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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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The Heart Crystal Ball: Doctors May Finally Be Able to Predict Your Future Heart Risk
Doctors worldwide may finally have a reliable way to predict heart risk The New Way to Predict Your Risk of a Heart Attack Contact the Show…
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Wavy Plastic vs. Steel: The Concrete Showdown
Steel rebar may have met its match – in the form of wavy plastic Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Using Satellites to Detect Potential Issues with our Bridges
Satellites are exposing weak bridges in America and around the world Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Why a Danish City Turned Its Streetlights Blood-Red
Denmark's Red Street Lighting Solves A Problem Every City Has - Newsweek Denmark Just Switched to Red Streetlights to Solve an Urban Crisis Most Modern Cities…
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NASA’s Humanoid Robot That’s Been Training for Mars Returns Home
NASA robot’s 10-year mission complete | News | The University of Edinburgh NASA humanoid built for Mars research returns to US after a decade | Interesting…
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A New Kind of Magic Mushroom for Depression and Anxiety (w/out the hallucinations)
A new “magic mushroom” drug could treat depression without psychedelic hallucinations Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your…
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Tardigrades Versus Martian Dirt
Researchers Test Mars Soil on One of Earth’s Toughest Creatures, The Reaction Was Unexpected | Daily Galaxy Even the toughest life on Earth may struggle in…
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How a 3D Printer is Helping A Gulf Coast Box Turtle Walk Again
A 3D-printed wheelchair is helping this turtle walk again Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Fire Tornados To Clean Up Our Mess + Why Cats Sleep on their Left Side
Scientists could soon use giant fire tornadoes to clean up our oceans The (very adorable) reason cats prefer sleeping on one side Contact the Show…
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Could Aliens See Dinosaurs on Earth with a Telescope?
Could aliens in another galaxy see dinosaurs on Earth? | Scientific American Contact the show - coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad…
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Which Volcano is Really the Largest on Earth?
It’s almost twice the size of Washington state and stretches 18 miles down into the Earth’s crust – and it’s underwater too | Discover Wildlife Which countries…
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If Only I had Known: Why Math Is Harder For Some Kids than Others
(Science News) Why is math harder for some kids? Brain scans offer clues (Author: Lilly Burton) Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more…
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Similarities between Dogs and Toddlers when Helping Humans
Dogs act like toddlers when trying to help humans | Popular Science Contact the show - coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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The Strange Case of the Cosmic Little Red Dots
What are JWST’s Little Red Dots? Astronomers may finally have an answer | Scientific American James Webb Finally Solved the Mystery of the Little Red Dots |…
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Inter-Species Communication Among Insects
Keeping a beat wins caterpillars friends in low places Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Record-Breaking Core Sample Under Antarctica's Ice
Record-Breaking Sediment Core Drilled From Deep Under Antarctica's Ice Reveals Millions Of Years Of Climate | IFLScience Scientists drill into the ‘heart’ of…
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The Frightening Potential Pitfalls of Smart Home Devices
(Popular Science) Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices…
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The Brain Placebo of Thinking Positive
A study hints positive thinking could strengthen vaccine immunity | Science News Contact the show - coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad…
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Romeo - the Frog Who Failed to Save His Species
Romeo, once the last known frog of his kind, died. But this story isn't tragedy. | National Geographic The Ballad Of Romeo: The Frog Who Failed To Save His…
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Gut Health Now! Your Gut Directly Impacts How Your Brain Works
(Science Daily) The secret to human intelligence? It might be in our gut Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices…
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Scientists Discover a Hidden Bacterium Linked to Good Health
(Science Daily) Scientists discover a hidden gut bacterium linked to good health Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad…
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Inexpensive Gel That Could Help Restore Sight
Gel that costs pennies has restored sight to 7 out of 8 patients - Earth.com HPMC gel restores sight to people with untreatable condition, scientists say |…
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A Simple Yet Effect Way To Improve Cancer Treatment Outcomes + A Man Kept Alive on An Artificial Lung
Artificial lungs kept a man alive until he could get a transplant A simple shift in schedule could make cancer immunotherapy work better Contact the Show…
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Rare Life-Related Test on Mars & AI Drives a Mars Rover
Mars rover conducts test for life-related material on the Red Planet | Mashable NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Makes History With AI-Planned Drive |…
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When Coffee Was Illegal
4 times drinking coffee was illegal—or even punishable by death | Popular Science Contact the show - coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad…
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Greenland's Icebergs Are Melting Faster and What That Means for the Ocean
Breaking ice, moving earth: Greenland will release more sediment into the ocean as the climate warms | Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research | University of…
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Massive Solar Flares Causes Tech and Radio Issues
Sun unleashes colossal X4.2 solar flare, knocking out radio signals across Africa and Europe (video) | Space Massive Solar Flare Triggers Tech Blackouts as…
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An Update on NASA's Historic Moon Mission
NASA delays launch of historic moon mission Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Earth-Like Planet Discovered by Citizen Scientists
Earth-size planet spotted with yearlong orbit | Science | AAAS A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C…
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Crows Can Count!
