Five Things Going Right

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.

  1. 22h ago

    Five Things Going Right: September 18, 2026

    Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: A survey of 585 people found that grit, growth mindset, and passion are associated with greater well-being; Researchers at CNPEM developed microfluidic technology that grows cells in 3D to conduct toxicity tests as an; UK food manufacturers could improve nutrition and sustainability by changing 10% or less of their product; The FDA approved Moderna's mFLUSIVA, an mRNA flu vaccine, for adults 50 and older on August 5, and clinical; U.S. irrigation prevents 363 years' worth of its own annual emissions by enabling higher crop yields on less. 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/2026-09-traits-people-greater.html https://phys.org/news/2026-09-microfluidic-device-simulates-human-tissue.html https://phys.org/news/2026-09-small-portfolio-shifts-major-food.html https://www.futurity.org/new-mrna-flu-vaccine-3345352/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-mrna-flu-vaccine-3345352 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260915232119.htm

  2. 1d ago

    Five Things Going Right: September 17, 2026

    Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: 20,000 chinook salmon migrated up the Klamath River in two years following the removal of four dams; Scientists at University of Rochester developed a solar-powered desalination system that produces fresh water; Simple factual videos about election security procedures increase voter trust by 10-12.5 percentage points; Spekboom leaves maintain nutritional and textural qualities similar to other leafy green vegetables when; Researchers developed a protein-based MRI contrast agent (hProCA32.Collagen) that detects invasive lung. 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://reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-reading-klamath-river-salmon-return/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260915100137.htm https://phys.org/news/2026-09-simple-messaging-elections.html https://phys.org/news/2026-09-spekboom-nutritious-waterwise-edible-south.html https://www.futurity.org/protein-based-mri-contrast-agent-lung-cancer-3345062/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=protein-based-mri-contrast-agent-lung-cancer-3345062

  3. 2d ago

    Five Things Going Right: September 16, 2026

    Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Over 450 family health houses in Afghanistan provide maternal and newborn care, enabling access to safe; NSF NCAR developed HUMID-Atlanta, a high-resolution urban meteorology dataset that can pinpoint neighborhoods; An international team developed a comprehensive peanut genome map and bred a dwarf peanut line with 20%; Agricultural irrigation prevents 363 times more greenhouse gas emissions than it produces by avoiding land; The Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption in January 2022 destroyed approximately 900 megagrams of methane through a. 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://reasonstobecheerful.world/how-afghan-women-are-rebuilding-reproductive-health-care/ https://phys.org/news/2026-09-high-resolution-weather-neighborhoods-greatest.html https://phys.org/news/2026-09-peanut-genome-uncovers-hidden-gene.html https://phys.org/news/2026-09-greenhouse-gas-benefits-agricultural-irrigation.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260915095750.htm

  4. 3d ago

    Five Things Going Right: September 15, 2026

    Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: WHO has certified Timor-Leste as having eliminated trachoma, making all of Southeast Asia trachoma-free; Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed a resolution on August 4, 2026, protecting 186,500 square miles (42%; England's Housing First model provides permanent homes before addressing other problems, with a £442m; Scientists engineered yeast to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into protein-rich, 3D-printed cookies; UCLA scientists engineered T cells from cord blood stem cells that can attack solid tumors even when cancer. 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/following-timor-lestes-triumph-all-of-southeast-asia-has-eliminated-trachoma/ https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/09/how-colombias-outgoing-president-protected-42-of-the-countrys-amazon-from-mining/ https://www.positive.news/society/how-housing-first-is-helping-people-leave-rough-sleeping-behind/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260912220033.htm https://scitechdaily.com/ucla-scientists-develop-cancer-fighting-cells-that-tumors-struggle-to-escape/

