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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.
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Two Planes. One Flight Number. One VERY Alert Air Traffic Controller.
Quick Thinking Air Traffic Controller Caught Mistake and Prevented Possible ‘Disastrous’ Incident in Phoenix Air traffic controller catches two planes with…
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Starlink Gets a Science Upgrade
Scientists turn Starlink into a giant scanner for Earth’s upper atmosphere Starlink Satellites Could Help Scientists Reveal New Details About Earth’s Upper…
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The Creek That Supercharged Young Salmon
California Creek Restoration Helps Young Salmon Grow Twice as Fast—And Doubles Their Survival Rate Can Habitat Restoration Help Salmon Recover? Prairie Creek…
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The Space Vest That Could Protect Astronauts From Solar Storms
A vest tested on the Artemis I mission blocked some radiation exposure Radiation-shielding vest aced Artemis I lunar test, could protect astronauts on moon and…
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The Manatee Rescue That Took a Village
Fishing Guide Dials 911 for Entangled Manatee, Leading to Rescue While Calf Watches In Georgia, rescuers free manatee entangled in crab-pot line in first…
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Superintelligence for Everyone? Zuckerberg’s Big AI Bet
Mark Zuckerberg Makes the Case for Superintelligence for Everyone Zuckerberg pushes ‘superintelligent’ AI for all as Meta drops open-source model Contact the…
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Full-Fat Dairy Strikes Back
Cheese Lovers Unite: The Benefits of Full-Fat Dairy Documented in Study Without Cholesterol Rise or Weight Gain For decades, we were told to choose low-fat…
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The Booze Battle Just Got More Complicated
Wine, beer, or spirits? Massive study finds a surprising health divide Wine vs. Beer vs. Spirits: Which Drink Is Linked to the Lowest Health Risk? Contact the…
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The Secret Traffic Cops of the Forest? Meet the Pumas
Pumas are making roads safer as deer collisions drop 76% Pumas are saving human lives in Washington State. Camera-trap footage reveals how Contact the Show…
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Mars Just Revealed One of Its Strangest Landscapes Yet
Mars Rover Discovers Mysterious Field of Honeycomb Textures on Red Planet: ‘Took Our Breath Away’ NASA’s Curiosity rover finds a mysterious honeycomb landscape…
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Scratched? No Problem! The Self-Healing Contact Lenses of the Future
Contact lenses that repair themselves with UV light Scientists Just Made Contact Lenses That Fix Their Own Scratches – Without Needing Replacing Contact the…
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Your Brain Has Two Habit Switches—And Scientists Just Found Them
Two brain circuits decide how strongly habits stick Dual Brain Circuits Drive Habit Formation Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more…
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The Cat Who's 31 Years Old—and May Be the World's Oldest
World’s Oldest Cat Drinks Only Spring Water as She Celebrates 31 Years Old Secret to 31-year-old cat’s long life? Bottled spring water Contact the Show…
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Webb Unlocks the Hidden Heart of a Galaxy
Webb Telescope captures dusty structures and hidden activity in the Centaurus A galaxy Starburst Galaxy Centaurus A Contact the Show…
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How One Dad's Library Trips Sparked a Movement Called "Library Dads"
Dad Turned Weekly Library Trips with His Daughter into Beloved Community Event: Meet ‘Library Dads’ New Dad Turns Library Trips with Daughter into Weekly…
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Your Brain Is Secretly Directing Movies Every Night
Your dreams aren’t random. Your brain is rewriting reality Scientists Finally Figured Out What Makes Your Dreams So Weird Contact the Show…
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Your Credit Card Machine May Soon Catch Criminals All by Itself
Card Skimmers Can’t Hide in Verifone Terminals: Radio Signals Now Know Verifone Patents Security Technology That Lets Payment Terminals Detect Their Own…
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One Tiny Puffling, One Giant Reason for Hope
First Puffin Chick in 30 Years Spotted Emerging From Cliffs Along England’s South Coast First puffin chick spotted in over 30 years at shore Contact the Show…
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Bone Detectives: The Underwater Caves Helping Solve Ancient Mysteries
Underwater cave bones offer a new way to study extinct animals Bone 'fingerprints' unlock hidden stories of underwater caves Contact the Show…
