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          • Woman carrying bananasWearable Bananas? This Ugandan Company is Giving Textile Waste the SlipWhat one material could make placemats, rugs, and hair extensions? This miracle fiber is bananas! Learn about the non-profit transforming this popular plant’s waste into something that is wonderful—in more ways than one!
          • Image: Person throwing food waste onto a compost pileEasy Ways to Go Green: The Compost Pick-Up Services Coming to a Stoop Near You!Wait! Before those food scraps in the garbage, here's an easy way to make a positive impact as you go about your daily routine. Turn your food waste into a resource without having to make a compost pile in your own backyard by having it picked up and taken away, right from your front door!
          • Image: Treehouse inside of a jungleZiplining to Breakfast—Redefining “Home” by Living in the TreetopsLiving life in the rainforest treetops, this unique community shows us how to seek and build the lives that we want—regardless of how wild our dreams may be!
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          • Daniel Rozin Penguin MirrorThese Moving Mirrors Reveal a New Reflection of YourselfHave you ever peered into a mirror made of troll dolls, penguins, or folding fans? Dive into this artist's world to see yourself in entirely new ways!
          • Image: Person drinking coffee and looking intently at their laptopMeet the Hackers Who Are Saving Lives!Can hackers really be saving lives?! This group of hackers is combining their unique skills to do good! They've developed an extraordinary partnership that is quite literally saving lives.
          • Image: hermit crab on a colorful pile of bottle capsThese Bacteria Have Found a Way to Break Down Plastic!Could it be that single-celled organisms have found a solution to our plastic problem? It turns out that nature is far more adaptable than we may think—and we can use their skills to combat plastic pollution!
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          • Image: solar mamas learning to become solar engineersWhy Grandmas Are Training to Be the Best Solar EngineersGrandmas around the world are learning a new skill! These “solar mamas” are learning to become solar engineers and bringing light back to their communities that once spent their nights in darkness.
          • Image: young kid very excited about a giant slice ofcake!Ever Wondered Why You Always Have Room for Dessert?Why is it that after even the biggest meal you still have room for dessert? You may not have two stomachs, but you do have an evolutionary trick that has helped to keep us alive for thousands of years!
          • Image: Sloth smilingMeet the Unexpected Monster of the Ancient AmericasThey were once the size of elephants and others lived at sea, so what happened to the massive number of fantastical sloths that once dotted the landscapes of the Americas?!
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          • Image: Farmer in field looking at cameraPutting the Future of Food in New Hands: Training Farmworkers to Become Farm OwnersCreating a new life for ourselves is always possible, and nonprofit ALBA is making that possible for countless people. They're giving immigrant farmworkers the tools and the knowledge to improve their lives by helping them have organic farms of their own!
          • Image: man working at computerErnst & Young Recruiting People With Autism to Boost its SuccessFolks on the autism spectrum are too often overlooked for jobs, but these companies are seeking them out. By offering flexible hiring, onboarding and work styles they're attracting outstanding talent from people on the autism spectrum—here's how they do it.
          • Image: Dr. Marcia Reynolds Ever Widening CirclesHard Conversations Made Easy with Dr. Marcia ReynoldsOur thought leader of the day is Dr. Marcia Reynolds, a master of coaching people about engaging in powerful conversations. She is a sought-after transformational coach known for her ability to change people’s minds. Dr. Reynolds drops by to break down the truth behind hard conversations, which she believes can be made easy, and it only takes a few things and mindset shifts to do it.
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          • Image: Dr. Marcia Reynolds Ever Widening CirclesHard Conversations Made Easy with Dr. Marcia ReynoldsOur thought leader of the day is Dr. Marcia Reynolds, a master of coaching people about engaging in powerful conversations. She is a sought-after transformational coach known for her ability to change people’s minds. Dr. Reynolds drops by to break down the truth behind hard conversations, which she believes can be made easy, and it only takes a few things and mindset shifts to do it.
          • Image: Older gentleman stands in front of his barber shopWhen Is a Haircut More Than a Haircut?Where do you go where you're welcomed like a true friend? COVID-19 has made these places really stand out, like our salons, for instance. But even with closed doors, some of these barbers and hairdressers are finding ways to keep that connection going. Here's a fun look at why!
