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Good News

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Good News

with emiliewalker

4. Intermediate

There's a lot of bad news lately. Let's talk about some good news stories from around the world.

Worrying is the brain's default position. We have to learn how to keep negative emotions in check by amplifying positive emotions.

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How do you get your news? (Main Source)

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Tell me about some recent "good news" you have heard or read.

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Fishermen Getting Paid to Collect Plastic Trash at Sea

-Ministry of Fisheries in Indonesia -4kg trash = $10 (slightly more than fish) -Any programs your city has to reduce trash/garbage?

Fishermen Getting Paid to Collect Plastic Trash at Sea

-Ministry of Fisheries in Indonesia -4kg trash = $10 (slightly more than fish) -Any programs your city has to reduce trash/garbage?

Fishermen Getting Paid to Collect Plastic Trash at Sea

-Ministry of Fisheries in Indonesia -4kg trash = $10 (slightly more than fish) -Any programs your city has to reduce trash/garbage?

Fishermen Getting Paid to Collect Plastic Trash at Sea

-Ministry of Fisheries in Indonesia -4kg trash = $10 (slightly more than fish) -Any programs your city has to reduce trash/garbage?

Fishermen Getting Paid to Collect Plastic Trash at Sea

-Ministry of Fisheries in Indonesia -4kg trash = $10 (slightly more than fish) -Any programs your city has to reduce trash/garbage?

Renewables Met 100% of the Increase in Global Electricity Need This Year

-Report by London thinkt-tank Ember -Prevented 4% increase in fossil fuels -In China fossil fuel reduced 3%

Exposure to More Foreign Accents Helps Children Grow Their Vocabulary Faster

-Children in a language class with multiple accents -Playing a game with new vocabulary, learned better when speakers had different accents

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Growing up you...

Cat Who Sneaks into School Gets His Class Photo Taken

-Ziggy the cat! -An "honourary student" -Comes and visits at school

India Deploys Super-Sniffer Dogs to Protect Newly-Introduced Cheetahs from Poachers

-70 years since cheetahs in India -German shepherds to patrol -Also sniff out tiger bones, elephant tusks, and other trafficked wildlife arts

New Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Mental Decline By 27% in Trial Hailed as ‘Most Encouraging to Date’

-AKA Dementia -Early intervention makes a big impact -1 in 9 people 65+ has Alzheimer's

Complimenting a Stranger is What We’d Most Like to Do in Public But Don’t Have the Guts

-Have the guts = confidence -UK Poll - reserved society -YouTuber Yung Filly encouraging friends to let go of social inhibitions

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Which of these top things do you wish you could freely do?

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What about these next ones?

NASA Celebrates World First: Smashing a Spacecraft into an Asteroid to Practice Saving Humanity

-Double-Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART -14,000 miles per hour -Planetary defense

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Full Video Duration: 35 minutes
Aired: about 2 years ago