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.
Can the $16 cup of Blue Bottle coffee help rebuild a country?
Blue Bottle Coffee has taken the Bay Area and Silicon Valley by storm, and affection for its brews spread from its flagship store at the Ferry Building in San Francisco to the East Coast and even as far as Tokyo. Visit any of its locations, and chances are the lines will be long. And of course the Read More...
The Inventors of the Internet Are Trying to Build a Truly Permanent Web
If you wanted to write a history of the Internet, one of the first things you would do is dig into the email archives of Vint Cerf. In 1973, he co-created the protocols that Internet servers use to communicate with each other without the need for any kind of centralized authority or control. He has Read More...
The UK response to a mass shooting that greatly reduced crime involving firearms
In 1996 the UK witnessed a dramatic massacre carried out by a man carrying four legally-owned firearms. In response, relatives of the victims lobbied for a total ban on the private ownership and use of handguns in the UK. The petition was ultimately signed by over 750,000 people. Following a Read More...
Everything you need to know about this month's 'Strawberry Moon'
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, a day falling around late June when there are approximately 17 hours of light. The name comes from the Latin solstitium meaning “sun stands still”. It happens because the sun's stops heading north at the Tropic of Cancer and then Read More...
Solar charging stations help refugees in Greece stay connected
Despite the increased capabilities provided by a smartphone over flip and candy bar phones from past decades, the issue of battery life has been a tough challenge to overcome. While older-style phones would often last days or even over a week on standby, smartphones have typically only been able to Read More...
The Dalai Lama: Why I’m hopeful about the future
Despite the recent tragedies afflicting our world, the Dalai Lama has continued to maintain his great hope in a bright future for mankind. In an article in The Washington Post he cites the vast humanitarian efforts being made toward aiding refugees fleeing from war-torn countries, as evidence of a Read More...
A simple solution for more truthful politics
After years of destructive politics in Washington between a Democratic president and an oppositional Republican-controlled Congress, the current Presidential election season is showing a further turn towards the worst. There’s a lot at stake, not just for the U.S. but for the free world at large. Read More...
Statistics show that most conventional wisdom about refugees is wrong
Right wing politicians claim that the refugee crisis will change Europe, the world, forever. In reality, if you look at the world’s migration figures, a very different pictures arises. The actual number of global migrants is just a half percent of the world population or 36.5 million people. Read More...
Men advised to ditch tight pants to increase fertility
Men should avoid wearing tight underwear and should start trying for a family before they reach forty if they want to have children, fertility experts have said. Constricting pants are likely to result in two and a half times less fertile sperm, exacerbating the problem of female infertility caused Read More...
Could a text message improve the lives of 1million farmers worldwide?
If you were self-employed and had a problem at work, what would you do? In the Western world, where almost everyone has access to the internet, you would probably Google your dilemma. Or if you need to get in touch with an expert or one of your peers, you would simply look their details up Read More...