          • Image: Woman meditating by a mountain pond with a big sky before her.The Simplest Way to Train Your Brain! This routine has been shown to boost our memory, combat depression and anxiety, and reduce pain—all without expensive equipment, special skills, medications, or taking hours out of our day. But is meditation really a practical addition to our busy lives? One of our favorite creators puts it to the test. 
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          • Image: Adam Morris Conspiracy of Goodness PodcastFind Your Purpose in Life: Show Up with Curiosity with Adam MorrisLet’s go on a journey with my friend Adam Morris. If you care about the world, and you're looking to make it a better place but not seeing the results you want, then tune in to this episode with an open mind. Adam is the co-founder and head of operations at Wild Tiger Tees. As the visionary of this social enterprise, his ability to bring people together through positivity is what got the team to form and take home the funding to initiate it. Always approachable, Adam is a master at conversations through curiosity. He is constantly connecting within social enterprise circles at networking events, interviewing guests for his People Helping People Podcast, or taking dog Aki for walks around the block.
          • Image: Person holding a cup of teaNo More Steeping in Solitude, Make Friends in This Free Tea Van!Would you open up the doors of your home to share a cup of tea with a stranger? What if you made this your daily routine? For this traveler, sharing a cup of tea became more than a way to connect with others—it built an entire community.
          • Image: booksThis 8-year-old Girl’s Mission is to Give Away 2 Million BooksBooks have the power to transport you to another place and make you feel like you are part of the story. A love of reading should be developed at a young age so children can see books as something magical. That’s the gift that 8-year-old  Sela Thompson from Atlanta, Georgia, received from her parents and wants to pass on to other children.
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          • Image: Chip Conley EWC PodcastWhen Experience Meets Wisdom with “Wise Elder” and Hotelier Chip ConleyWhile knowledge may be local, wisdom is global. Meet your biggest untapped resource: the modern "wise elder". Our thought leader of the day is Chip Conley, the experienced entrepreneur that the young founders of Airbnb hired to mentor them through their meteoric rise to business success. In four years as Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy, Chip taught his award-winning methods to hosts in close to 200 countries. He is now an author, speaker and founder of the Modern Elder Academy.
          • Image: Nancy Sherman Ever Widening Circles PodcastStoicism: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience with Nancy ShermanToday, we’re going to clear the “mist on your mental wind screen.” In this episode we’ll be hearing from distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown U, Nancy Sherman. Nancy is also the Inaugural Distinguished Chair of Ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy. She is fascinated with ancient ethics and how it can inform our modern practices, thought processes, and overall lives. She is the author of Stoicism: Ancient Lessons of Modern Resilience.
          • Image: Marilyn Paul Ph.D Ever Widening Circles PodcastBe a Systems Thinker: From Chronically Chaotic to Rhythms of Rest with Marilyn Paul Ph.DIn this episode you’re going to learn how to turn 7 days a week into 8. First, our thought leader of the day is Marilyn Paul, a true ‘systems’ thinker. From projects for WHO to others like cutting down on waste, Marilyn applies her world-class way of finding and applying solutions.
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      • TED Talks
          • Image: Person jumping next to a yellow wall, holding an umbrellaThe Secret to Happiness? Don’t Try So HardAre we supposed to be happy all the time? After endlessly trying to chase happiness, Dr. Molly Countermine encountered a different way of framing it and our other emotions that we all can learn from. Here's how this simple technique can apply to your own life! 
          • Source: Three older women smiling walking in a neighborhood with GirlTrek. One is giving a thumbs up, the others are wavingDoes Walking Have the Power to Save Lives and Uplift Communities?Have you noticed that the first steps to solving our biggest problems are often right there in front of us, so clear that they're invisible? GirlTrek is turning the simple act of walking around the block into a revolutionary way to save lives and improve the safety of communities! Here's how. 
          • Image: Doctor sitting next to a hospital bed, wearing blue scrubs and a Mickey Mouse patterned head cap, interacting with a young girl who's sticking her tongue out. Feeling is joyful!The Inspiring Craft That’s Saving Doctors’ Lives! There is a "medicine" available to all of us that parents have been delivering in whispers to their children before they close their eyes at night. It's totally free, as old as human existence, and has proven time and time again to be what we're built on! Now, it's being used to save our healthcare workers' lives!
