Medicinal Tattoos and Portugal's Floating Solar Park
Woohoo! It's Friday! We've got some great forward-thinking stories on The Optimist Daily today. Karissa is talking about how medicinal tattoos are tracking a patient's oxygen levels and more, and Summ...
13 Touko 202212min
Stanford Opens New Climate Focused School and The Benefits of Backgammon
Today's good news: Prestigious Stanford University opens the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, a school dedicated solely to studying the climate crisis. Plus, backgammon offers surprising healt...
12 Touko 202214min
Faster, More Climate Resilient Internet and New 2D Material
Today's tech-savvy solutions: Summers and Kristy talk about a new ultra-thin material that might be a gamechanger for batteries, storage, and other electronics. They also dive into the potential of a ...
11 Touko 202212min
Tasmania Becomes Carbon Negative and Germany Drops Renewable Energy Surcharge
Today's good news: Tasmania joins Suriname and Bhutan as one of the world's only carbon-negative places. Plus, Germany makes renewable energy cheaper for households and businesses. If you'd like to le...
10 Touko 202212min
104 Marathons and 4 Pandemic Lessons
Happy Monday! In today's episode, Summers and Karissa discuss uplifting stories in person for the first time ever. Together, they talk about pandemic lessons and a particularly inspiring woman who com...
9 Touko 202213min
Wands for Wildlife with Jen Knight
Today we're welcoming Jen Knight from the Wands for Wildlife onto the podcast! Jen joins us to chat about the great work over at Wands for Wildlife, which is a non-profit inspiring people to help wild...
6 Touko 202238min
Working Together to Ban Toxic Chemicals and Protect Coral Reefs
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Today Kristy talks about how the EU is proposing the largest ban on toxic chemicals to date, and Summers discusses why nations should work together to establish ocean reservations...
5 Touko 202211min
An Ancient Enzyme and Connecticut Expands Abortion Rights
May the fourth be with you! Today, Summers and Kristy get personal while talking about reproductive rights and access to women's healthcare. They then commend Connecticut lawmakers, who are reacting t...
4 Touko 202217min
