9-year-old Ben Miller loves animals, and he has raised a lot of money for IHS with his lemonade stand over the last couple of years. He says it just feels good.
Source: 7’s HERO: Boise boy raises close to $2,000 for Idaho Humane Society
Nicely done.
Nocturnal solar panels: not an oxymoron | The Optimist Daily
An engineering team at Stanford University have developed solar cells which can actually draw a little bit of power at night.
Source: Nocturnal solar panels: not an oxymoron | The Optimist Daily
Cool idea. (No pun intended.)
VR role-play therapy helps people with agoraphobia, finds study
Sessions with virtual-reality headset helped people overcome anxiety and complete everyday tasks
Source: VR role-play therapy helps people with agoraphobia, finds study
Yes, it’s part of the over-hyped “metaverse”, but VR can have some very practical, real-world applications.
Young H-E-B bagger displays act of kindness, pays for family’s groceries
“Immediately I heard a voice inside my head saying, ‘pay for the groceries’, “Maria explained in her now viral Facebook post.
Source: Young H-E-B bagger displays act of kindness, pays for family’s groceries
I keep hearing good things about H-E-B.
Message in a bottle travels from Georgia to France in just over 2 years
A Tennessee woman who launched a message in a bottle into the ocean during a trip to Georgia said she received word more than two years later that it had been found in France.
Source: Message in a bottle travels from Georgia to France in just over 2 years
Cute. Cue Sting.
Artificial pancreas to revolutionise diabetes care in England
It can eliminate the need for finger prick tests and prevent life-threatening attacks, say experts.
Source: Artificial pancreas to revolutionise diabetes care in England
Very cool.
Richmond animal shelter gets 400+ requests for puppy snuggle sessions: ‘Kiss these love buckets’
A Richmond animal shelter received more than 400 requests for snuggle sessions with seven Pyrenees puppies after offering the chance for folks to “forget about the worries of the world.”
Source: Richmond animal shelter gets 400+ requests for puppy snuggle sessions: ‘Kiss these love buckets’
How cool. Looks like complete fun.
Ph.D. student has rare disease. Her own research discovered a potential breakthrough.
Cortney Gensemer suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Now, she may have discovered a gene responsible for it.
Source: Ph.D. student has rare disease. Her own research discovered a potential breakthrough.
Very cool.
They were facing jail time. Instead, they’re training shelter dogs.
“We’d both gone through some tough things in life,” Kelvin Simmons said about the dog he is training as part of a diversion program.
Source: They were facing jail time. Instead, they’re training shelter dogs.
Great idea.
Could caffeine be used to treat ADHD? | The Optimist Daily
A team of researchers are studying the possibility of using caffeine as a therapeutic treatment to alleviate some attentional based symptoms of ADHD.
Source: Could caffeine be used to treat ADHD? | The Optimist Daily
Behold the power of coffee. 