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ThingsAreGood
http://www.thingsaregood.com
A website dedicated to exploring good news. We aim to promote change and action by celebrating the positive news in the world.
- Author: Adam Clare
- Listed in: News & Media Politics Society
- Tags: news technology environment energy green good
Recent Posts
“Robin Hood Banker” Does What You’d Expect
When people on the subway can’t even be bothered to tell someone about the dead body they’re riding with (true story, happened to a friend), it’s always heartening to run into someone with a conscience. Like this banker in Germany: ...
DIY Glasses for the Poor
Something like 6 percent of the North American population wears glasses. If you’re amongst these four-eyes, you probably appreciate your local optometrist, who makes your vision possible. Unfortunately, people in developing countries don’...
North American Governments Agree to Protect Wilderness
With so many reports of Canada and the US flouting international agreements on environmental reform, it’s nice to see that we care about something. Canada, America and Mexico have just drafted a memorandum of understanding on protecting wildern...
A Good Night’s Sleep is Amazing
Apparently the best thing you can do is for your body is give it a good night’s sleep. But a new study presented at the 2009 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience shows how disrupting your sleep cycle can interfere with your health and cognit...
Cyclists Can Raise Property Values
Providing a safe place to lock up bicycles can increase the rental and property value of a home or apartment complex. To a cyclist like myself this seems painfully obvious, but to people living in the world of the car I guess, well, they don’t...
The Dark Side of Hope
You’ve probably heard people say that we should have reasonable goals and, you know what, they’re right. If you have reasonable expectations about the world around you, you can have a happier life – some new research backs this idea...