PopSci: Crows can ‘count’ similarly to toddlers, according to new study Contact the show: coolsuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices…
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Last Stand of the Black-breasted Puffleg Hummingbird
The Black-breasted puffleg hummingbird makes its last stand in the Andes | AP News Black-breasted Pufflegs (Eriocnemis nigrivestis) | Earth Life Black-breasted…
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The Common Cold And Why It Hits Some Worse Than Others
Why some people get bad colds and others don’t Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Purple May Not Actually Exist
Purple Isn’t Real, Science Says. Your Brain Is Just Making It Up | Popular Mechanics Did our brains 'invent' the color purple? | Live Science Contact the show…
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Have Scientists Finally Found a Way To Stop Arthritis and Regrow Cartilage?
Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices…
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The REAL Color of Snow
Snow Isn't Actually White Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Are You An Anxious Flyer? You'll Want to Hear This
Is turbulence really like Jell-O? Pilots weigh in. Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Interstellar "Tunnels" Connecting Us to Other Stars
New analysis reveals interstellar 'tunnel' linking us to other stars | Earth.com Astronomers Uncover Interstellar "Tunnel" That May Connect Our Solar System to…
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Space Mirrors Reflecting Sunlight at Night
Mirrors in the sky could light up dark nights using reflected sunshine - Earth.com Radical Solar Plan Aims to Beam Sunlight at Night—But Astronomers Are…
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Livestock Using Tools? Oh My! Scientists Observe Cow Using Tool For First Time in History
A cow has been filmed using tools for the first time ever, stunning scientists Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad…
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The AI Craze And Where We May Be Heading - Pt 1
We might finally know what will burst the AI bubble Have a cool story you'd like us to share or cover? Contact us at coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more…
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The AI Craze And Where We May Be Heading - Pt 2
We might finally know what will burst the AI bubble Have a cool story you'd like us to share or cover? Contact us at coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn…
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Could Castration Lead to a Longer Life?
Castration Linked to Increased Lifespan in Mammals | SciTechDaily Scientists Discover Strong Upside for Men Getting Castrated | Futurism Contact the show -…
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Robot Horse Coming Soon Than Expected
Kawasaki's Robot Horse Is Going Into Production Kawasaki’s Wild Next-Gen Off-Road Vehicle Will Trade Wheels for Legs | Gear Patrol Contact the show -…
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What Should be Done with Washed Up Whale Carcasses
BOOM! That time Oregon blew up a whale with dynamite. | Popular Science Contact the show - coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices…
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Can Dogs Learn By Eavesdropping?
Super smart dogs learn by eavesdropping Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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New Hope for Stroke Victims in Advanced Arm Exoskeleton
This is the world’s first entire arm exoskeleton, giving stroke patients more ‘independence' Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about…
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New Animals Discovered Last Year
Meet five new species discovered in 2025 : NPR Meet 14 of the New and Unusual Species of 2025 — From Death Ball Sponges to Pumpkin Toads | Discover Magazine…
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Rare Polar Bear Adoption
Polar bear mother adopts cub in rarely documented case | BBC This Mama Polar Bear Adopted a Young Cub—and You Can Track the Family as They Wander Around the…
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The Perfect Opportunity to View Jupiter and Its Moons + A Stray Dog Joins Monks on Their Peace Walk
January Stargazing Offers the Best Time of the Year to See Jupiter and its Moons Rescue Dog Leading 19 Buddhist Monks on 2,300 Mile Peace Walk Across the US…
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Part 2: The Story of a Beer That's Also a Vaccine
He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing Sponsored by Factor -use code coolstuff50off to get 50% off your first box plus free breakfast…
- Cool Stuff Daily
Part 1: The Story of a Beer That's Also a Vaccine
He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing Sponsored by Factor -use code coolstuff50off to get 50% off your first box plus free breakfast…
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Have We Finally Found a 'Cure' for Gray Hair?
We may finally have a way to reverse grey hair Quantitative mapping of human hair greying and reversal in relation to life stress Hair Repigmentation During…
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Will We Hear from MAVEN Again?
NASA says Maven spacecraft that was orbiting Mars has gone silent - CBS News NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is still silent at Mars — and apparently is spinning, too…
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Chernobyl Fungus May Eat Radiation and Inspire Future Space Exploration
The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation | BBC Black fungus living at Chernobyl has evolved to "eat" radiation - Earth.com Frontiers |…
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Scientists Claim to Have Discovered 20 New Aquatic Species
Scientists say they have discovered 20 new species deep in the Pacific Ocean Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad…
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Strongest Evidence of an Atmosphere on Another Planet
NASA’s Webb Detects Thick Atmosphere Around Broiling Lava World - NASA Science Contact the show - coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad…
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AI Village - Reality Show for AIs
Welcome to the AI Village, a Reality Show for AIs - Decrypt 1,000 AIs were left to build their own village, and the weirdest civilisation emerged | BBC Science…
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Why We Are Testing Mayo in Space
Scientists are studying mayonnaise in space, here’s what they’ve found so far! | Daily Galaxy - MSN Scientists are Studying the Behavior of Mayonnaise in…
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The First Human Cornea Transplant Using 3D-Printed, Lab Grown Tissue
First Human Cornea Transplant Using 3D Printed, Lab-Grown Tissue Restores Sight in a ‘Game Changer’ for Millions Who are Blind Precise Bio completes 1st human…
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What Can A New Computer Model Teach Us About Human Thought
This ‘digital brain’ could soon simulate ethically forbidden experiments Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices…