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Cool Stuff Daily
Cool Stuff Daily covers the most interesting and coolest stories in the world of science, progress, life-hacks, memes, exciting art, and hope. This is the antidote to depressing headlines. Smart stuff in podcast form. Cool news, as a service. Hosted by Zach Morris.
Episodes
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Fri. 12/15 - Horned Oryx Not Extinct?, Rare Air Jordans Donation, Stranger Things Play
On today’s episode – the reemergence of a species previously extinct in the wild, you'll never guess where a rare pair of Air Jordans was found, Stranger…
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Thu. 12/14 - Ireland Wind Energy, Snapchat and Google Updates, Fast Food Punishment
On today’s episode – a first in the world of renewable energy as Ireland makes history, a pair of tech updates as Snapchat adds while Google removes, also a…
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Wed. 12/13 - Mouse Virtual Reality, The End of E3, Days of the Week Names
On today’s episode – virtual reality is for ALL of us … and that includes rodents., the end of an era for one of the world’s largest video game conferences…
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Tues. 12/12 -Redwood Recovery, Sudsy Move, Teenage Attorney
On today’s episode; the remarkable recovery of California’s Redwood Trees, the hotel moved with a remarkable amount of soap, and the Doogie House of lawyers –…
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Mon. 12/11 - Sustainable Fuel Flight, Space Tomato is Found, White Leucistic Alligator
On today’s episode – the transatlantic flight made using only sustainable fuel, a lost space tomato has been found, and one of nature’s rarest occurrences…
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Fri. 12/8 - Space Lighthouses, The Year in Swipe, The QR Code Bill
On today’s episode – the space lighthouses that may one day help us reach our destination in space, this year in Tinder statistics – what stands out in the…
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Thu. 12/7 - The Other Leaning Tower, Wild Animal Stories, Double Lottery Winners
On today's episode - You know of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but there is another learning tower in Italy that needs repairs. We comver a barrage of wild animal…
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Wed. 12/6 - The Shipwreck That Keeps Producing and The Nagoya Lady Slap
On today’s episode – A Shipwreck that continues to churn out treasure, the restaurant that offered slaps, and this day in history - we cover an all time TV…
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Tues. 12/5 - The Oldest Living Land Animal, Valuable Trash, The Airing of Grievances
On today’s episode; the world’s oldest living land animal celebrates a birthday. Plus, how much trash would you sift through to locate a lost valuable. 'Tis…
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Mon. 12/4 - Penguin Naps, Recharging Pacemaker, Private Island For Sale
On today’s episode – We cover the animal that takes four-second micro naps, the pacemaker that can be charged with a heartbeat, and how much your own private…
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Fri. 12/1 - Using Produce to Help Sleep and The Lifespan Competition
On today’s episode, the secret to a good night’s sleep could be found in your local produce section. The longevity competition could help us feel 10 years…
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Thu. 11/30 The Perfect Solar System, Pilots Help Officials, Most Teeth Record
On today’s episode scientists have discovered the “perfect” solar system. One of the world's preeminent sports leagues turns to airline pilots for assistance…
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Wed. 11/29 - Rhino Comeback, Young Mensa Member, Peruvian Find
On today's episode, a nearly extinct animal making a comeback in captivity. We also take a look at the youngest Mensa member. Archeologists make an interesting…
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Tues. 11/28 - EU Ban's Microplastics, Saving Axolotls, Scratch Off Delivery, The First US Race
On today's episode we cover the EU's ban on microplastics and what that means for you. Adopt an Axolotl to help save them. $20,000 in lottery tickets that had…
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Mon. 11/27 - Is It Trash or Treasure and the Late Return
On today's episode, items that were forgotten or thought as trash became treasure. Can we mine our landfills? A lost object that returns home after nearly five…
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Wed. 11/22 - The Stress of Thanksgiving, Top Dishes, and Meal Prep
On today's episode, a look at what is causing all the holiday stress for Thanksgiving, the top dishes served, and a look at the overall meal prep. Plus, this…
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Tues. 11/21 - A Promising Treatment for Parkinson's, An Extinct Species Reemerges, the TESLA Truck & The Legend of Zelda Anniversary
On today's episode, a Parkinson's patient walks again thanks to new technology, a (supposedly) extinct mammal is rediscovered in Indonesia and TESLA's policy…
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Mon. 11/20 - Flying Cars, The Most Expensive Bottle of Whiskey, California Agave, Brown Friday
On today's episode, are flying cars coming soon? The most expnesive bottle of whiskey ever sold in auction. A look at a new possible crop for California…
