Migrating Birds and Saving Ancestral Lands
Today's good news: Find out why birds migrate and how to help them on their journeys. Also, a local community in Gabon successfully saves ancestral lands from logging. If you'd like to lend your voice...
21 Apr 202214min
The PepToc Hotline and Electric Homes
Today's good news: Feeling down? Call the PepToc Hotline for messages of encouragement from kids. Plus, how switching over to an all-electric home is an efficient and effective way to reduce carbon em...
20 Apr 202217min
Wireless Intubation and Kidney Stones in Space
Today's med-tech news: Wireless video could improve intubation procedures while also making them more accessible, and space mice help scientists figure out why so many astronauts develop kidney stones...
19 Apr 202215min
Self-Repairing Plastics and Sponge Cities
Today's sustainable news: Scientists at the University of Tokyo engineer a plastic that can repair itself at room temperature, and the Big Apple to become more resilient against climate change by beco...
18 Apr 202215min
Changing our Thinking with News Resiliency and Psilocybin Therapy
Today on the pod we're chatting about influencing our brain through the practice of news resiliency in the wake of bad news, and psilocybin ("magic mushroom") therapy to treat mental health patients. ...
15 Apr 202219min
A Binational Ecological River Park & Fraudulent Whisky
Today's good news: Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico join forces to create a binational ecological river park that celebrates the Sister Cities' friendship, and sniff before you sip! The NOS.E el...
14 Apr 202214min
Bonus Episode: Viv for your V
Welcome to The Optimist Daily Update's first bonus episode! Today we are highlighting one of our favorite interviews from our podcast archive, with new commentary by content producer, Arielle. Take a ...
14 Apr 202223min
Bonding Vampire Bats & Wands for Wildlife
Today's good news: Scientists study vampire bats to learn more about the complexities of social bonding, and attention all mascara users! Your old crusty wands can be repurposed as tiny brushes for th...
13 Apr 202210min
