The Optimist Daily's Weekly Roundup

Today we're talking about how children process the pandemic through play and how AI is helping visually impaired runners. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we've got innovative solutions for housing the unsheltered from Vermont and California. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

It's a cats and critters day on the Update. We have an app that translates your cat's meows and a boom in seal births in the UK. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

It's an education themed day on the Update with stories about turning offices into schools, the value of investing in teachers, and an educator-focused Thankful Thursdays prompt. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we celebrate the successful launch of the SpaceX crew and how online platforms are boosting sustainable secondhand shopping. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Want to know more about The Optimist Daily and our hosts? You're in luck. Today is part two of our two-day series diving deeper into the who, what, and why of The Optimist Daily. Today we hear from Kristy Jansen. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Want to know more about The Optimist Daily and our hosts? You're in luck. Today is part one of our two-day series diving deeper into the who, what, and why of The Optimist Daily. Today we hear from Summers McKay. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we cover a sustainable dog food made from insect protein and new technology making internet access a ubiquitous resource. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Did you know 6,000 tons of air filters are thrown away each year in the US alone? Today we interview James Whitfield and Sean Sykes, the brains behind Briiv , a sustainable bioplastic air purifier with 100% biodegradable filters. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We're getting futuristic on the pod today with Virgin Hyperloop completing its first trials with human passengers and the UK set to build its first carbon neutral community. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we travel to Austin, TX, where the city voted to revolutionize their transit system and Manchester, UK where a power plant is using liquid air to store renewable energy. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today, Kristy shares how bionic gloves restored a pianist's ability to play and Summers has good news about shark conservation. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Many Americans are focused on the top of the ticket today, but we're taking a look at some smaller state ballot measures making a positive impact and one truly inspiring 2nd grade teacher. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we welcome artist, educator, and founder of Lost Art of Love Letters Sondra Weiss to talk about the value of putting pen to paper to express love and gratitude. Sondra is the creative mind behind our new collaborative Thankful Thursdays initiative.  Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We're tackling election anxiety with a story about one New Jersey school district honoring snow days even during remote learning and how Chipotle is making it easier to eat sustainably. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We're finding gems in nature today with diamonds made from CO2 and rainwater as well as a secretive chameleon spotted for the first time in 100 years in Madagascar. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we share how a mycelium ball can make your backyard a carbon sink and an animal companion program boosting senior health.  Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're sharing the discovery of a new coral reef as tall as the Empire State Building and a digestible alternative to plastic bags protecting deer in Japan. P.S. Kristy found her snake too!  Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we talk about all-electric homes and what happened when a daycare in Finland replaced their playground with a replicated forest floor. Plus, Summers and Kristy share their best Halloween costumes ever. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today Kristy searches for her pet snake while we cover sunglasses made from recovered ocean plastic and the "Uber of car repairs." Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Summers tells us about a planned crossing bridge in California that will protect wild animal populations and Kristy shares how the benefits of installing solar panels on schools go far beyond the environment. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Kristy and Summers discuss their favorite libraries and a new AI system apprehending poachers with GIS and motion sensors. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We're covering underwater and outer space today with NASA's successful asteroid sampling and a new deep sea air conditioning solution. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Did you know new research shows getting naked can boost your personal body image? This and a heartwarming story of a ballet dancer from India who overcame the odds on the Update this morning. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We're featuring some kids changing the world for good today with a middle schooler who developed a potential treatment for Covid-19 and a 5 year old who rescued an endangered lemur in San Francisco! Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!