Five Things Going Right: July 23, 2026

Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: A paralyzed man regained hand and arm control through double neural bypass surgery connecting his brain to; Mexico's 6-year drought may end by October 2024 due to wetter-than-normal El Niño rains; A brush test called qMIDS achieved 95.5% accuracy in diagnosing oral cancer in a trial of 545 patients, with; Japanese arborists use nemawashi technique to relocate centuries-old trees while preserving root systems; Northwestern University scientists demonstrated entangled photons can be sent through a 24.4-kilometer. 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/paralyzed-man-can-feed-himself-and-pet-his-dog-again-thanks-to-double-neural-bypass-surgery/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rich-rainfall-set-to-bust-mexicos-6-year-drought/ https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/07/scientists-trial-a-painless-brush-test-for-oral-cancer-that-returns-results-in-60-minutes/ https://reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-reading-saving-trees-japan/ https://phys.org/news/2026-07-quantum-internet-lab-real-world.html