Five Things Going Right: August 19, 2026

Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Coral Catch, a nonprofit in Indonesia, is training women in diving and coral conservation skills while; A growing number of music festivals are implementing land restoration and environmental change programs that; Researchers at Yale identified lacosamide, an FDA-approved medication, as a promising treatment for; U.S. children's cumulative likelihood of child welfare system contact (investigation, confirmed maltreatment; A new diagnostic tool can distinguish between benign canine acanthomatous ameloblastoma and malignant oral. 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/saving-indonesias-coral-reefs-by-empowering-women/ https://www.positive.news/environment/can-festivals-leave-the-land-better-than-they-found-it/ https://scitechdaily.com/fda-approved-drug-shows-promise-for-reversing-osteoarthritis-damage/ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-covid-children-likelihood-contact-child.html https://phys.org/news/2026-08-drug-invasive-canine-oral-tumors.html