Five Things Going Right: September 3, 2026

Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: A school accountant's last-minute flood warning saved over 900 students and 16 faculty members from a flood; Uganda has been declared Ebola-free by the WHO after 42 days without new cases; Baltimore is expanding 911 crisis response options beyond mental health to include housing, legal help, and; AI-designed proteins (STV-C8) deliver RNA into cells more efficiently than virus-like particles and lipid; PACMAN AI framework developed by PPPL and Princeton University was successfully tested on a real fusion. 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/last-minute-flood-warning-saved-over-900-nepal-students-school-principal-said/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/who-declares-uganda-ebola-free-after-42-days-without-new-cases/ https://reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-reading-baltimore-911-crisis-support/ https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-proteins-enable-generation-rna.html https://phys.org/news/2026-09-pacman-ai-framework-fusion-safely.html