Five Things Going Right

Five Things Going Right

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Five Things Going Right episodes

  • Five Things Going Right: July 2, 2026

    Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Prioritizing direct emissions cuts over carbon dioxide removal could save 33,000 U.S. lives annually by 2050; 9 female white rhinos have been reintroduced to a Mozambique national park as part of a broader effort to; Frozen and canned vegetables are nutritionally comparable to fresh vegetables and offer a more; A strain of baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae significantly inhibits growth and disease-causing; Analysis of 28,323 U.S. census tracts found walkable, greener neighborhoods with mixed-use streets correlate.

    Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture.
    As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics.
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    ๐Ÿ“š Sources:
    • https://phys.org/news/2026-07-emissions-carbon-yearly.html
    • https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/herculean-effort-to-restore-mozambiques-rhino-population-succeeds-with-61-animals-moved-there/
    • https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/nutrition-medicine/are-frozen-and-canned-vegetables-as-good-as-the-fresh-ones-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
    • https://phys.org/news/2026-07-baker-yeast-potential-treatment-persistent.html
    • https://phys.org/news/2026-07-walkable-greener-neighborhoods-linked-physical.html
    • 4 min
    • Five Things Going Right: July 1, 2026

      Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Nepal's Supreme Court on June 18, 2026 issued a binding directive ordering the government to guarantee equal; Bruce Devlin, without a degree, was promoted twice in four years and became senior quality engineer at a; Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory demonstrated that molybdenum disulfide catalyst converts methane; A minimally invasive procedure blocking abnormal blood vessels around the knee may offer lasting pain relief; Penn State researchers identified a corn trait (longer xylem vessel elements and deeper roots) that improves.

      Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture.
      As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics.
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      ๐Ÿ“š Sources:
      • https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/06/nepals-highest-court-orders-government-to-guarantee-same-sex-marriage-rights/
      • https://reasonstobecheerful.world/skill-based-job-training-uk/
      • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-abundant-catalyst-methane-valuable-liquid.html
      • https://scitechdaily.com/new-nonsurgical-knee-treatment-delivers-lasting-pain-relief/
      • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-newly-corn-trait-crop-drought.html
      • 5 min
      • Five Things Going Right: June 30, 2026

        Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: India, China, and Indonesia have recorded record low infant mortality rates; 50 million Africans across 40 countries now have electricity access through a $15 billion World Bank and; NUS scientists developed an oral vaccine using virus-like particles delivered by Lactococcus lactis bacteria; An international expedition drilling the Great Barrier Reef has reconstructed 30,000 years of reef collapse; Strengthening circadian rhythms may help the brain recover after stroke, even when treatment begins days.

        Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture.
        As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics.
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        ๐Ÿ“š Sources:
        • https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/record-low-child-mortality-rates-recorded-in-both-india-and-china/
        • https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/billion-dollar-program-connects-50-million-people-to-the-power-grid-across-africa/
        • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-breakthrough-aquaculture-oral-vaccine-fish.html
        • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-great-barrier-reef-drilling-reveals.html
        • https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-surprising-way-to-help-the-brain-recover-after-stroke/
        • 5 min
        • Five Things Going Right: June 29, 2026

          Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Injectable silk-kudzu hydrogel achieved complete wound closure in laboratory tests within 72 hours; Rodent eradication on Lord Howe Island has resulted in a surge in invertebrate populations, particularly; A study of 134 elections in 16 countries (1990-2021) found that stronger unemployment welfare systems are; Mountain lion visits to a small California preserve (45 miles south of San Francisco) between 2015 and 2020; A laser-based 3D imaging system developed by Prof. Zhang Zhirong's team enables precise detection.

          Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture.
          As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics.
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          ๐Ÿ“š Sources:
          • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-silk-kudzu-hydrogel-wound-closure.html
          • https://scitechdaily.com/worlds-largest-island-rodent-eradication-sparks-remarkable-invertebrate-comeback/
          • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-unemployment-welfare-curb-populism.html
          • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260620100424.htm
          • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-laser-based-3d-imaging-enables.html
          • 4 min
          • Five Things Going Right: June 26, 2026

            Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: The SunZia project, a 3,650-MW wind project with 550-mile HVDC transmission line, is fully operational and; Music therapy at NIMHANS helped a stroke patient regain functional speech and coordination, costing $42 USD; A UNC Chapel Hill study of 1,100+ young adults found that social media messages featuring relatable peers; Crushed concrete from nuclear sites removed 82% of strontium-90 from solution in air-exposed conditions; Soil pH below 7.0 regulates symbiotic bacteria (Burkholderia) acquisition in rice stink bugs, with.

            Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture.
            As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics.
            Start your VoiceStream free trial today!
            ๐Ÿ“š Sources:
            • https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/usas-largest-renewable-project-comes-online-with-more-power-than-the-hoover-dam/
            • https://reasonstobecheerful.world/music-therapy-brain-injury/
            • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-social-media-messages-counter-youth.html
            • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-nuclear-site-concrete-tool-strontium.html
            • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-soil-ph-rice-bug-outbreaks.html
            • 5 min
            • Five Things Going Right: June 25, 2026

              Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: A man with HIV received the world's first HIV-to-HIV lung transplant; Chilangas FC, founded in 2022, is one of six women's blind football teams in Mexico helping visually impaired; Nonthermal plasma approach maintained stable catalyst performance at 34.1% CO conversion for 30 hours in; Pseudomonad bacteria boost crop growth in salty soils across multiple plants (maize, tomato, rapeseed) by; A prototype motor using ferroelectric fluids can rotate without magnets or metal rotors by harnessing.

              Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture.
              As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics.
              Start your VoiceStream free trial today!
              ๐Ÿ“š Sources:
              • https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/a-man-with-hiv-just-received-the-worlds-first-hiv-to-hiv-lung-transplant/
              • https://www.positive.news/world/the-blind-football-team-opening-up-the-world-for-women-in-mexico/
              • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-plasma-approach-catalysts-longer-hydrogen.html
              • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-pseudomonads-boost-crop-growth-salty.html
              • https://scitechdaily.com/a-plastic-motor-just-defied-a-century-of-engineering-assumptions/
              • 4 min
              • Five Things Going Right: June 24, 2026

                Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Between 2020 and 2024, zero women aged 20-24 in England died from cervical cancer, the first such five-year; The International Labour Organization voted on June 12 to adopt a binding convention setting enforceable; A refugee woman from Iran completed free training courses in baking and coffee-making in the UK and started a; Researchers are developing hardier strains of insects (black soldier flies, crickets, mealworms) for farming; A 10-year experiment with 3,000+ European seabass found that heat-induced male bias reversed by the third.

                Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture.
                As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics.
                Start your VoiceStream free trial today!
                ๐Ÿ“š Sources:
                • https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/06/hpv-vaccine-brings-cervical-cancer-deaths-to-near-zero/
                • https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/06/historic-ilo-vote-gives-gig-workers-labour-rights-for-the-first-time/
                • https://reasonstobecheerful.world/well-grounded-coffee-jobs/
                • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-aim-hardier-herds-worms-productive.html
                • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-warmer-seas-female-fish-species.html
                • 5 min
                • Five Things Going Right: June 23, 2026

                  Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: CAR T-cell therapy sent five lupus patients into remission in a UK trial; A 14-year-old diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer and given 8 months to live is now cancer-free 4 years later; A bird-derived gene tool inserts plant DNA 30 times more efficiently than CRISPR; Antarctic ice loss may be reliably projected over the next 30 to 50 years, a period scientists say is crucial; Scientists discovered an 84-meter-tall tree called 'The Heaven Sword' in Taiwan after a decade-long search.

                  Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture.
                  As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics.
                  Start your VoiceStream free trial today!
                  ๐Ÿ“š Sources:
                  • https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/groundbreaking-potential-lupus-cure-sends-patients-into-remission-allowing-dreams-to-be-fulfilled/
                  • https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/given-just-8-months-to-live-teen-is-cancer-free-4-years-on-thanks-to-doctors-promise/
                  • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-bird-derived-gene-tool-inserts.html
                  • https://scitechdaily.com/antarcticas-future-may-be-more-predictable-than-scientists-thought/
                  • https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-have-found-the-heaven-sword-after-years-of-looking/
                  • 4 min
                  • Five Things Going Right: June 22, 2026

                    Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Research shows that even modest physical activity can influence well-being and disease outcomes, with; White roofs and urban parks reduce city temperatures and heat-wave vulnerability but cannot offset a; NASA's ERNEST rover prototype completed a 16-mile autonomous journey with minimal human intervention in the; Measles vaccine-induced T cells were able to recognize the deadly Nipah virus, raising the possibility of; North America has sufficient deposits of rare earth elements to supply its own clean energy and modern.

                    Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture.
                    As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics.
                    Start your VoiceStream free trial today!
                    ๐Ÿ“š Sources:
                    • https://scitechdaily.com/the-most-powerful-drug-of-all-isnt-found-in-a-pill-bottle/
                    • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-white-roofs-urban-cities-offset.html
                    • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-nasa-advanced-capabilities-moon-mars-1.html
                    • https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-immune-cells-that-can-fight-both-measles-and-nipah/
                    • https://phys.org/news/2026-06-north-america-rare-earth-elements.html
                    • 4 min
                    • Five Things Going Right: June 19, 2026

                      Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: University of Rochester researchers developed a solar-thermal desalination system using laser-etched black; Arizona's 27 wildlife crossings have reduced collisions by 90%; L'Heure Civique is reinventing volunteering in France by creating flexible, short-term volunteer; Ireland made its basic income scheme for artists permanent after research showed it boosted the economy; Scientists Say Weโ€™ve Been Wrong About the Aging Brain.

                      Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture.
                      As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics.
                      Start your VoiceStream free trial today!
                      ๐Ÿ“š Sources:
                      • https://www.futurity.org/ocean-water-drinking-water-3338592/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ocean-water-drinking-water-3338592
                      • https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/new-arizona-wildlife-overpass-crossing
                      • https://reasonstobecheerful.world/the-civic-hour-volunteering/
                      • https://www.positive.news/economics/imagination-and-creation-are-products-of-time-and-space/
                      • https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-say-weve-been-wrong-about-the-aging-brain/
                      • 3 min

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                      Five Things Going Right is a daily five-minute podcast covering real, verifiable progress in science, medicine, technology, and the environment. Every weekday, hosts Grace and Josh walk through fiveโ€ฆ