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Coffee Grounds: A New Source for Biodiesel Production
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Coffee Grounds: A New Source for Biodiesel Production

byGreatNewsPodSeptember 23, 2024September 23, 2024
An innovative study from Aston University reveals that spent coffee grounds, often discarded or relegated…
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Coffee and Cardiovascular Health: A Reassessment
Health

Coffee and Cardiovascular Health: A Reassessment

byGreatNewsPodSeptember 23, 2024September 23, 2024
Drink Up, you might live longer! Recent research based on data from the UK Biobank…
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Lucille Ball – One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself

byAndrew McGivernSeptember 23, 2024February 19, 2026
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Confucius – It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop

byAndrew McGivernSeptember 22, 2024February 19, 2026
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Maya Angelou -This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen it before.

byAndrew McGivernSeptember 21, 2024February 19, 2026
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The Health Benefits of Drinking Coffee!
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The Health Benefits of Drinking Coffee!

byGreatNewsPodSeptember 20, 2024September 20, 2024
Coffee has long been a subject of debate when it comes to its health benefits.…
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Turning waste energy into drinking water and heat
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Turning waste energy into drinking water and heat

byGreatNewsPodSeptember 20, 2024September 20, 2024
A groundbreaking technological advancement from researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)…
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John Lennon – Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans

byAndrew McGivernSeptember 20, 2024February 19, 2026
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Sarah Blakely – If we can put a man on the moon, we can make pantyhose comfortable

byAndrew McGivernSeptember 19, 2024February 19, 2026
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George R. R. Martin – A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one

byAndrew McGivernSeptember 18, 2024February 19, 2026
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the Daily Quote – Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day
the Daily Quote – Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

Tune in daily to get a short dose of daily inspiration to kick start your day in a positive way.

the Daily Quote brings you inspirational quotes to help motivate and inspire your day with positivity.
Listen to the show for positive quotes from Albert Einstein, Maya Angelo, Seth Godin, Tony Robbins, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr, John Lennon, William Shakespeare, Lao Tzu, Confucius and more…

Every single day you will hear a motivational quote to fire up your day.

Sigmund Freud – “Everywhere I go I find a poet that has been there before me.”
byAndrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day

Welcome to the Daily Quote, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by the Great News podcast. Because great news should be heard, and the link is right here in the show notes.

Today's quote comes from Sigmund Freud:

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist who lived from 1856 to 1939 and is widely regarded as the founder of psychoanalysis. His groundbreaking ideas about the unconscious mind, dreams, and human behavior transformed psychology and influenced fields ranging from literature and philosophy to art and education.

Sigmund Freud once said,

”Everywhere I go I find a poet that has been there before me.”

This quote is a wonderful reminder that wisdom isn't found only in science or textbooks.

Long before psychologists studied emotions, relationships, and the human mind, poets were writing about love, fear, hope, grief, and joy.

Artists have always had a remarkable ability to capture truths about the human experience.

A poem, a song, or a novel can sometimes explain our feelings more clearly than a scientific paper ever could.

Freud recognized that while science helps us understand how the mind works, art often helps us understand what it feels like to be human.

That's one reason great literature and poetry continue to resonate across generations.

The deepest truths about life often transcend time.
So here's the question: When was the last time a poem, a song, or a story helped you see yourself—or the world—in a new way?

Remember, inspiration can come from many places. Sometimes the answers we're searching for have already been beautifully expressed by someone who simply saw the world a little differently.

That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I'll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.

Sigmund Freud – “Everywhere I go I find a poet that has been there before me.”
Sigmund Freud – “Everywhere I go I find a poet that has been there before me.”
July 9, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Plato – “Courage is knowing what not to fear.”
July 8, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Unknown Author – “Make today so great that yesterday gets jealous.”
July 7, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Henry David Thoreau – “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
July 6, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Kristen Butler – “You don’t have to feel ready to get started. You just have to begin.”
July 5, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Margaret Tyson – “People don’t care how much you know until you show them how much you care.”
July 4, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Dr. Roy Baumeister – “The self is not a thing but a process; it uses the future to organize the present.”
July 3, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Unknown Author – “The only limit there is is the one you accept.”
July 2, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Friedrich Schiller – “Art is the daughter of freedom.”
July 1, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
John Locke – “What worries you, masters you.”
June 30, 2026
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Great News | Inspiring Stories, Positive Developments and Good News
Great News | Inspiring Stories, Positive Developments and Good News

The Great News Podcast is your source for positive news, inspiring stories, and good news from around the world. We skip the doom and gloom of mainstream media to focus on scientific breakthroughs, environmental wins, and the inspiring news that proves the world is getting better. Join Andrew McGivern for a dose of optimism and uplifting stories that will change your perspective on human progress.
It is easy to find the
Keep looking for the good in the world, because it is not only there – its everywhere.