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Coffee, Caffeine & Your Heart: Scientists Just Brewed Up Some Good News
Coffee may protect your heart but energy drinks could harm it Up to 5 cups of coffee per day may potentially lower heart disease risk, doctors say Contact the…
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Three Kids Trapped Under a Capsized Boat...Until an Off-Duty Firefighter Dove In
Off-duty North Texas Firefighter Saves 3 Children Trapped Under Boat on 4th of July "You can breathe, baby": Off-duty North Texas firefighter saves 3 children…
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Now You See It… Now You Almost Don't: The Phantom Twist Drone
Tiny drone hits invisible mode by twisting faster than eye can detect New spinning drone hides in plain sight Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com…
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Winter Mode: Scientists Discover the Hidden Genetic Switch That Reprograms Animals for Winter
Animals have a genetic switch that puts them in winter mode Study reveals a winter version of the biological clock Contact the Show…
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The Ghost Stars Next Door: Hubble Finds Four Hidden Stellar Corpses
Hubble uncovers four hidden dead stars near the Sun Dead stars in our cosmic backyard: Astronomers spot four white dwarfs hiding under our noses Contact the…
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The Personality Secret of People Who Live to 100
People Who Live to 100 Have One Thing in Common – And It's Not Just Diet People Who Live to 100 Have One Thing in Common Contact the Show…
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From Junk Drawer to Data Center: Google’s Brilliant Plan for Old Smartphones
Google gets creative with AI recycling Google Turns Old Phones Into AI Servers to Fight E-Waste Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more…
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The School Bus That Can Power Your Neighborhood
6 New Electric Buses in Colorado Double as Backup Batteries for Denver Area Power Grid Cherry Creek’s yellow school buses will double as electric power plants…
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Catnip vs. Mosquitoes: The Plant That Could Replace DEET?
Homegrown catnip rivals DEET as mosquito repellent Catnip lotion works as well as DEET at repelling mosquitoes, study finds Contact the Show…
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Did AI Just Reopen the Hunt for Dark Matter? A Milky Way Mystery Takes a Surprising Turn
The Milky Way’s Mysterious Glow May Be Dark Matter After All The Milky Way’s weird gamma-ray glow may be dark matter after all Contact the Show…
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The One-Plant Invasion: How a Single Seed Can Conquer an Ecosystem
One plant is all it takes to start an invasive population Mating strategies shape tropical plants' invasive ability Contact the Show…
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One Woman. One Boat. Forty-Three Days. One Incredible Pacific Record.
Female Rower Completes Record-Breaking Solo Journey from California to Hawaii Female American rower completes record-breaking solo journey from California to…
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AI Can Spot Cyber Threats... But Should It Be Making Security Decisions?
AI Can Identify Threats. It Can't Own Security Decisions Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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July's Biggest Sky Show: The Buck Moon, Two Meteor Showers, and Nature's Own Fireworks
July Fireworks Include 2 Separate Meteor Showers to Light up the Night Sky Late in the Month July's buck moon to be followed by 2 meteor showers. What to know…
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Why Your Dominant Hand Isn't Actually Better—It's Just Had More Practice
Why your dominant hand seems better at almost everything Hand Dominance Is Driven by Practice, Not Birth Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com…
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Bugging the Numbers: Scientists Say We've Barely Met Earth's Insects
A whopping 14 million species of insects — or more — may roam Earth We've Been Undercounting the Insects. There May Be Three Times as Many Species as We Knew…
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The Internet Can Now "Hear" Silent Whales
Fiber-optic cables could help protect whales that never make a sound Fiber-optic cables detect silent whales off Svalbard by tracking pressure waves Contact…
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Check-In? Check. Bellhop? Bot. The World's First Fully Robot-Staffed Hotel
World's first hotel entirely staffed by robots to open in 2027 'World's First' Hotel Fully Staffed by Robots Could Open Next Year Contact the Show…
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The Surprising Truth About Getting Older: What If Your Best Years Aren't Behind You?
