countries in the World Economic Forum’s 2015 Global Gender Gap Report, and less than 30 percent of women ages 15-64 participated in the labor force in Read More...
Monsanto Bayer deal shows that GMO support is weakening
At first glance, people looking for more sustainable solutions in the world might shrug their shoulders about the news of pharmaceutical and chemical multinational Bayer acquiring agrochemical giant Monsanto. Monsanto has been a target of the worldwide environmental movement for two decades for its Read More...
32,000 people in Japan turned 100 this year and the economy can't keep up
Japan doesn't really believe in dying young. At least, not according to conventional timelines. New data from the country's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare reveal Japan has broken its own record for most centenarians by population for the 46th straight year. With 32,000 new 100-year-olds, Read More...