De-Extinction Regrowing Cartilage and Safer Batteries
byAndrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

A massive step forward for de-extinction. A biotech company called Colossal Biosciences (the one bringing back the Wooly Mammoth) has successfully hatched 26 live chicks using an artificial environment.

These chicks were born from a 3D-printed lattice structure designed to mimic a natural eggshell, including a membrane that allows for oxygen exchange. While currently using chicken embryos, the ultimate goal is to scale this technology to resurrect the South Island giant moa, an extinct 12-foot bird from New Zealand.

Because a moa egg is 80 times the size of a chicken egg, no modern bird could safely lay one, making these artificial shells a necessary gateway for bringing the species back.

Next, we look at a breakthrough in safety in our electrified future. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed ”fireproof” sodium-ion batteries that features an internal ”smart firewall”. Traditional lithium ion batteries can suffer from thermal runaway, a chain reaction where temperatures skyrocket and lead to explosions.

This new design uses a liquid electrolyte that solidifies into a physical barrier when internal heat exceeds 150°C (302°F), effectively cutting off the reaction before a fire can start. In tests, these cells maintained their integrity even during nail penetration and external heating up to 300°C.

Scientists at Stanford have discovered a way to regrow articular cartilage in joints. Cartilage has almost zero regenerative potential in adults, leading to chronic pain and arthritis for millions. The team found they could trigger the body’s own skeletal stem cells by creating a slight injury, similar to a microfracture, and then using specific chemical signals to ”steer” those cells.

Chemists at Northwestern University have found a way to turn natural gas into liquid methanol in a single step. Current industrial methods require extreme heat and pressure, emitting millions of tons of CO2 annually. This new process uses pulses of high-voltage electricity to create tiny ”lightning bolts” of plasma inside a reactor. These bursts break methane’s bonds at low temperatures, allowing it to recombine into methanol, a versatile chemical used in everything from plastics to cleaner-burning fuels for ships.

Carbon-Trapping Wastewater:
Scientists found that alkaline wastewater from steel and cement production can safely bind CO2 as bicarbonate, potentially removing 30 million tons of greenhouse gas every year.
Ultralight Survival Straw:
Lifestraw has released its lightest filter ever, the Sip Essential, which weighs less than one ounce and can filter up to 1,000 litres of water.
Brain-Activating Electronics:
Researchers created flexible, printed artificial neurons that can generate electrical spikes identical to biological ones, successfully activating real brain cells in lab tests.
Sweaters for Houses:
A new photothermal ”skin” made of coated fabric panels can be attached to exterior walls, absorbing sunlight to raise indoor temperatures and potentially cutting heating bills by 15%.
Solar Power After Dark:
By stripping balsa wood down to its cellular scaffolding and filling it with a ”phase-change” material, scientists created a heat-absorbing sponge that can drive a generator even after the sun goes down.
Plastic to Gasoline:
A new technique uses molten salts to break down common plastic waste into high-grade gasoline and diesel at relatively low temperatures, making recycling much less energy-intensive.
The World’s Largest Flow Battery:
In Switzerland, a billion-dollar project is excavating a pit deep enough to house a 2.1 GWh redox flow battery, capable of powering 210,000 households for an entire day.
And my favorite quote of the day from the Daily Quote podcast is from Robert Louis Stevenson, who said: ”Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant”.
You can follow the Daily Quote in your favorite podcast app.
That is it for this episode of Great News.