Study Finds Many Older Adults Will Improve Over Time–Depending on Their Mindset Yale study finds nearly half of older adults improved with age Contact the…
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When a Tiny Bird Stops a Big Build: The Killdeer That Hit the Pause Button on Construction
Chicago Home Builder Lauded for Halting Construction Just to Save Killdeer Nest Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad…
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Walk This Way to Better Sleep
More daily steps linked to better sleep and mental health More daily steps translate to improved mental health and better sleep among college students Contact…
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The Dutch Invention Stopping Tons of L.A. Trash Before It Reaches the Pacific
Dutch Ocean Cleanup Folks Are Clearing LA’s Rivers of Trash in Time for 2028 Olympics L.A.'s ultra-urban rivers wash tons of trash out to sea. There's a plan…
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Building Silicon Skyscrapers: The 3D Chip Breakthrough That Could Keep Moore’s Law Alive
The Next Computing Revolution May Come From Stacking Chips Like Skyscrapers New 3D silicon chip breakthrough could extend Moore’s Law for years Contact the…
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The Great Coffee Mystery: Why Your Coffee Doesn’t Taste Like Caffeine
Coffee hides caffeine's bitterness in a surprising way Why Doesn’t Coffee Taste Like Caffeine? Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more…
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Wasp Wars: When the Queen Vanishes, Chaos Takes Over
Queenless wasp colonies explode into chaos but hidden helpers save them Queenless wasp colonies spiral into chaos - but then something remarkable happens…
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Why Bad Sleep Might Be Aging You Overnight
Feeling older than your age may be linked to poor sleep Feeling older than your age is linked to poor quality sleep Contact the Show…
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Forget Robot Vacuums—The Future Might Be Robot Pets
Pet Robots Edge Closer to Reality Roomba Inventor Now Wants You to Own an AI Robot Pet Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your…
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When Mosquitoes Start Liking Bug Spray: The Strange New DEET Discovery
Can DEET attract mosquitoes? A lab study offers clues Mosquitoes can become attracted to insect repellant, study suggests Contact the Show…
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The Real Pirates of the Caribbean Just Surfaced From the Deep
Shipwrecks from the Age of the Real ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Found–and Filmed–for the First Time First shipwrecks linked to real pirates of the Caribbean…
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Moon Base, Moon Buggies & Flying Robots: NASA’s Giant Lunar Neighborhood Is Starting to Take Shape
NASA's Moon base starts taking shape with rovers, landers, and drones NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list…
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The Bee-Nath the Cemetery: New York's Secret City of 5.5 Million Underground Pollinators
A New York Cemetery Was Hiding Over 5 Million Burrowing Bees, One of the World’s Largest Concentrations A New York cemetery was hiding 5.5 million bees…
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Robots Are Learning to Say “Excuse Me”
Robotics Framework Aims to Prevent Conflicts in Shared Spaces Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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The Great Calorie Plot Twist: Why Your Friend Might Get More Energy From the Same Sandwich
Two people can absorb different calories from the same meal Not Everyone Gets the Same Amount of Calories From Food. Here’s Why Contact the Show…
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Why Giggles Are Basically Brain Push-Ups
Helping Children Laugh Can Make Their Brains More Resilient and Learning Easier Laughter Rewires Brain Architecture and Lowers Cognitive Load Contact the Show…
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Copper Chaos: The Tiny 3D-Printed Spikes That Could Save AI From Melting the Planet
Cooling copper plates could slash data center energy use by 90% 3D-Printed Copper Plates Could Cut Data Center Cooling Energy Use by 97% Contact the Show…
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The Volcano That Cleaned Up After Itself
This Volcano Is Cleaning up Its Own Environmental Disaster Scientists stunned as volcano cloud destroys methane in the atmosphere Contact the Show…
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Whales Vs. Ships (And AI In The Middle)
AI Used to Pinpoint Whale Heat Signatures to Prevent Ship Collisions in San Francisco Bay AI-powered whale-spotting tech may help save San Francisco Bay’s gray…
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The Physics Of The Perfect Espresso
Perfect Espresso Coffee Physics For a perfect espresso shot Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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The Chip That Might Let Spacecraft Think For Themselves
NASA’s powerful new chip could let spacecraft think independently Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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How One 8-Year-Old Helped Rescue One of the World’s Rarest Sea Turtles & Dolphins’ Health Secrets
On vacation, this 8-year-old girl spotted a hooked sea turtle. She ended up saving one of the world's most endangered species Little Girl Saved Endangered Sea…
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The Biggest Black Hole Smash-Up & How the Universe Builds Cosmic Giants
Astronomers may have found a record-breaking pair of black holes Scientists Just Discovered How the Universe Builds Monster Black Holes Contact the Show…