Oliver Balch, Author at Positive News Good journalism about good things Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:02:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Oliver Balch, Author at Positive News 32 32 Life after: a terminal diagnosis https://www.positive.news/society/life-after-a-terminal-diagnosis/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:37:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=564570 Faced with a terminal diagnosis, 27-year-old sailor Jazz Turner now plans to sail unassisted around the world

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]]> Ctrl+Alt+Defy, the white-hat hacker rewriting the cybersecurity rulebook https://www.positive.news/science/technology/ctrlaltdefy-the-white-hat-hacker-rewriting-the-cybersecurity-rulebook/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:00:42 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=559143 The ethical hacker challenging stereotypes, mentoring girls in tech and showing that cybersecurity can be seriously fun

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]]> Swiping less, living more. How to take control of your digital life https://www.positive.news/society/swiping-less-living-more-how-to-take-control-of-our-digital-lives/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:06:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=546096 In her book Smartphone Nation, Kaitlyn Regehr makes the case for reclaiming control over our digital lives

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]]> The stay-at-home-dad with a full to-do list and a full heart https://www.positive.news/society/the-stay-at-home-dad-with-a-full-to-do-list-and-a-full-heart/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:00:18 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=532474 Andrew Cattanach didn’t expect to become a stay-at-home dad, but now the father of two wouldn’t have it any other way

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]]> Meet the expert in human love who’s fascinated by the huge positive potential of more-involved dads https://www.positive.news/society/meet-the-expert-in-human-love/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:00:34 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=531891 Anna Machin is a doctor of evolutionary anthropology, a writer and broadcaster, who is considered a pioneer in fatherhood science

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]]> Footie practice, breaking patterns and presence: how millennial fathers are reshaping parenthood https://www.positive.news/society/how-millennial-fathers-are-reshaping-parenthood/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:00:08 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=515471 After his ‘disinterested’ father left him feeling bereft as a child, Paul Bent resolved to do things differently

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]]> For the love of: weather https://www.positive.news/society/for-the-love-of-weather/ Mon, 12 May 2025 08:00:02 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=525225 Ever-changing and a limitless conversation starter, weather can be embraced as a positive presence in all of our lives, believes Matt Gaw

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]]> A fresh jump at childhood: Ghana’s safe house for trafficking survivors https://www.positive.news/society/a-fresh-jump-at-childhood-ghanas-safe-house-for-trafficking-survivors/ Wed, 07 May 2025 09:58:17 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=525206 A home rescues trafficked child slaves and rehabilitates them. Founded by a former child slave, his story is as inspiring as it is shocking

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]]> For the love of: Folklore https://www.positive.news/society/for-the-love-of-folklore/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:28:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=518008 David Clarke will distill a lifelong love of folklore into the new National Folklore Survey, which is due to begin in 2026

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]]> Art for heart’s sake: how a new prize transforms the chances for early career artists https://www.positive.news/society/art-for-hearts-sake-how-a-new-prize-transforms-the-chances-for-early-career-artists/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:14:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=514611 Artists need encouragement and exposure to the light. A new prize launched by Winsor & Newton and the Paul Smith Foundation does just that

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