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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
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 07/23 - Are Apple Store Closures the New Waffle House Index?
A deep dive into America’s most dangerous water park. How to watch Apple’s decisions to predict upcoming COVID-19 hotspots. And the high school girls from…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 07/22 - A New, Reusable N95 Mask?
A promising N95 respirator replacement designed by a team from MIT. Tips for staying productive during this unprecedented time. Our first ever direct look at a…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 07/21 - Would You Wear a T-Shirt Made From Milk?
Throwing cold water on the panic around COVID-19’s alleged short-lived immunity. The latest wellness trend: hugging cows. T-shirts that are made out of milk…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 07/20 - Coming Soon: KFC's 3D Bioprinted Chicken Nuggets
Scientists accidentally created a new fish. Whoops. Iceland is broadcasting the world’s screams from their fjords. KFC is working with Russia to 3D bioprint…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 07/17 - Unicode's Rejected Emojis
It’s World Emoji Day today so... what does that mean? A new discovery of “campfires” on the sun. Where to score some good deals for National Ice Cream Day this…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 07/16 - Bottled Moon Scent & Dinosaurs Up For Auction
How to get your hands on a bottle of moon-scented perfume. The maximum number of hot dogs a human can eat in ten minutes, according to science. An upcoming…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 07/15 - The True Origin of Cookie Dough Ice Cream
How to see five planets in the sky at the same time. The scoop on chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. And a new device that will basically act as…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 07/14 - What Ants Can Teach Us About Epidemics
What it takes to be an ice cream scientist. How to trick your brain to remember almost anything. What ants can teach us about handling epidemics. And the wine…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 07/13 - Is This Podcast Cake?
Why is everyone talking about cake? How to watch the brightest comet in a few decades. Are we looking at a future without tooth fillings? Look through…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 07/10 - Groceries Delivered Via Puppy
Tomorrow is Bowdler’s Day! What the heck does that mean? A round-up of all the best apps and extensions for virtually watching movies together with your…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 07/09 - Does A Mask Make You More Attractive?
New research shows that native South Americans may have helped populate Polynesia 800 years ago. Why are men less likely to wear masks, does wearing a mask…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 07/08 - No Change For America (literally, there's a coin shortage)
A plutonium mishap in New Mexico. The popular YouTube musician bringing awareness to indigenous languages. What’s up with the coin shortage in the US? And…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 07/07 - The Selfless Inventor of the N95 Mask
The story of the man who invented the N95 mask. Birds in Canada have changed their tune in an unprecedented way that has stumped scientists. How to become a…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 07/06 - Is America Running Out of Fireworks?
Scientists have discovered insects that have retained their shine after 99 million years. How to properly read an election poll, plus a little on Kanye West’s…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 07/02 - The Exploding Whale Memorial Park (is a real thing)
The full story behind America’s national anthem. The other American holiday kicking off this weekend that you may not have heard of. The legendary exploding…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 07/01 - The Beer Garden Run By Nuns
Physicists give us the lowdown on human teleportation. Some tips for taking actually impressive photos of fireworks this weekend. The nuns moonlighting as…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 06/30 - Coming Soon: 3D-Printed Plant-Based Steaks
A massive star has vanished. Or collapsed into a black hole. We’re not really sure. The story behind the new 3D-printed plant-based meats. Tips on how to…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 06/29 - Virtually Relive Your Daily Commute
A barber who’s invented a new, safe way to give people haircuts. The son who embarked on an eighty-five day solo trip across the Atlantic ocean to get to his…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 06/26 - When Going to a Polling Site is Against Your Religion
The church created to circumvent a loophole in Tennessee's elections. VR is getting smell-o-vision, but smelling things is not actually the point. How to…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 06/25 - NASA Wants YOU To Design a Moon Toilet
Tips for collaborating with coworkers and other ways to maximize working from home. NASA wants your help designing a toilet for their next trip to the moon…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 06/24 - Mental Health Tips for Reopening Post-Lockdown
A smart sponge that may be the key to cleaning up oil spills. How to mentally prepare as your town reopens. DIY instructions for making your own beehive bed…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 06/23 - Get Ready To Go To Flavortown, Ohio
A pet robot that’s helping cure COVID-19 loneliness. If you thought the fireworks going off every night in your town was bad, let me tell you about a city in…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 06/22 - Send Your Cardboard Avatar To a Football Game
Another Neolithic structure discovered just down the street from Stonehenge. Why some people are more resilient than others. The cardboard cutouts stadiums are…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 06/19 - Space Cake: The Future of Astronaut Food
Father’s Day-–its origins and how it’s celebrated around the world. How the astronauts onboard the International Space Station are giving a whole new meaning…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 06/18 - The Segway Inventor Plans to Mass Produce Human Organs
Ahead of Juneteenth, a bit of background on its origins and the fight to make it a federal holiday. The inventor of the Segway has a plan to mass produce human…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 06/17 - How Poop Can Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks
The Statue of Liberty arrived in the US on this day in 1885––a look at its original intended meaning. How our poop could help flatten the curve. The Boccaccio…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 06/16 - The 411 on Dexamethasone: A New COVID-19 Treatment?
