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    Optimist Daily Weekly Roundup

    Do you like the stories from around the world that recognize and celebrate the people and events making a positive change? Tune in to The Optimist Daily Weekly Roundup, where our solutions-focused stories continue, and hear behind-the-scenes discussions from the people bringing you the news.
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    Tips for Zero-Waste Air Travel and LA County Bans Disposable Dining Ware

    Tips for Zero-Waste Air Travel and LA County Bans Disposable Dining Ware

    Today's solutions news: Make air travel as green as you can with these 7 tips, and LA County trades in disposable dining ware for compostable and recyclable alternatives!

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    Eco-Friendly Disposal of Old Clothes and Transforming Indian Slum Without Sacrificing Community

    Eco-Friendly Disposal of Old Clothes and Transforming Indian Slum Without Sacrificing Community
    Happy Earth Day! Here are four eco-conscious ways you can get rid of your old and worn-out clothing, and there's a slum in India that is improving its conditions while still maintaining community.

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    Migrating Birds and Saving Ancestral Lands

    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.

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    The PepToc Hotline and Electric Homes

    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 emissions.

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    Wireless Intubation and Kidney Stones in Space

    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 in space.

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    Self-Repairing Plastics and Sponge Cities

    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 becoming "spongier."

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    A Binational Ecological River Park & Fraudulent Whisky

    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 electronic nose will make sure you're drinking the real deal.

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    Bonus Episode: Viv for your V

    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 walk down memory lane with us as we dive back into a riveting conversation we had with Katie Diasti, CEO of eco-friendly period care brand Viv for your V, and COO Izzy Sarrafzadeh.

    Bonding Vampire Bats & Wands for Wildlife

    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 the smallest of rescue animals.

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    Drunken Monkey Hypothesis & Bacterial Enzyme Machines

    Drunken Monkey Hypothesis & Bacterial Enzyme Machines

    Today's good news: Research supports the drunken monkey hypothesis, which suggests that human fondness for alcohol  may have evolutionary roots, and Kristy dives into medical advancements, specifically miniscule bacteria machines.

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    Estrellita the Woolly Monkey & How Spiders Use Webs to Hear

    Estrellita the Woolly Monkey & How Spiders Use Webs to Hear

    In honor of National Pet's Day, Summers and Kristy discuss animal-focused good news. Ecuador is the first country to grant wild animals legal rights and scientists explore how spiders use their webs to "hear".

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    Climate Anxiety and Body Neutrality

    Climate Anxiety and Body Neutrality

    Happy Friday everyone! Today we're talking about tips to deal with climate anxiety and how to embrace the new movement of body neutrality. Digressions include Kristy going "commando" in Target this week, and how Summers is glowing from her new yoga class. 

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    A New Cancer Diagnostic Tool & No Kids? No Problem!

    A New Cancer Diagnostic Tool & No Kids? No Problem!

    Today's good news: Summers and Kristy discuss why deciding not to have children can be empowering and expansive, and there's an exciting new kind of diagnostic tool that can rapidly predict blood cancer relapses!

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    The Resting Reef & The Cramm

    The Resting Reef & The Cramm
    Today's good news: This startup offers an eco-friendly burial option that turns ashes into regenerative oyster reefs. Plus, The Cramm by Olivia Seltzer contextualizes today's news for Gen Z readers.

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    Sequencing the Entire Human Genome & Carbon-Sequestering Indigenous Forests

    Sequencing the Entire Human Genome & Carbon-Sequestering Indigenous Forests

    Today's good news: Scientists sequence the entire human genome for the first time ever! Plus, forests on Indigenous lands sequester much more carbon than others.

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    Pluto's Ice Volcanoes and Moody Microbiomes

    Pluto's Ice Volcanoes and Moody Microbiomes

    Today's good news: Scientists have confirmed that there are ice volcanoes on Pluto, and a new study shows how your personality is directly linked to your gut's microbiome.

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    Sponge Cities and Climate Victory Gardens

    Sponge Cities and Climate Victory Gardens

    Happy April 1st! No tricks here on this April Fool's Day, only good news about how cities around the world are taking initiative to soak up precipitation rather than dispose of it, and how more people are planting gardens to reduce their carbon footprint.

     

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    Algae Oil & Freshwater Fish

    Algae Oil & Freshwater Fish

    Today's good news: Algae oil may just be the palm oil alternative we need, and researchers are thrilled to announce the discovery of more than 200 freshwater fish species!

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    Coral Gardeners & Marvel's Climate Change Superhero

    Coral Gardeners & Marvel's Climate Change Superhero

    Today's good news: Marvel introduces Marisol Rios de la Luz, a Nuyorican superhero ready to tackle climate change and all the intertwining issues. Then, Summers and Kristy discuss real-life environmental superheroes, the Coral Gardeners.

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