Kentucky Teacher-of-the-Year Created a Prosthetic Hand for a Student Using School’s 3D Printing Lab
Simply using corn-based bioplastic, a couple of screws, fishing line, and small rubber bands, an elementary school teacher turned himself into a hero. But he didn’t have to throw on a cape and mask, he only had to switch on his 3D printer. Scott Johnson, a STEA(rt)M-focused teacher at Red Cross Elementary School in Kentucky, […]
Hope Is the Most Impactful Emotion in Determining Long-Term Economic, Social Outcomes
Is hope just “a thing with feathers” as Dickenson wrote, or is it Aristotle’s “waking dream?” Or instead. is it “a promise we live” rather than a “promise we give” as Amanda Gorman wrote in 2021. According to new research examining the impact of hope as a positive emotion on long-term economic and social outcomes, […]
He Won a Crayola Crayon-Naming Contest in 1992 as a Boy–Now it’s Been Voted #2 Color in the World
An iconic and charming shade of blue-green has a surprising origin story, one that was just recognized in a worldwide poll as one of the most popular crayon colors ever made. It turns out an 8-year-old boy hatched the idea and name for “robin’s egg blue”—not a chic design catalogue. He won a Crayola crayon […]
Portland Coffee Shop Raises Over $87,000 to Feed People Losing Benefits as Government Shuts Down
Having crested 30 days of government shutdown, a Portland coffee shop has stepped up to channel donations towards supporting those in need. With Americans’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lagging, Heretic Coffee Shop, which itself operates on a not-for-profit base, has raised $87,000 to replace that welfare. With a model of selling coffee to […]
Good News in History, October 31
On this day, 75 years ago, the British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid was born. Described as the “Queen of Curves,” who “liberated architectural geometry, giving it a whole new expressive identity,” Hadid was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to world architecture. The firm she founded in London, Zaha Hadid Architects, continues to innovate […]
Two-Headed Wind Turbine Could Solve Every Challenge in the Offshore Industry
As the global leader in offshore wind development, a Chinese turbine manufacturer has designed a two-headed behemoth that will generate 50 megawatts on its own. Blazing past renewable energy targets, the wind lobby in Beijing are serious players, unlike in Europe and North America where investment and R&D has lagged behind solar power. Ming Yang […]
Endangered Palau Ground Doves are Thriving After Restoration Effort
Native species like the Endangered Palau ground dove have significantly increased in number thanks to a successful restoration campaign on Ulong Island in Palau. Working together in 2023-24, government agencies advised and assisted by the NGO Island Conservation, removed damaging invasive rats which devoured native bird eggs and young, decimated native plant populations through seed […]
Ancient Stone-Lined Basin Discovered at Roman Town Reveals Engineering Brilliance Predating Concrete
A massive, early republican-era water basin was recently uncovered in the ancient Roman town of Gabii, central Italy, that was constructed without concrete. While architectural students from around the world come to marvel at the Romans’ structures of marble, brick, and self-healing concrete, this basin was made of meticulously stacked stones in harmony with the […]
A 9-Year-Old Son Saves His Father from Leukemia by Donating Stem Cells
A boy in California may have saved his father from a deadly returning cancer by becoming one of if not the world’s youngest stem cell donor. 9-year-old Stephen Mondek from Torrance loves playing catch with his dad, Nick, who himself loves nothing more than being a father. In 2022 Mr. Mondek was diagnosed with acute […]
Good News in History, October 30
52 years ago today, the Bosporus Bridge was completed, linking mainland Europe with Anatolia over the Bosporus Straits for the first time. It’s a gravity-anchored suspension bridge with steel towers and inclined hangers, and upon its completion was the 4th longest suspension bridge in the world. READ more famous historical figures who had proposed such […]