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Fri. 11/17 - New 3D Printed Limbs, Google's Weatherman, Getting Paid to Watch Hallmark Movies, History of Guinness World Records
On today's episode we discuss advanced 3D printing being used to create bones, ligaments and tendons. Google's new AI Weatherman helps predict the weather…
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Thu. 11/16 - Autonomous Cars, Florida Man Games, Loch Ness Monster, Social Media Addiction
Today's episode includes the latest update on autonomous cars, the first Florida Man games are coming soon, the history of the Loch Ness Monster, and is social…
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Wed. 11/15 - Necrobot Spiders, UberTasks, Scare at 13,000 Feet, NASA Takes a Break From Mars
Today's episode includes dead spiders that are coming back to life, UberTasks may be coming soon to help with household chores, a frightening discovery at…
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Tues. 11/14 - Peanut Toothpaste, Refrigerator Toilet Paper, Wile E Coyote Movie Update
Today's episode includes the new toothpaste that could help with peanut allergies, a new World Record for pencils, an update on the Wile E. Coyote movie, why…
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Mon. 11/13 - Cool Stuff Ride Home Returns
Cool Stuff Ride Home returns with new hosts, Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff. The latest Picasso painting to be sold brings in the second highest price for…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 02/10 - Spoiler: This Is Our Last Episode
We all love a good ending, but has the culture around spoiler warnings gone too far? Plus, a roundup of interesting links and stories from my drafts. And the…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 02/09 - Justice for the M&M's Spokescandies
An extra long episode, featuring the history of the M&M’s spokescandies and why we care about them so much. Plus, codebreakers have just decrypted over 50 lost…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 02/08 - How Photos Changed Society + An Important Announcement
How the invention of photography changed the world in unintended ways. Plus, an American man whose prostate cancer caused him to speak with an Irish accent…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 02/07 - "Skutniks" at the State of the Union
How the State of the Union address has changed in its 233 years. Plus, the “extinct” versions of SARS CoV-2 that are still circulating among animals. And…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 02/06 - Drinking Virgin Cola on Mars
SpaceX’s Starship rocket might be attempting its first-ever orbital launch next month. Plus, a look back at another space billionaire’s brief appearance in the…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 02/03 - Ice, Ice, Pasta
Scientists have uncovered a new form of ice. Plus, James Cameron hired a forensics team and some stunt performers to answer once and for all whether there was…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 02/02 - AI Seinfeld & Real-World Tamagotchi
The AI-generated Seinfeld parody cartoon that never goes off the air. Plus, Netflix did not read the room when they announced the AI image generation in their…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 02/01 - The Dodo Is Coming Back! ...is that a good thing?
The dodo bird is back, baby! Or at least lots of investors are betting on its return. But why is de-extincting animals the hot new thing and what does it mean…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 01/31 - Lorem Ipsum? I Hardly Know 'Em! I tell you whot...
Where did lorem ipsum come from? The answer turns out to be just as murky as the nonsense placeholder text itself. Plus, a new game that challenges you to…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 01/30 - What Time Is It On The Moon?
How scientists are deciding how we will tell time on the moon and beyond. Plus, a new Frog and Toad series from Apple TV+ has gay Twitter crossing their…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 01/27 - Shakespeare for Gamers
Some wildly optimistic projects being funded by NASA––including more sustainable commercial aircrafts and self-growing bricks on Mars. Plus, a new…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 01/26 - Eggflation: Price-Gouging on Eggs and... Splash Mountain Water?
Is the huge increase in the price of eggs being caused by price-gouging and not avian flu? Plus, why we need to be paying attention to avian flu even beyond…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 01/25 - Wikipedia as a Model for the Rest of the Internet
How Wikipedia editors are bringing more nuance into their decisions and what ripple effects that can have on a website that increasingly defines our shared…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 01/24 - 90 Seconds To Midnight
The Doomsday Clock has ticked down even closer to midnight, but how useful of a mechanism is it? Plus, some good news on climate change. And a new Wordle…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 01/23 - The HustleCore of Medieval Monks (& the Spin Cycle of Earth's Core)
The Earth’s inner core has paused its spinning and reversed its course . Sounds alarming, but everything is fine. Plus, what medieval Christian monks, the OG…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 01/20 - Are Coffee Pods MORE Environmentally-Friendly Than Filter Coffee?