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          • Image: little boy inspecting a leafBecome an Instant Backyard Scientist with iNaturalist! What if you could go on a safari and get up close and personal with hundreds of plants animals, no plane ticket, no fancy guide, and no money required? Now, all of us can experience our own backyards with a little more wonder thanks to this amazing app!
          • Image: Stem with aphids on itWhat Are These Walking Jellybeans Doing on Your Plants?Most people would overlook these candy pooping, clone birthing, walking jellybeans, but you are not most people! These little gals will have you turning over more leaves, getting more excited about the world, and letting curiosity be your guide!
          • Image: Woman hugs large dog with a smile on his faceHow Dogs Are Helping Us Detect Cancer!A group of highly trained dogs is learning to smell some of the hardest to detect forms of cancer! So, what are we learning from these super-sniffers?
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      • Happiness & Hope
          • Image: Person holding a cup of teaNo More Steeping in Solitude, Make Friends in This Free Tea Van!Would you open up the doors of your home to share a cup of tea with a stranger? What if you made this your daily routine? For this traveler, sharing a cup of tea became more than a way to connect with others—it built an entire community.
          • All Bodies on Bikes Kailey and Marley BeachChanging the Narrative and Loving Yourself with All Bodies on BikesEver doubted you could do something because of the way your body looks? These two thought leaders are on a cross country journey to prove we can do anything our hearts desire and live our best, most happy lives if only we learn to let go of the unrealistic expectations and unnecessary stigmas which society imposes.
          • Image: Person jumping on a hiking trailThe Key to Living a Longer, Fuller Life? Ditch the Routine!Live every day you're alive by breaking your routine. Jed Jenkins quit his job, picked up his life, and lived each day to the fullest, choosing adventure and rediscovering childlike wonder for everything new. Read on to learn a little something about the beauty of spontaneity and the amazing things that come with a willingness to do what scares you. 
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      • Humor
          • Image: Gary Duschl with his Guinness World Record award and his winning gum wrapper chain!A True Chain Reaction: Linking People with Gum Wrappers!Clocking in at over a hundred thousand feet, this staggeringly long chain was created by one man over almost 6 decades, with a bit of heartwarming help along the way. Here's the story of Gary Duschl, a very unique Guinness Book of World Record holder who will inspire us all! 
          • Image: two cars racing in the 24-hours of lemonsWelcome to Burning Man for Car Geeks!Taking creativity to whole new levels is even more fun in a crazy community! You won't see shiny cars or world-class engines at this car race, no, but you will see some of the craziest Frankenstein-like cars around. Best thought of as "Burning Man for car geeks," the 24 Hours of LeMons shows there is no end to possibility!
          • Image: side by side shot of someone's pet with tongue hanging out and their funny portrait!Bad Drawings Bring Big Smiles: A Portrait of Paw-fect Imperfection!Can a drawing of a cross-eyed dog better the lives of those less fortunate? We’re embracing our flaws and finding humor within the wonderful work of pet-portrait artist, Hercule Van Wolfwinkle!
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      • Philosophy
          • All Bodies on Bikes Kailey and Marley BeachChanging the Narrative and Loving Yourself with All Bodies on BikesEver doubted you could do something because of the way your body looks? These two thought leaders are on a cross country journey to prove we can do anything our hearts desire and live our best, most happy lives if only we learn to let go of the unrealistic expectations and unnecessary stigmas which society imposes.
          • Image: Jordan Schwartz Ever Widening Circles PodcastLead like a Bee: Business Benefits of a Hive Mind with Jordan SchwartzOur thought leader of the day is Jordan Schwartz, a believer of the “Hive Mind” as a strategy for leaders to grow their teams and businesses. The Hive Mind simply refers to the collective intelligence or consciousness of a group of people. Drawing lessons from beehives and ant colonies, Jordan leads his team in implementing his many endeavors, including Pathable, an event app and website channel for conferences and other virtual events. 
          • Image: Sarah DiNardo's sculptureFind Calm at the Tip of Your Fingers!In the last few challenging months, have you noticed any activities that bring a sense of delight and wonder to your day? Something that quiets your mind and brings you joy? Here's a little inspiration to get you started from one artist and her unique craft!
