Diébédo Francis Kéré & Can Video Games Treat Health Conditions?
Happy first day of spring! Today Summers and Kristy discuss how video games can help treat health conditions and celebrate Diébédo Francis Kéré, the first Black recipient of the most prestigious award...
21 Mar 202215min
WFH Without Hurting Your Back and Low Dementia Rates in a Remote Bolivian Tribe
Happy Friday! Today we're on the health beat as we discuss a massage therapist's advice on working from home without hurting your back, and the fascinating low rates of dementia and other health probl...
18 Mar 202219min
Italy Adds Wind Farms & Spot Misinformation About Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Today's good news: Italy approves six more wind farms to reduce its reliance on Russian gas, and here are some helpful tips to spot fake news about the Russia-Ukraine conflict. If you'd like to lend y...
17 Mar 202214min
Cancer Sniffing Ants & Honduras Stops Open-Pit Mining
Today's good news: Researchers at the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord have trained ants to sniff out cancer, and Honduras puts a stop to open-pit mining. If you'd like to lend your voice to the Optimis...
16 Mar 202212min
UK Tackles Greenwashing & Converting CO2 Into Food
Today's good news: The UK Competition and Markets Authority investigates companies that claim to be "eco-friendly," and Arkeon Biotechnologies identifies an ancient microbe that can convert CO2 into p...
15 Mar 202215min
Therapy Dogs & Peatlands
Today's good news: Therapy dogs significantly reduce er patients' perception of pain, and why the world's peatlands are worth saving. If you'd like to lend your voice to the Optimist Daily Update, sen...
14 Mar 202214min
A Shout Out to Fantastic Women
Today we bring you a special edition of the podcast, where we're honoring some influential women in our lives in honor of International Women's Day this past week. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update ...
11 Mar 20227min
Empathy vs. People-Pleasing & How Many Ancestors Do We Have?
Today's good news: The line between empathy and people-pleasing is very fine, so here's how to tell the difference. Plus, scientists have mapped an enormous family tree of millions of our ancestors. I...
10 Mar 202213min