De-Extinction Regrowing Cartilage and Safer Batteries
De-Extinction Regrowing Cartilage and Safer Batteries
July 8, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Repairing the Brain, $20 Hearing Aids, and Turning Parking Lots into Power Plants
June 25, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Smart Living Drugs and Turning Tumors into Vaccines
June 12, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Laser-Fast Internet and Epigenetic Health
April 14, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
The Longevity Revolution: Replicating Decades of Aging and Turning Nuclear Waste into Power
April 9, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Reversing Blindness with Cellular Rejuvenation and the Beating Heart-on-a-Chip
April 1, 2026
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Self-Spreading CRISPR and the Sun Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion
March 18, 2026
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Cancer-Eating Bacteria, 10-Passenger Flying Taxis, and the First Moon Harvest
March 9, 2026
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Can We Bottle the Sun? Plus the AI Tool Outperforming Doctors in Rare Disease Diagnosis
March 7, 2026
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Lower Crime and More Energy
March 3, 2026
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    Plato – “Courage is knowing what not to fear.”

    byAndrew McGivernJuly 8, 2026

    De-Extinction Regrowing Cartilage and Safer Batteries

    byAndrew McGivernJuly 8, 2026

    Unknown Author – “Make today so great that yesterday gets jealous.”

    byAndrew McGivernJuly 7, 2026

    Henry David Thoreau – “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”

    byAndrew McGivernJuly 6, 2026
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    De-Extinction Regrowing Cartilage and Safer Batteries
    byAndrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

    A massive step forward for de-extinction. A biotech company called Colossal Biosciences (the one bringing back the Wooly Mammoth) has successfully hatched 26 live chicks using an artificial environment.

    These chicks were born from a 3D-printed lattice structure designed to mimic a natural eggshell, including a membrane that allows for oxygen exchange. While currently using chicken embryos, the ultimate goal is to scale this technology to resurrect the South Island giant moa, an extinct 12-foot bird from New Zealand.

    Because a moa egg is 80 times the size of a chicken egg, no modern bird could safely lay one, making these artificial shells a necessary gateway for bringing the species back.

    Next, we look at a breakthrough in safety in our electrified future. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed ”fireproof” sodium-ion batteries that features an internal ”smart firewall”. Traditional lithium ion batteries can suffer from thermal runaway, a chain reaction where temperatures skyrocket and lead to explosions.

    This new design uses a liquid electrolyte that solidifies into a physical barrier when internal heat exceeds 150°C (302°F), effectively cutting off the reaction before a fire can start. In tests, these cells maintained their integrity even during nail penetration and external heating up to 300°C.

    Scientists at Stanford have discovered a way to regrow articular cartilage in joints. Cartilage has almost zero regenerative potential in adults, leading to chronic pain and arthritis for millions. The team found they could trigger the body’s own skeletal stem cells by creating a slight injury, similar to a microfracture, and then using specific chemical signals to ”steer” those cells.

    Chemists at Northwestern University have found a way to turn natural gas into liquid methanol in a single step. Current industrial methods require extreme heat and pressure, emitting millions of tons of CO2 annually. This new process uses pulses of high-voltage electricity to create tiny ”lightning bolts” of plasma inside a reactor. These bursts break methane’s bonds at low temperatures, allowing it to recombine into methanol, a versatile chemical used in everything from plastics to cleaner-burning fuels for ships.

    Carbon-Trapping Wastewater:
    Scientists found that alkaline wastewater from steel and cement production can safely bind CO2 as bicarbonate, potentially removing 30 million tons of greenhouse gas every year.
    Ultralight Survival Straw:
    Lifestraw has released its lightest filter ever, the Sip Essential, which weighs less than one ounce and can filter up to 1,000 litres of water.
    Brain-Activating Electronics:
    Researchers created flexible, printed artificial neurons that can generate electrical spikes identical to biological ones, successfully activating real brain cells in lab tests.
    Sweaters for Houses:
    A new photothermal ”skin” made of coated fabric panels can be attached to exterior walls, absorbing sunlight to raise indoor temperatures and potentially cutting heating bills by 15%.
    Solar Power After Dark:
    By stripping balsa wood down to its cellular scaffolding and filling it with a ”phase-change” material, scientists created a heat-absorbing sponge that can drive a generator even after the sun goes down.
    Plastic to Gasoline:
    A new technique uses molten salts to break down common plastic waste into high-grade gasoline and diesel at relatively low temperatures, making recycling much less energy-intensive.
    The World’s Largest Flow Battery:
    In Switzerland, a billion-dollar project is excavating a pit deep enough to house a 2.1 GWh redox flow battery, capable of powering 210,000 households for an entire day.
    And my favorite quote of the day from the Daily Quote podcast is from Robert Louis Stevenson, who said: ”Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant”.
    You can follow the Daily Quote in your favorite podcast app.
    That is it for this episode of Great News.

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