A new promising treatment for COVID-19. Good news for LGBTQ+ Americans. Why people are more honest when they’re typing on their smartphones versus on their…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 06/15 - New Pandemic Solution: Just Print Your Own Money
The Kentucky tattoo shop fighting back against extremism. A small town in Washington that has straight up decided to start printing their own money. The…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 06/12 - CGI Crowds & Virtual Barbers: Our New Normal
With fans not allowed in stadiums, some sports leagues are using computer-generated crowds to fill the stands. If your hair has grown to a completely…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 06/11 - How To Safely Hug Someone Again
Weird comfort foods born out of historic times of discomfort. How to hug during a pandemic. Electric vehicle batteries may get a second life. Drones are now…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 06/10 - The Woman Who Made Stuffed Olives During Brain Surgery
The WHO’s new official advice on mask-wearing do’s and don’t’s. The 103 year-old retired Belgian doctor hoping to make a difference in the coronavirus effort…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 06/09 - When Epidemiologists Expect to Resume Everyday Activities
A look at when epidemiologists will personally be resuming various daily activities. The real people behind one of Apple’s most famous sound effects. How…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 06/08 - The Hottest New Musician in the Bay Area: The Golden Gate Bridge?
New Zealand has officially reduced their number of coronavirus cases to zero. Apple apparently patented technology for socially-distanced group selfies. How to…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 06/05 - It's National Donut Day! ...But Why?
A further look at the emerging controversy surrounding the data analytics company behind that big hydroxychloroquine study. Another study shows that humans…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 06/04 - Isaac Newton's Little Known Plague Cure
Confirmed case numbers continue to rise around the world as places that were previously spared are now the sites of major outbreaks. How do libraries disinfect…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 06/03 - How the Pandemic Has Changed the Way We Sleep
The data analytics company throwing several major COVID-19 studies into question. How the pandemic has changed the way we sleep. Why shoe companies used to use…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 06/02 - The Introvert's and Extrovert's Guides to Lockdown
A six month check in on the coronavirus. tl;dr it’s going to last a long time, wear a mask. Recreating what Johann Sebastian Bach’s music sounded like to him…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 06/01 - Could Humans Go Into Hibernation?
Is COVID-19 actually a vascular disease, not a respiratory one? And is the virus itself getting weaker? Plus, kicking off Pride Month with a look at how much…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 05/29 - Did COVID-19 Outbreaks Actually Start Later Than We Thought?
Today we’re looking at the different ways the virus spreads and what measures can be taken to prevent spread in different contexts. A new study shows…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 05/28 - Can Biomarkers Tell Us How COVID-19 Affects People Differently?
Is the coronavirus more dependent on super spreaders than we thought? Research indicates possible biological markers to determine how severely an individual…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 05/27 - Are Planes the Safest Way to Travel Right Now?
A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety and depression. A round-up of where and how the virus spreads, including how safe you may be on planes…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 05/26 - What We Know & Don't Know About COVID-19
Young people are getting sick with COVID-19 in very high numbers in Brazil. A rundown on what we know and don’t know at this point. And an argument against…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 05/22 - Is There Any Safe Way to Socialize IRL?
More on that study projecting 36,000 people could have been saved if the US had locked down sooner. How to safely socialize, if you choose to do so. Bots are…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 05/21 - CDC Updates Guidelines on Touching Surfaces
The CDC updates their guidelines on the spread of the virus via surfaces. Is it safe to go swimming? How much of an effect does population density have on the…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 05/20 - How A.I. Can Help Us Develop a Vaccine More Quickly
U.S. states are all reopening in some fashion this week. How AI-powered biotech can speed up the vaccine development process. And COVID-19 patients are running…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 05/19 - Where Tests Abound, Why Aren't People Getting Them?
Testing is expanding in the US, but people aren’t showing up. More findings on people who test positive again after recovering. And "bumper tables" for social…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 05/18 - Phase One of Moderna's Vaccine Trial Looks Promising
Promising results from the Moderna vaccine trials. Brazil’s cases are mounting. How much of a difference it makes when everyone wears a mask. Plus, why you…
Cool Stuff DailyFri. 05/15 - Have Birds Gotten Louder During Lockdown?
How far can respiratory droplets fall when we speak? What would a public health plan targeted towards the elderly look like? Some advice on combatting COVID-19…
Cool Stuff DailyThu. 05/14 - How To Beat COVID-19 and Save The Economy
Mental health concerns for children as the pandemic goes on. The seven things we can be doing to beat COVID-19 and save the economy. How our changed behavior…
Cool Stuff DailyWed. 05/13 - A Practical Guide to Avoiding COVID Risks
Los Angeles is considering extending their lockdown for three more months while other places begin reopening. A practical guide to avoiding COVID-19 risks…
Cool Stuff DailyTue. 05/12 - Why You Still Can't Find Clorox Wipes
Many countries around the world take cautious steps toward reopening, but spikes of new daily cases are still popping up. Should people with mild cases of…
Cool Stuff DailyMon. 05/11 - And Now For Some Good News
Numbers are looking relatively promising in a lot of places, but one incident has jeopardized South Korea. The FDA has approved the first antigen test, and…