Because the world is more than its problems this podcast is about the projects, activities, people and organizations which help us see good things—meaning what can help us resolve our problems, think more inclusively about issues, develop compassion, remove barriers to social justice, lessen suffering, reinforce the higher angels of our humanity or work toward unity.
Self checkouts may be a business failure but they show the limitations of what machines can do.
Seven climate change achievements that occurred in 2024.
A Zimbabwean tradition of friendship benches is being adopted in several countries.
A new law in Belgium treats sex work as any other kind of work and gives sex workers rights.
Invisible Cities hosts alternative tours in several UK cities conducted by former homeless people.
Darts as a game is a new phenomenon but it is also a good way to handle certain emotions.
The poppy seed sized brain of a fly has 140,000 neuron.
Louisville, Ky planted lots of trees and the data shows they're helping people's health.
UCSD is making a climate change course a requirement for graduation.
AI makes a big difference for firefighters and for earthquake prevention.
A new slate of influencers are rediscovering the benefits of silent walking.
Looking at art helps us develop skills that can help us problem solve.
Fathers walking their daughters down the aisle is an enduring tradition despite its patriarchal origin.
Policies towards limiting global gas emissions could reach sustainable levels.
AI cannot substitute for teachers says a new study.
Animals show aging too and may help us better understand the process.
Vending machines now dispense ammunition in several states.
The first Arab majority city in the US allows us to understand Arabs as regular Americans
Singapore is trying to be in the forefront of a new industry.
Greenhouse cotton would make a huge difference to how cotton is grown and transported.
Earthworms can eat nitrates and other harmful chemicals.
Street art on asphalt is a creative way to increase pedestrian safety.
The US Supreme Court abortion decision is in many ways responsible for an uptick in vasectomies.
The Irish government now as a national adoption registry hopefully providing answers for thousands.
Migrant workers worldwide send home billions of dollars annually making a difference in the economy of their countries.
It was accidentally discovered that the saliva of wax worms degrades plastic.
A website will now document and make it easier for enslaved indigenous people and their families to trace their histories.
Belo Horizonte in Brazil instituted a no hunger program as a matter of social justice.
This website with interviews of lifers at Angola state prison spurs us to think about our criminal justice system.
Scotland took a big step in making feminine hygiene products free.
Key parts of ghost guns kits will now have to have serial numbers making the guns traceable.
Aging is not all going downhill, better get better at regulating their emotions and feel happier because of itl
The use of photosynthesis to increase crop yield is seen as a way to answer the growing need for food.
Friendships it turns out are our most valuable relationships.
LGBT+ communities are being recognized even as public discourse attempts to be adverse.
Food waste is a moral, financial, environmental and societal problem. Now, several apps exist to help control it.
Forgiveness, easy or not, has health benefits a researcher found.
Wikipedia our easy go-to for information manages to overcome the divisiveness of the issues it addresses.
Ocean mapping, which has implications for climate change, has begun in Antarctica.
In several states hairdressers and barbers are being trained to recognize signs of domestic abuse.
Recycling urine may sound yucky but its nutrients make it a good natural fertilizer.
Dicks Sporting Goods's stand on guns is showing the power corporations can have on gun violence.
In many countries instead of checking out a book people can go to the library and talk to someone about their special experiences.
Using touch the deaf blind community is creating a new way to communicate.
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