Antibiotic breakthrough, Four Day Work Weeks and Laws of Stupidity

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In this episode Nile goes through a shiny new Top Ten Good News Stories, a new entry into the Nerd of the Week cannon, a funny book and his new assistant/coach/possible best friend?

Links from the episode:

FInland ahead of schedule on coal phase out

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/04/01/finland-ahead-of-schedule-on-coal-phase-out-as-helsinkis-salmisaari-plant-closes

Wind power in Uruguay

https://prismbysugandha.substack.com/p/winds-of-change-in-uruguay?ref=fixthenews.com

Iceland embraces 4 hour work week:

https://www.wecb.fm/iceland-embraced-a-4-day-workweek-in-2019-now-nearly-six-years-on-all-gen-z-forecasts-have-materialized/?ref=fixthenews.com

Thailand bans corporal punishment of minors

https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Thailand-bans-corporal-punishment-of-minors-62773.html?ref=fixthenews.com

German Wastewater fuel

https://www.yahoo.com/news/german-start-produces-climate-neutral-160826519.html

Stopping domestic abuse with trip to bank

https://www.hestia.org/blog/how-to-access-safe-spaces

Yemeni mobile bee hives

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/yemeni-tradition-bees-tazeeb/?utm_source=Reasons+to+be+Cheerful&utm_campaign=8cb97df68a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_09_01_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_89fb038efe-8cb97df68a-518379760

Fire resistant housing

https://www.optimistdaily.com/2025/04/californias-first-wildfire-resilient-neighborhood-in-escondido/

Dementia rates still dropping

https://www.alzforum.org/news/research-news/dementia-incidence-still-dropping-birth-cohort-data-say-yes?ref=fixthenews.com

Antibiotics breakthrough

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