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💡 Optimist's Edge: In space we have all the minerals we need
The Earth's resources are limited. But not far away from our planet, there is an abundance. Asteroid mining is becoming increasingly feasible – in this article, you get an Edge on what lies ahead.
🛰 The Value of Space Exploration
Those who think the new space race is about billionaires wasting money have no clue about the value of space exploration. The future of humanity is out there, writes Alexander Engelin.
💡 Optimist's Edge: DNA insights that change your life
DNA is no longer abstract and something only for scientists and the police. Today, knowing your DNA is affordable and accessible through home DNA kits – and it can give you insights that change your life.
💬 Why we must begin to understand the really big and the really small
Paradoxically, it is the evolution that has brought us here. Because we humans live in a kind of middle world. We have a hard time grasping that which is really big, slow, small, and fast. Now is the time to change that.
💡 Optimist's Edge: When everything becomes a service
Music, books, and movies are just the beginning. Much of the stuff we used to own now turns into a service. In this development lies huge opportunities and great business ideas for the planet and people. Let's dig in!
💬 When things go South – it is time to celebrate
For every successful solution, there are a thousand unsuccessful. Laws, bad luck, clumsiness, or pure idiocy made them fail. But we should also celebrate the bad ideas, writes Magnus Aschan.
💡 Optimist's Edge: Tech your empathy to the next level
Many people, wrongly, see technology as being opposed to closeness, compassion, and empathy. Knowing how technology truly can affect our empathy gives you an edge. Ready to get it?
💬 Things were better before – weren’t they?
With nearly eight billion people on the planet, there are always people whose current situation is not good, and they may well have had it better in the past. But on a macro level, there is no question about it – we have never had it better, writes Kelly Odell.
💡 Optimist's Edge: Find your flow and become more productive
Do you suffer from time anxiety? Then you probably don't have too little time, but use the time you've got in the wrong way. There are ways to change that – we show you how to find your flow and become more productive.