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Stories About Using Technology and Innovation To Make a Difference

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Good News This Week: May 20, 2023 - Malaria, Buses, & Allyship

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With Advice From Tim Cook, Teen Creates App To Help People Discover Their Gender Identity

Joshua Tint launched the Discover Me app to provide people with a safe, convenient place to explore their gender identities.
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A photo collage of a basketball court, The Good Cup - a foldable cup, a beach, a group of volunteers from The Outdoorist Oath, and a Polynesian tree snail

Good News This Week: May 13th 2023: Beaches, Plastic-Free Cups, & Basketball Courts

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A photo collage of the Grip Toggle and household items, a portrait of Hannah Rothstein, a person holding a costume, a close-up of an Indigenous woman, and an Indigenous man holding a staff

Grip Toggles, Drag, & Leopards - Good News This Week: May 6th 2023

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This Foldable Coffee Cup Wants Us To Ditch Plastic Lids for Good

The Good Cup, invented by Cyril Drouet, hopes to eliminate the need for plastic lids and plastic-lined takeout cups; replacing them with a fully recyclable, foldable paper option.
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How Synthetic Furs are Saving African Leopards and Cultural Traditions

The Saving Spots initiative has helped triple the leopard population in southern Africa, all through switching to the use of synthetic furs in cultural ceremonies.
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Reefs, Charity Soap, & Beds - Good News This Week: April 29th 2023

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Grip Toggles being used (like pop sockets) on knives, spoons, and other kitchen tools

Viral TikTok Invention 'Single-Handedly' Offering Improved Accessibility

Robert Simpson's company Single Handed creates products that offer improved accessibility in homes and the hospitality industry.
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5 Activists Who Received Standing Ovations at TED2023

Witness the power of the human spirit as we reveal the five TED Talks from 2023’s conference that moved an audience to their feet! Don't miss these life-changing stories. 🎤
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10 Best Good News Stories from 2023's TED Conference

As the world’s most creative minds convened to talk about ideas that are far-out and far-reaching, TED maintains its foundation in finding the good — in making more room for possibility.
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Amy Baxter Is Helping Us Redefine — And Cope With — Pain

Amy Baxter is a pain pioneer, who is urging doctors, patients, and everyone in between to change how we think about pain.
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Scientists Invent Solar Panels That Provide Wireless Energy From Space

The Space Solar Power Project has demonstrated how to use solar power to provide wireless energy from space.
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