[What follows is the foreword to 3/11 Viral Takeover: On March 11, 2020, a Pandemic was Declared and Our World Changed Forever by Sonia Elijah, newly published and available on Amazon.] The Covid period was a turning point in our lives. We saw how the system that rules us truly operates and that of which it is…
Shall we all let out one collective hooray that spring has (semi-officially) sprung? I’ve been driving around town with a big, silly grin on my face—the sight of blooming trees and sprouting daffodils makes me almost giddy. The only thing I love as much as warmer weather is warm-weather recipes, and this roundup of light,…
Canadian technology investors are concerned about a potential AI-driven “SaaSpocalypse.” Those fears are putting pressure on Canada’s venture capital (VC) market at a time when many funds are also under the gun to demonstrate that they can return cash. Most agreed that big changes are coming to SaaS now that competitors and clients can more…
Attempting to determine who is doing what to whom — and for what purpose — within the labyrinth of financial and technocratic geopolitics is akin to trying to locate the exit of a maze while still wandering within its walls, rather than observing its full design from a vantage point above. The book The Empire of…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For most of human history, the kiwiberry was valued for its flowers while the fruit was just an afterthought. These days, that seems almost hard to believe, given what scientists are finding. But the kiwiberry spent centuries being grown as an ornamental vine, appreciated for its looks rather than…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Governments have spent decades and billions trying to reverse falling birth rates. Cash bonuses for new parents in South Korea. Generous parental leave in Scandinavia. Subsidized childcare across the EU. And yet fertility rates in most high-income countries keep sliding. A major new study suggests one of the most…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM If you have ever lost an hour to a video feed you never meant to open, you understand what Brazil just decided to make illegal for children. The Digital Statute of Children and Adolescents took effect in Brazil last week, and what makes it different from most online safety…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In California’s Sierra Nevada, giant sequoias have stood for millennia. The largest trees top 300 feet, live past 3,000 years, and are among the biggest living things on Earth by mass. Now, clones of specific ancient trees are being planted in Detroit. Volunteers with Archangel Ancient Tree Archive and…
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ~C. S. Lewis I started life in a poor household with one parent who left when I was very little, never to be seen or heard from again, and another who stuck around but made it…
Roomies, what would you do if saw Mariah Carey strutting down a grocery store aisle in her heels, looking flawless? Some fans literally had to pick their jaws up off the floor after they peeped her shopping for some essentials, dinner items, and a few sweet treats. RELATED: Bye Y’all! Moroccan Reacts Like THIS After…
