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The good dishes are not waiting for a future version of your life. A meaningful day is allowed to have the nice cup now.
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Good IdeasSecond Hand September invites a month of rewearing
Oxfam’s Second Hand September campaign asks people to buy less, rewear what they own, and give good clothes more than one life. The invitation is simple […]
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Good for the SoulWhat Brazil’s oldest residents can teach us about long life
Researchers are studying why Brazil has one of the world’s highest concentrations of supercentenarians, people who live to 110 and beyond. Their stories point toward more […]
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Good IdeasRubble becomes the foundation for a living garden
Gardeners are using leftover concrete, gravel, sand, and other building materials to create rubble gardens that can be drought-tolerant and full of biodiversity. The approach gives […]
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Good IdeasSmartphone-free childhood pacts show promising school benefits
A study involving 12,000 English primary schools found that where at least one in five families formed a smartphone-free childhood pact, school-recorded support needs fell by […]
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Good IdeasThe Beginner’s Gift
Being new at something can return a useful feeling we lose when every day becomes about competence: the pleasure of discovering what we can still become.
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The Good DailyWHO prequalifies a multi-dose RSV vaccine vial
The World Health Organization has prequalified a multi-dose RSV vaccine vial, a step intended to make infant protection easier to deliver in more places. Public-health progress […]
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The Future Is GoodCERN measures gluons inside atomic nuclei in new detail
Physicists working with CERN’s ALICE experiment have measured particle behavior at a scale about one-quarter the size of a proton, offering a sharper look at the […]
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The Future Is GoodTiny sound waves help protect quantum information
Harvard researchers have used microscopic sound waves to help protect a delicate quantum bit, extending its coherence time by roughly threefold in an experiment. The work […]
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The Good DailyMaryland schools report a meaningful drop in chronic absenteeism
Maryland’s chronic absenteeism rate has fallen over the past four years, with state officials pointing to schools and communities working to help students get back into […]
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