Positive News #125

Work in progress – How young people are sketching out their futures in uncertain times

The path to adulthood is challenging for every generation, but with rising education costs, a tightening jobs market and new technologies reshaping what work even looks like, young people today are navigating a far more uncertain landscape. Another picture is taking shape. State funding is helping young people create, schools are rethinking participation in democracy, and market stalls have become a gateway for young people to experiment with entrepreneurial ideas. The picture is far from bleak and a more hopeful future is already being drawn.

Other features include: Why kids from the Netherlands are happier than most • The rise of communal dining • Moby explains why his music helps anxiety • How young carers are being cared for • Offline dating • Poems on the Underground • Why soil quality matters to our food • The future of battery storage • The pioneers giving tech a new life • The diet that’s beating diabetes • Arlo Parks’ life lessons • Life after confronting a killer • What is ecstatic dance? • You told us: what was the best bit of advice you ever received?