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.
Drones save lives and limbs by detecting and detonating landmines
Before IS retreated from the historic city of Palmyra, the extremist group left the area littered with landmines. The dangers of such an act are obvious, which is why Massoud Hassani of Afghanistan created the Mine Kafon Drone. The drone flies low to the ground over mined areas to locate mines Read More...
Envisioning Bitcoin’s technology at the heart of global finance
A new report from the World Economic Forum predicts that the underlying technology introduced by the virtual currency Bitcoin will come to occupy a central place in the global financial system. A report released Friday by the forum, a convening organization for the global elite, is one of the Read More...
After 2,168 years Michael Phelps beats Leonidas
We are not sure who's keeping the records, but the statistic is quite amazing. The last time that an Olympic athlete won 12 gold medals during four consecutive Olympic Games was in 152 B.C when Leonidas won his last 3 gold medals at age 36. Now 31-year old Michael Phelps has won his 13th Read More...
Olympics chefs are cooking extra food for Rio's poor
A group of international chefs has launched an effort to tackle the widespread hunger problem in Rio de Janeiro by cooking surplus food donated from the Olympic Village and serving it to impoverished residents. The 31st Olympic Games in the Brazilian city have faced major criticism as the country Read More...
HullCoins well spent? City's 'Bitcoin for volunteers' offers a new way to pay
Once upon a time, English teachers who couldn’t think of anything else to do with their classes always had “the life story of a penny” to fall back on. Roald Dahl remembers having to do it once for “prep”. In his version, a lump of copper is excavated from a South American mine, shipped Read More...
Overpopulation? Fewer women are having babies than ever before
Overpopulation is perceived to be a big threat in many future environmental scenarios. But should we really be concerned about too many people on the planet? Advance countries, like Italy and Japan, are dealing with declining populations. That would also be the case in Germany were it not for net Read More...
Scientists may have found the answer to a worrying human sperm mystery
Sperm quality in dogs has fallen rapidly over the past three decades, researchers have found, in a study which could explain the purported decline in human fertility. The findings have highlighted a potential link between environmental contaminants and fertility - after scientists discovered Read More...
6 reasons why August is a great month to get ahead at work
August – hell, isn’t it? Season of smug Instagram beach photos and out-of-office email replies. The month when everyone else is on holiday and you’re stuck behind a desk. But rest assured, it’s not all existential bleakness, picking up other people’s slack and dealing Read More...
The rise of organic beauty products
Blogger and publishing sensation, Deliciously Ella, knows a thing or two about popularising healthy living. Her two cookbooks, written off the back of her hugely successfully blog of ‘plant-based’ health food recipes are the fastest-selling ever. Her latest project is a skincare Read More...
The Merits of Reading Real Books to Your Children
The CheckupDr. Perri Klass on family health. A new Harry Potter book and a new round of stories about midnight book release parties reminded me of the persistent power of words printed on a page to shape children’s lives. How do we think about a distinct role for paper, for Read More...