  5. 4d ago

    Five Things Going Right: September 14, 2026

    Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: University of Oregon biologists reconstructed antimicrobial peptides from 160 million years ago that showed; Nitrogen-containing osteoporosis drugs were associated with lower Alzheimer's risk in a study of over 120,000; Indigenous Wayuu fishers in La Guajira, Colombia are shifting from shark fishing to conservation work; A homeless man named Rhys Wynne-Jones raised $50K for charity after his viral piano performance in a church; A single infusion of genetically reprogrammed immune cells sent severe rheumatoid arthritis into lasting. 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://scitechdaily.com/scientists-resurrect-160-million-year-old-molecules-with-surprising-power-against-superbugs/ https://scitechdaily.com/common-osteoporosis-drugs-linked-to-lower-alzheimers-risk-in-120000-person-study/ https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/indigenous-fishers-shark-hunting-conservation https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/homeless-guy-famous-for-playing-piano-in-church-raising-50k/ https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-used-cancer-therapy-to-reset-rheumatoid-arthritis/

  6. Sep 11

    Five Things Going Right: September 11, 2026

    Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Bowel cancer patients who received pre-surgery immunotherapy remained cancer-free for nearly three years; Doug Tallamy transformed his 10-acre Pennsylvania farm by removing invasive plants and replanting natives; Informal community heat adaptation strategies are essential resilience work that formal systems overlook and; A CRISPR-Combo system speeds regeneration of hard-to-breed perennial crops like citrus, strawberry, poplar; Current global production of aquatic invertebrates contains enough vitamin B12 and selenium to meet the. 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://scitechdaily.com/cancer-melted-away-immunotherapy-delivers-striking-results-in-bowel-cancer-trial/ https://reasonstobecheerful.world/the-national-park-that-stretches-from-coast-to-coast/ https://phys.org/news/2026-09-qa-overlooked-networks-resilience-communities.html https://phys.org/news/2026-09-crispr-combo-regeneration-hard-perennial.html https://phys.org/news/2026-09-global-reveals-hidden-nutritional-shellfish.html

  7. Sep 10

    Five Things Going Right: September 10, 2026

    Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Light-activated eye drops restored light perception in blind animal models without gene therapy or implants; An at-home urine test called Galeas detected 92 percent of bladder cancer cases in an NHS trial of nearly; Nearly 50 million children have been displaced by conflict and violence, and play-based interventions by; A 10% increase in broadband adoption across a community corresponds to a 1.19% reduction in waiting time; MIT researchers developed an electrochemical system that extracts pure hydrogen from ammonia at substantially. 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.optimistdaily.com/2026/09/a-simpler-path-to-treating-degenerative-blindness-photoswitchable-eye-drops/ https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/09/at-home-urine-test-spots-bladder-cancer-in-nine-of-ten-cases/ https://www.positive.news/society/peace/the-right-to-play-displaced-by-conflict/ https://phys.org/news/2026-09-american-women-communities-ample-broadband.html https://phys.org/news/2026-09-electrochemical-pure-hydrogen-ammonia-substantially.html

  8. Sep 9

    Five Things Going Right: September 9, 2026

    Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: A new pancreatic cancer drug has doubled lifespan for late-stage patients and received immediate FDA approval; A new method (S-DEIM) estimates sea surface temperatures 40% more accurately than conventional approaches and; Researchers from Kyoto University developed a rational method for designing defined microbial communities; A decade-long randomized trial found that implantable cardioverter-defibrillators may benefit patients under; A study of 25 Black women found that racialized bias in childhood classrooms has lasting negative effects on. 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/fda-immediately-approves-drug-thats-doubling-lifespan-for-late-pancreatic-cancer-patients/ https://phys.org/news/2026-09-sparse-method-sea-surface-temperatures.html https://phys.org/news/2026-09-optimizing-tomato-growth-microbes.html https://scitechdaily.com/cardiac-breakthrough-could-offer-lifesaving-treatment-to-more-patients/ https://phys.org/news/2026-09-classrooms-careers-black-women-effects.html

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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.

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  • Creator
    Stan Berteloot
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Stan Berteloot