Today’s Solutions: December 23, 2024

Cigarette Cleaning Crows &

Cigarette Cleaning Crows & The James Webb Telescope

Today's good news: The Corvid Clean-Up in this Swedish city recruits crows to clear public spaces of cigarette butts and the powerful James Webb telescope is finally gathering data in space! Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

Liz Brunner: Dare to Own You

Liz Brunner: Dare to Own You

Do you dare to rise above and go for your goals while being your authentic self? Liz Brunner wants you to know you have the full potential to do so if you open yourself to your next chapter. Today we welcome the Emmy award-winning journalist and founder of Brunner Communications to chat about this Read More...

PFA Technologies & Cargo E

PFA Technologies & Cargo E-bikes

Today's good news: Congress is taking steps to tackle PFAs (aka forever chemicals) and cargo e-bikes make parcel delivery more efficient. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

Kombucha & The No-Sexist-S

Kombucha & The No-Sexist-Swearing Movement

Today's good news: How kombucha can improve our water filtration system and Sunil Jaglan starts a movement to end sexist swearing in India. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

Fake Poop & LGBTQ+ Movemen

Fake Poop & LGBTQ+ Movement within Roman Catholic Church in Germany

Today's good news: How conservationists in California use fake poop to boost endangered Western Burrowing Owls population and a discussion about the powerful fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the Roman Catholic Church. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

Digital Skills Training for Ol

Digital Skills Training for Older Workers & Restaurant Messaging

Today's good news: AARP and Google.org team up to help older workers boost income and employment opportunities with free digital skills training. Plus, a new study reveals the influence restaurant messaging has on consumers and how we can use that influence to help the planet. Listen to the Read More...

Bee Bricks & Overcoming Dr

Bee Bricks & Overcoming Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Today's Good News: A buzz-worthy new planning law was passed in the city of Brighton and Hove in England, which requires new buildings to include special bricks that have nests for solitary bees. Plus, researchers are tackling the problem of drug-resistant bacteria with promising leads. Listen to Read More...

ByBlocks & Cooling Bamboo

ByBlocks & Cooling Bamboo

Today's good news: ByBlocks give hard-to-recycle-plastic a new life and this bamboo system can offer us a sustainable and affordable alternative to air conditioning. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

Fibers Unsorted & Wordle

Fibers Unsorted & Wordle

Today's good news: Fibers Unsorted recycles unrecyclable textiles and the psychological reason behind the Wordle craze. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

Maps & Preventing Collisio

Maps & Preventing Collisions in Space

Today's good news: Learn why the world map we know is wrong and a new AI tool prevents collisions in outer space. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...