2016anniv11

Positive News from the Web

• Good News in History, August 13
  On this day 10 years ago, American swimmer Michael Phelps won the men’s 200m butterfly in Beijing, on his way to setting the record for most gold medals earned by an individual athlete in a single Olympics (8)—and setting a world record in every single event. The Baltimore kid who was diagnosed with severe ADHD, […]
• Teen Wanted to Auction His Pig to Help a Teacher – But These Four Bidders Had Better Plans (Podcast)
  A shy teen had a 265-pound gift for his teacher—and after several bidders at auction heard about the boy's compassion, they took it upon themselves to make sure the gift really brought home the bacon. Hear The Good News Guru podcast story. The post Teen Wanted to Auction His Pig to Help a Teacher – But These […]
• Teen Wanted to Auction His Pig to Help a Teacher – But These Four Bidders Had Better Plans
  LISTEN to this story here, as told by The Good News Guru, from Friday’s radio broadcast with Ellen K and the GNN founder, on KOST-103.5 — Or, READ the story below… (Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes – or for Androids, on Podbean) A teen had a 265-pound gift for his teacher if he could overcome his stage fright enough to pull it off. He […]
• Students Develop One-Passenger Vehicle That Runs On Air
  A team of Egyptian college students has designed a vehicle that is powered solely on oxygen. The current prototype can transport 1-person at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour (40 kph) and make it almost 20 miles without needed a refuel, but the engineers plan on developing the vehicle further so it can […]
• How Flickering Lights or Electrical Stimulation Might Banish Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
  Alzheimer’s Disease, along with anxiety disorders, Parkinson’s, clinical depression, and other neurological diseases are notoriously difficult conditions to find treatment for. Because the diseases are not well understood, and therefore hard to target directly, many pharmaceutical options fail. But a relatively new field of neurological treatment is opening up in the form of things like […]