I discuss seven positive news stories including how vitamin D levels in mothers affect ADHD in children, China reducing their CO2 emissions by 5% in four months, Google's self-driving robot cars, nonprofit grocery stores, basic income, Nebraska abolishing the death penalty, and how the Dutch might be so happy because they work part time.…

Sitting in an urban park on a sunny Saturday morning in May. Lots of birds, some human sounds.بقلم Positive Media Diet

I discuss seven positive stories from the Positive Media Diet Twitter feed with Mary G. Thompson, author of Evil Fairies Love Hair. Stories include probiotics easing allergy symptoms, why we should be eating insects, newly discovered benefits of the measles vaccine, better conditions for nail salon workers, the ACLU goes after Hollywood gender bias…

The sounds of sitting in an urban park on sunny early Saturday morning, for the times when you can't be in a park but want to be.بقلم Positive Media Diet

The stories covered in this week's podcast: learning about feelings, why the National Security Agency can't keep rounding up your phone calls, ways to make living in New York City easier, how Amazon has stopped letting anyone shop for just girls or boys, an app for making movies of police stops, ideas from a hostage negotiator on how to talk about …

Story subjects include emotional contagion, a vast underground city, Tesla home batteries, a vertical farm, what your cat is telling you, how to unstick a song from your head, and the people changing their lives to organize protests.بقلم Positive Media Diet

Seven positive stories from the news this week, including homeless library patrons, online forums and well-being, Amy Schumer's confidence, a replica of Chauvet Cave, humane nursing homes, children with ADHD, and the benefits of daydreamsبقلم Positive Media Diet