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Five Things Going Right

Five Things Going Right

Written by: Stan Berteloot
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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 five stories that actually happened, each checked against the original reporting from sources like the WHO, the IEA, Nature, and university research. A calm, fact-grounded start to your day. New episodes every weekday morning.© 2026 Stan Berteloot Politics & Government Science
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  • Five Things Going Right: June 29, 2026

    Five Things Going Right: June 29, 2026
    Jun 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. Start your VoiceStream free trial today!

    📚 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
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    4 mins
  • Five Things Going Right: June 26, 2026

    Five Things Going Right: June 26, 2026
    Jun 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!

    📚 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
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    4 mins
  • Five Things Going Right: June 25, 2026

    Five Things Going Right: June 25, 2026
    Jun 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!

    📚 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/
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    4 mins
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