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Humans Are Good

A Buffalo hospital valet gets his own Bills surprise

Good Ideas

Taiwan’s tea terraces pair old stonework with soil sensors

On a hillside outside Taipei, grower Chien Chen-lung and researcher Li Chao-shiang are repairing stone terraces for tea. The old walls hold soil and channel water, […]

Humans Are Good

Two former prisoners teach a course at Racine

Frank Davis and Aaron Hicks went into Wisconsin’s Racine Correctional Institution as teachers. The formerly incarcerated men created ECHO, a nine-week course covering identity, relationships, work […]

Good Ideas

A bicycle mechanic’s skills become repairable prosthetic legs

Prosthetist and former bicycle mechanic Ben Hogan is turning familiar parts toward another kind of mobility: lower-limb prostheses. His Project Bike Leg shares designs freely so […]

The Good Daily

Who Chose Your Definition of Enough?

Some standards outlive the circumstances that created them. Examine what an inherited expectation protects, what it costs, and whether it still fits.

Good for the Soul

Frankie Hooper goes out with friends and comes home a conker champion

Good Ideas

Detroit helps 25 teachers build autism expertise

Twenty-five Detroit educators have joined a new partnership with Michigan State University to strengthen their skills in teaching students with autism. The district is paying for […]

Good Ideas

A breathable fabric boosts a strawberry harvest in field tests

A fabric developed from work on protective clothing is being put to work over strawberries. North Carolina State University researchers tested Plant Armor, a porous, three-dimensional […]

Good Health & Wellness

Princesa gets permission to visit her person in hospital

After three months in hospital, António received a visitor with four paws: his dog, Princesa. São João Hospital in Porto, Portugal, now lets selected patients welcome […]

The Good Daily

Ask for Help Without Answering for the Other Person

A clear request gives someone a real choice. Here is how to ask for help without declining on their behalf or disguising what you actually need.