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A study of more than 100,000 people across 125 countries found that people cooperate far more than they assume other people will. Hopeful news to receive in a world that feels so divided. This week Arielle and Karissa al
Tala and Farah Mousa received thousands of messages after they won the Earth Prize. "You gave us hope we had completely lost," people wrote. "You showed us we can be seen." They were sheltering in a tent when those messa
A high-risk breast cancer diagnosis used to mean one thing: chemotherapy. A large UK trial just found that 68 percent of those patients could skip it safely, based on a genomic test that already exists and is already in
An oncologist cried at her desk when she read these latest trial results. Researchers put exercise wheels in empty fields and sand dunes, and wild mice found them and ran, unprompted, for no reward. A new drug just clear
Sir David Attenborough just turned 100! Arielle and Karissa cover his 10-minute secret to a long life along with seven other solutions this week — belugas who prove that their species is capable of recognizing themselves
Stephanie McKenzie has been swimming since she was a child. She came to Swim Sista Swim as an instructor and, as you'll hear in her voice, is a vibrant and confident woman on all counts. Yet she still feels a twinge of d
Europe's first stadium built exclusively for women's football is going up in Brighton! And the most interesting design decision wasn't the pitch. It was the size. Arielle and Karissa cover ten solutions this week, includ
For the first time in history, clean energy grew faster than global electricity demand and fossil fuel generation actually went down. That's not even the most surprising thing in this episode. Arielle and Karissa cover t
This week, a 58-day protest campaign just convinced Etsy to ban all animal fur starting this August. Germany spent decades digging coal out of the ground, leaving craters 200 feet deep. This month, the last one opened fo
This week: a German research team built a water contamination test that runs on a smartphone and gives you an answer in under a minute. A Cornell professor has a gardening trick that involves water, a paper towel, and on
In honor of National Pet Day, Arielle sits down with Erica Psaltis, founder of senior dog rescue Silver Linings Rescue Ranch in Bend, Oregon. They talk about what actually goes into running a rescue like this: the intake
This week starts with casino Easter eggs and a prom-posal, because apparently Good Friday is full of surprises. Then Arielle and Karissa get into the actual news: a teenager built a working microplastic filter in her gar
Arielle and Karissa are back this week, and the stories span everything from marble sculptures in Naples to coyote dens in American cities. A museum in Naples opened its barriers so blind visitors could touch the Veiled
This week, Arielle and Karissa cover a tiny African island paying locals to protect its rainforest, the lion DNA case that just sent two poachers to prison, and new research on music, overthinking, and quitting smoking.
Spring is in the air, and so is this week's roundup of solutions, breakthroughs, and good news worth sharing. Arielle and Karissa are back together after last week's Sambhali Trust guest interview, and they've got a full
This episode is dedicated to Badan Kanwar. In the early 1990s, a woman named Badan Kanwar was widowed in Rajasthan, India. Her world shrank the way it does for widows there — she lost status, voice, and belonging. Her so
It's our first episode of the year! And the Optimist Daily Weekly Roundup is officially refreshed. Karissa and Arielle kick off the new format (hello, "tasting menu" of all ten weekly solutions), explain the difference b
This week, Arielle and Karissa dive into two very different but deeply connected stories about what it means to truly support healing. First, we unpack new research on what people going through cancer actually find helpf
Australia just became the first country to ban social media accounts for kids under 16... but will it actually keep them safer online? In this episode, Arielle and Karissa unpack the data that pushed lawmakers to act, th
This week, Karissa and Arielle tackle two big, very real-world solutions: how to gracefully ask friends and family if they're sick before a holiday hangout, and why the U.S. finally introducing its first female crash tes
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