{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Five Things Going Right","title":"Five Things Going Right: July 27, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/46d91d0f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":254,"description":"Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Prescribed burns in the previous 10 years made giant sequoias nearly four times more likely to survive recent; Europe's air quality improved over 10 years with emissions from major pollutants declining 39-59%; A medically formulated THC and CBD treatment significantly reduced agitation in a first-of-its-kind U.S.; A study of 18,000 forest patches found that unwritten social rules in small communities, not government; Two experimental vaccines stopped pneumonic plague in mice during high-risk testing.\n\nStan 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.\n\nAs 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.\n\nStart your VoiceStream free trial today!\n\n📚 Sources:\n\nhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260726015243.htm\nhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/europes-air-quality-dramatically-improved-with-39-59-drop-in-industrial-and-road-emissions/\nhttps://scitechdaily.com/thc-cbd-treatment-dramatically-reduces-agitation-in-dementia-trial/\nhttps://phys.org/news/2026-07-unwritten-social-oversight-forest-sustainable.html\nhttps://www.zmescience.com/medicine/diseases-medicine/experimental-plague-vaccines-protect-mice/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SAu_W21W5AtVH1Ot48EO6rfVP9cEjNFGjCrUJ9qoC3s/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iN2Qz/NWYxNTBjZTlkNjNm/Y2I5ZGFkYjA2N2Mx/OWUxOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}