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  • Nature
      • All Nature
          • Image: Treehouse inside of a jungleZiplining to Breakfast—Redefining “Home” by Living in the TreetopsLiving life in the rainforest treetops, this unique community shows us how to seek and build the lives that we want—regardless of how wild our dreams may be!
          • Image: Stand of Orange Pore FungiYour World: Made Possible By Giant FungiWhat does a 420 million-year-old giant fungus have to do with life on Earth as we know it today? Much more than you might think! (You might have to thank its early cousins for making our lives possible!)
          • AlpacaYour Fuzzy Antidote to Sadness: Alpacas!In a time when there is so much division, comfort can still be found in the world around us. We’re pulling our favorite sweater over our heads and coming out to the other side to celebrate an animal who has been gifting us relief for centuries! With an alpaca's undeniably cute underbite and "super fiber" fleece, your hard day is about to become a little softer!
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      • Animals
          • Image: Woman in a white dress holding five sand dollars.The Purple, Fuzzy Burrower You Thought You Knew: The Sand Dollar!What you might have thought a cute, nostalgic souvenir is actually a hardcore, metal-eating, badass burrower, surviving in the harshest of places! These fuzzy, purple, sea floor dwellers are none other than the sand dollar, and they’re full of exciting surprises you never thought possible.
          • Image: Gopher TortoiseMeet the Wildfire Hero Who Wears a Shell Instead of a Cape The gopher tortoise may not look like your average hero, but when forest fires threatens their neighbors, their special skill comes in very handy! Here's how to use your strengths for good. 
          • Image: HummingbirdHummingbirds: The Bodybuilders in Your Backyard!Get ready for a dose of awe and wonder! With lightning-fast speeds, an off-the-charts competitive nature, and beak-jousting skills that top Olympic fencers, hummingbirds are truly one of nature’s flying marvels.
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      • Environment
          • Image: Gopher TortoiseMeet the Wildfire Hero Who Wears a Shell Instead of a Cape The gopher tortoise may not look like your average hero, but when forest fires threatens their neighbors, their special skill comes in very handy! Here's how to use your strengths for good. 
          • Image: HummingbirdHummingbirds: The Bodybuilders in Your Backyard!Get ready for a dose of awe and wonder! With lightning-fast speeds, an off-the-charts competitive nature, and beak-jousting skills that top Olympic fencers, hummingbirds are truly one of nature’s flying marvels.
          • Image: Close up of a cheeky hyacinth macawThe Messy Eater Helping Save Over 18 Other SpeciesBrought back from the brink of extinction, the world's largest flying parrot won't just stun you with its giant wings and shocking color—they're up to something really special! Here's how their rising numbers are helping nearly two dozen other species thrive, as well.
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      • Conservation & Sustainability
          • Image: Gopher TortoiseMeet the Wildfire Hero Who Wears a Shell Instead of a Cape The gopher tortoise may not look like your average hero, but when forest fires threatens their neighbors, their special skill comes in very handy! Here's how to use your strengths for good. 
          • Woman carrying bananasWearable Bananas? This Ugandan Company is Giving Textile Waste the SlipWhat one material could make placemats, rugs, and hair extensions? This miracle fiber is bananas! Learn about the non-profit transforming this popular plant’s waste into something that is wonderful—in more ways than one!
          • Image: Close up of a cheeky hyacinth macawThe Messy Eater Helping Save Over 18 Other SpeciesBrought back from the brink of extinction, the world's largest flying parrot won't just stun you with its giant wings and shocking color—they're up to something really special! Here's how their rising numbers are helping nearly two dozen other species thrive, as well.
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  • Creativity
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          • Image: Two people competing in a lawn mower raceReady, Set, Mow! Why Lawn Mowers May Be the New Race CarsMissing a piece of the puzzle to reach your dreams? Don't sweat! With a little creativity and a dash of spunk, you can make those dreams happen. Check out this 12 hour long lawn mower race for proof! 
          • Image: Hand squeezing bubble wrapRethinking Waste: Why You’ll Want to Hang Bubble Wrap On Your Wall!Oh snap! We’re exploring little bubbles of timeless joy through a packaging material with an unexpected history. Watch as this artist injects the Bubble Wrap you know with an entirely new sense of wonder! 
