Five Things Going Right: July 9, 2026

Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Scientists in Canada have discovered that underground rocks naturally produce hydrogen gas in large; A social enterprise called Relume in Olympia, Washington hires newly arrived refugees to make sustainable; University of Missouri researchers developed an AI model that uses variable-rate seeding to help farmers; Governments and humanitarian organizations used mobile phone and online platform data to track movements and; Older adults who received the recombinant shingles vaccine (Shingrix) had a 24% lower risk of dementia. 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/canada-successfully-exploring-for-white-hydrogen-gas-a-clean-power-source-beneath-existing-mines/ https://www.positive.news/economics/social-enterprise/refugee-candlemakers-rebuilding-lives-through-work/ https://phys.org/news/2026-07-future-ai-farm.html https://phys.org/news/2026-07-ai-digital-migration.html https://www.futurity.org/shingles-vaccine-dementia-risk-3339832/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shingles-vaccine-dementia-risk-3339832