Five Things Going Right: August 7, 2026

Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: The European Transplant Games in Arnhem, Netherlands in June 2026 brought together 600 organ and stem cell; Researchers at UC Santa Cruz used paleogenomics on 160 ancient and modern bison genomes spanning 20,000 years; A pilot trial found that the social robot Pepper can be a better motivator than human teachers and may reduce; UC Berkeley researchers are developing digital fire recovery tools with the National Park Service to help; A randomized trial of nearly 4,000 babies found acetaminophen and ibuprofen equally safe in infancy, with no. 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/the-transplant-games-are-about-more-than-medals/ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-decoding-north-american-bison-genome.html https://phys.org/news/2026-08-social-robots-teachers-workload-trial.html https://phys.org/news/2026-08-digital-tools-joshua-trees-survive.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260805082510.htm