How did whales get so big anyways? Plus, a new study claims coffee pods are more environmentally-friendly than regular filter coffee. Is it true? Sponsor…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 01/19 - Edgar Allan Poe Wrote In His Books & You Should Too
A deep dive on marginalia. What is it, why should you do it, and how does it reveal the more joyful side of history’s most famous sadboy, Edgar Allan Poe? All…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 01/18 - The CIA's Spy-Pigeons
Earth-like exoplanet discoveries galore, including some that could be habitable. Plus, a look back at the clandestine history of the CIA’s pigeon surveillance…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 01/17 - Fake Marrying Kids To Each Other, For Adult's Amusement
It looks like the ozone layer is on track to be restored in just a couple of decades. Plus, an opportunity to get paid for donating your stool samples. (Yes…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 01/16 - Dr. King's Most Controversial Speech
Some projects that will help you suss out the truth in movies that claim to be “based on a true story.” Plus, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most controversial…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 01/13 - Surprisingly Old Galaxies & the Future of Libraries
New findings from the JWST may push the origins of the universe’s earliest galaxies back millions of years. Plus, a huge rare earth deposit has been found in…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 01/12 - A Giant River Falling From the Sky
What exactly is an “atmospheric river,” why is it causing so much havoc in California right now, and what do these current storms mean for the future? Plus…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 01/11 - Earliest Human Tools Just Monkey Business?
Were the first stone tools in the Americas made, not by ancient humans, but by monkeys? Plus, could color-changing cars be in our future? And will other…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 01/10 - Is "Y'All" Actually... British?
A historic satellite launch in the United Kingdom ended in disappointment last night. Plus, how “y’all” left the south and its surprising possible origins in……
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 01/09 - Amateur Discovery May Rewrite Human History
A cave art discovery that could put the development of writing back thousands of years. Plus, one US state taking concrete steps against misinformation. And…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 01/06 - Food Has Always Been Dangerous
How old is fast food? And to what extent was food actually healthier in the past, before our days of factory farming and artificial preservatives? A deep dive…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 01/05 - A Vaccine For The Queen Bee
A vaccine for bees. Plus, the Japanese government will pay families to leave Tokyo. And a device that doesn’t let you type “LOL” unless you actually laughed…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 01/04 - A Global Vault of Frozen Stool Samples
Could a poop vault become joining the Svalbard Global Seed Vault's new neighbor? Some scientists think could be a pretty crappy move. Plus, the US congressman…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 01/03 - A New Space Race? And Gregor Mendel's Skeleton
Are we at the beginning of a new space race? NASA Administrator Bill Nelson thinks so. Plus, why father of genetics Gregor Mendel’s skeleton was dug up last…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 12/29 - BEST OF: Witchy Beer-Makers, CIA-Funded British Cartoons; & Predictions For Today From 1922
Our final lookback on some of the best segments from the past few years. From 2021, how beer-making used to be considered women’s work, and also may have…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 12/28 - BEST OF: Crossing the Ocean W/O a Map; Waffle House Records; & The Dress and Misinformation
Today from the Cool Stuff Ride Home archives, how Polynesian voyagers navigated the oceans without compasses or maps, and how a new generation is bringing back…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 12/27 - BEST OF: Gendered Food, The Brontë's Graveyard Water, & Mosquito Annihilation
We kick off the final week of the year with a look back at some of the show’s best segments. So for today, from the archives, we’ve got how and why food itself…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 12/22 - Where Did "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells" Come From?
We dive into the origins and enduring popularity of that most classic of Christmas Carols, “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells.” Plus, Stephen Spielberg has…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 12/21 - Entire South Korean Population Will Legally Become Younger Next Year
What are solstices and seasons like on other planets? Plus, why everyone in South Korea is about to become a year or two younger. And Lionel Messi’s…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 12/20 - Wind Power for Human Habitats on Mars?
Could wind be the dark horse in the hunt for power sources for human habitats on Mars? Plus, the first-ever recording of a dust devil on Mars, and a goodbye to…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 12/19 - The Story Behind Those Wooden Castle Playgrounds
Everything you never wondered about those wooden castle-like playgrounds of Gen X and Millennials’ youths. Plus, how a nano-thin layer of gold could finally be…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 12/16 - Bots Doing Business With Bots
An AI chatbot that can negotiate with customer service chatbots to lower your bills, cancel your subscriptions, and more. Plus, the reason why chocolate…