          • Image: Treehouse inside of a jungleZiplining to Breakfast—Redefining “Home” by Living in the TreetopsLiving life in the rainforest treetops, this unique community shows us how to seek and build the lives that we want—regardless of how wild our dreams may be!
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      • Art
          • Image: A collection of three of Rosemary Mosco's comicsThe Key to Learning? Make it Fun! Nature Comics with Rosemary MoscoFrom ants with two butts to the weird and wonderful world of bird mating dances, there’s a lot of strange things going on in the natural world. This cartoonist is on a mission to make science approachable using a new medium: comics.
          • Image: Hand squeezing bubble wrapRethinking Waste: Why You’ll Want to Hang Bubble Wrap On Your Wall!Oh snap! We’re exploring little bubbles of timeless joy through a packaging material with an unexpected history. Watch as this artist injects the Bubble Wrap you know with an entirely new sense of wonder! 
          • Simon Berger2Shattered Glass Portraits Highlight Beauty in What’s BrokenLet's think big about the possibilities of materials we encounter every day! Playing with light, transparency, and dimension, Swiss artist Simon Berger creates stunning portraits with nothing but a pane of glass and a hammer. His work shows us that whether it's by recycling, creating art, or just reusing, everything can be repurposed.
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      • Dance
          • Image: Four Hiplet ballerinasMaking Your Own Groove: What Happens When Ballet and Hip-Hop Combine?What happens when you take the soul of hip-hop and combine it with the grace of classical ballet? Here’s how a group of classically trained ballet dancers are turning the future of dance on its head. Meet Hiplet! 
          • Image: Six member of Hip Op-eration posingThe World’s Oldest Dance Troupe Will Steal Your Heart! The oldest hip hop dance troupe in the world has a few things to show us about what happens when we let ourselves live without limits. Artificial hips, memory loss, and all, we can feel like life every day is a great celebration!
          • Image: Shemika Charles shimmying under an SUVCelebrating Culture by Getting Down with the Limbo Queen!How low can you go? Many of us associate the limbo with a game played at children's birthday parties, but do you know where it actually came from? Let's uncover the history behind the limbo, and watch the world's reigning limbo champion shimmy her way to the top by scooting down mind-blowingly low!
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          • Image: Nataliz in a white gown smiling and playing the musical saw!When One Dream Ends, How Do We Find Another?Are you working towards a certain goal? Have you felt like your life has been thrown off track lately? The story of how Natalia Paruz became known as the "Saw Lady" will have you finding delightful inspiration in the most unusual places!
          • Image: Six member of Hip Op-eration posingThe World’s Oldest Dance Troupe Will Steal Your Heart! The oldest hip hop dance troupe in the world has a few things to show us about what happens when we let ourselves live without limits. Artificial hips, memory loss, and all, we can feel like life every day is a great celebration!
          • Image: Images of people singing in the virtual choirFeel the Magic That Happens When 17,000 People Sing Together!When we're forced to be apart from each other, remarkable ingenuity pops up to find that connection we crave. And nothing is more connected than a choir of voices singing together; let alone a choir of over 17,000 people! Here's something to make your heart sing again. 
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      • Design
          • Image: Treehouse inside of a jungleZiplining to Breakfast—Redefining “Home” by Living in the TreetopsLiving life in the rainforest treetops, this unique community shows us how to seek and build the lives that we want—regardless of how wild our dreams may be!
          • Simon Berger2Shattered Glass Portraits Highlight Beauty in What’s BrokenLet's think big about the possibilities of materials we encounter every day! Playing with light, transparency, and dimension, Swiss artist Simon Berger creates stunning portraits with nothing but a pane of glass and a hammer. His work shows us that whether it's by recycling, creating art, or just reusing, everything can be repurposed.
          • Image: Examples of Annyen's work!The Secret for Success Hidden in a Paper CutCould there be a secret to success so easy that anyone of us can use it no matter our talent or or skill level? This artist may have stumbled upon a recipe for success that any one of us could start on right this moment. Here's how to "just do it" with the Tiny Blades Project!
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      • Photography
          • Image: Young people together in schoolWhat if Mass Media was Used for Good?There’s more power in positive media than just making us feel good! Sharing stories that celebrate progress around the world has the ability to change lives. Check out this collective of creators redefining the way we tell the stories about some of our world’s biggest issues, and the people working to alleviate them.
