Five Things Going Right: August 18, 2026

Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Researchers have developed an experimental compound that attacks cancer cells by exploiting their sugar; Cleared tropical rainforests recover 90 percent of their species diversity within a single human generation; Médecins Solidaires is sending traveling doctors to rural French clinics for one-week rotations to address; An Italian farm growing 1,500 varieties of fruit and vegetables using biomimicry and agroecological methods; A quantum computer completed a difficult calculation in about 15 minutes while classical simulation methods. 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/new-drug-turns-cancers-favorite-fuel-into-a-deadly-weakness/ https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/08/rainforest-biodiversity-rebounds-within-a-single-generation/ https://reasonstobecheerful.world/france-medical-deserts-traveling-doctors/ https://www.positive.news/environment/black-tomatoes-and-white-aubergines-the-future-of-farming-is-quantum/ https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-computer-solves-a-problem-in-15-minutes-that-classical-methods-cant-practically-compute/