          • ispyblackbackground“I SPY”: The Books that Still Catch Our Eye!Have you ever been captivated by the magic of an "I SPY" book? Let us introduce you to Walter Wick, the photographer behind these imaginative works of art!
          • Lewis HineCan the Photos You Share Really Make a Difference?Do your shares on social media really mean anything? We're taking a look in the history books to see how sharing photographs has changed the world before, and how you can have a hand in making a difference today!
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          • Image: A collection of three of Rosemary Mosco's comicsThe Key to Learning? Make it Fun! Nature Comics with Rosemary MoscoFrom ants with two butts to the weird and wonderful world of bird mating dances, there’s a lot of strange things going on in the natural world. This cartoonist is on a mission to make science approachable using a new medium: comics.
          • Image: Ginormous fossil hanging in the middle of a museum with golden archesThe Secret Rooms You Aren’t Shown at the Natural History MuseumCan we predict the future by looking to the past? Behind the fossils and neatly arranged collections we see at a Natural History Museum is a hidden world; one which is unlocking discoveries that are changing our future!
          • Image: view of a platypus in the water from the topNew Discovery! More Mammals Are Glowing in the Dark?Platypus are already known to be strange creatures, but there’s a new characteristic to add to these odd-balls: they GLOW! The thing is, scientists are finding that they actually aren't the weird ones when it comes to this. It turns out, glowing in the dark is a trait far more common in mammals than we've ever thought! Ready to test what you think is possible?
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      • Space
          • Image: people looking up at the moonWe’re Going to the Moon Again! The Reasons Why Are AmazingNeed something awesome to look forward to? In 2024, you'll be able to look up at the moon and know that humans are on it! That's right, we're going to the moon again, and this historical mission is bringing us closer to a better shared future, for everyone. 
          • Image: Astronaut on a spacewalk outside of the international space station (ISS)What Astronauts Bring Back to Earth for Us!What can we learn from the people who have spent life OUTSIDE of our planet? The International Space Station is one of the most incredible feats of human engineering, and the secret to making it all possible is a lesson that could help us solve our biggest problems down here on Earth!
          • Image: Artist Representation of Kepler Space TelescopeHow to Become a Planet Hunter & Other Important Life LessonsHave you ever had a moment that changed the trajectory of your life? For Anne Datillo, a moment of curiosity took her from college student to Planet Hunter! Whether or not we're reaching for the stars, her story has some wisdom we can all learn from!
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      • Health
          • All Bodies on Bikes Kailey and Marley BeachChanging the Narrative and Loving Yourself with All Bodies on BikesEver doubted you could do something because of the way your body looks? These two thought leaders are on a cross country journey to prove we can do anything our hearts desire and live our best, most happy lives if only we learn to let go of the unrealistic expectations and unnecessary stigmas which society imposes.
          • Image: a person holding up honeycomb, inspecting the hiveHow Saving the Bees Is Saving the Veterans!Saving the bees and saving veterans at the same time? Meet Eric, an Iraq veteran who is helping ease the PTSD he and other veterans experience by sharing his love for bees and creating meaning, joy, and healing, in much needed spaces. 
          • Image: A free food fridge!Why Are These Fridges Mysteriously Appearing on Street Corners?Could a fridge on a curb change the lives of an entire community? In places where getting access to fresh healthy food is nearly impossible, neighbors, restaurants, and friends are teaming up to support and nourish each other. Here's how it works and how you can get involved!
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      • Psychology
          • Image: woman sifting through clothing racks at a vintage clothing storeWant to Meet Like-Minded People? Get Dressed!Turns out, your choice of clothing can yield tremendous power. If you've ever found yourself yearning for close friends, a dream job, or an easy way to show the world what you are all about, look no further than your dresser drawers. Here's how your closet tells the world who you are!
          • Image: Person raising their arms with joy to the morning sun at their windowForget Perfection, Here’s the Easiest Way to Form Any New Habit!Want to create a habit that you can actually keep? This thought leader has a trick that takes the pressure off!
          • Image: kid smiling and running in sprinklersThe Key to Finding Happiness That LastsSure, you've heard about the "key to happiness" before, but you don't need to pay extra money or crush any big goals to achieve lasting happiness. Here's how you get off the pursuit of happiness treadmill and find happiness that truly lasts!
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  • Culture
      • All Culture
          • Image: Farmer in field looking at cameraPutting the Future of Food in New Hands: Training Farmworkers to Become Farm OwnersCreating a new life for ourselves is always possible, and nonprofit ALBA is making that possible for countless people. They're giving immigrant farmworkers the tools and the knowledge to improve their lives by helping them have organic farms of their own!
          • Image: Two people competing in a lawn mower raceReady, Set, Mow! Why Lawn Mowers May Be the New Race CarsMissing a piece of the puzzle to reach your dreams? Don't sweat! With a little creativity and a dash of spunk, you can make those dreams happen. Check out this 12 hour long lawn mower race for proof! 
          • Image: man working at computerErnst & Young Recruiting People With Autism to Boost its SuccessFolks on the autism spectrum are too often overlooked for jobs, but these companies are seeking them out. By offering flexible hiring, onboarding and work styles they're attracting outstanding talent from people on the autism spectrum—here's how they do it.
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      • Saturdays Around the World
          • Image: Green door in the sandstone—an entrance to an underground home in Coober PedyHuman Ingenuity Never Fails: The Town Built Underground!What do you get when you combine resilient people, extreme weather conditions, and a former mining town?  In Coober Pedy, residents live, work, grocery shop, and do everything else... underground. This unique and fascinating lifestyle is a great look into how humans can learn to thrive, no matter the challenges we face. They give a whole new meaning to the term "down under"!
          • Image: Person with large backpack on standing atop of a snow covered cliff, staring off into the distance.Warming Up to the Newbie in One of the World’s Iciest PlacesWhat if we treated every day like the first day on a remarkably challenging new job? Here’s what being the “new kid” on one of the world’s most unique climbing expeditions is like, and how we can better embrace this spirit of seeing our jobs, habits, and lives with fresh eyes!
          • Image: close shot of an eelgrass sea hare!How Sea Bunnies and Otters Teamed Up to Save a SeashoreIs an ecosystem like a community? One beloved natural space was almost lost forever when it lost two of it's most important members, but here's how embracing their unique skills saved their home! 
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      • Travel
          • Image: Treehouse inside of a jungleZiplining to Breakfast—Redefining “Home” by Living in the TreetopsLiving life in the rainforest treetops, this unique community shows us how to seek and build the lives that we want—regardless of how wild our dreams may be!
          • Image: a mushroom foraging trip -- basket with a knife and some found mushroomsMiss Traveling? Join This Mushroom-Hunting Adventure in Romania!Have you been bitten by the travel bug recently? Join us on a trip to a dinner table far far away to enjoy the delicacies and adventures of a place you probably have never been to before!
          • Image: People on boats going down a canal in GiethoornHow This Little Town Survives without Roads or CarsWhat if you never had to hear the sound of cars outside of your window again? For the residents of this Netherlandish town, that's reality: most of Giethoorn isn't accessible by four wheels, but rather by canal boat! Here's a lovely look at a world without roads.
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      • Sports
          • Image: Emmi Peltonen jumping in the air in the arctic rinkPushing the Limits of Our Passions: Figure Skating in the Arctic CircleWant to reignite a passion of yours? There's always something new to learn, even with something we've been mastering for decades. We're heading to the Arctic Circle to discover how one master tested her limits, skating into entirely unknown territory and creating one of the most beautiful performances we've seen.
          • Image: Person with large backpack on standing atop of a snow covered cliff, staring off into the distance.Warming Up to the Newbie in One of the World’s Iciest PlacesWhat if we treated every day like the first day on a remarkably challenging new job? Here’s what being the “new kid” on one of the world’s most unique climbing expeditions is like, and how we can better embrace this spirit of seeing our jobs, habits, and lives with fresh eyes!
          • Image: Hazel Findley climbing up Concepcion in UtahA Rock Climber’s Perspective on Reaching New HeightsWhen a big problem towers over us, how do we come out on top? Let's join a renowned rock climber to see how she overcomes fear and intense pressure to accomplish her goals as she takes on one of her biggest challenges yet!
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