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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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The Insect Inspired Jumping Robot, Years When Humans Age the Most, and TDIH - John Dillinger Uses a Wooden Gun to Escape Prison
The walking and jumping robot inspired by the springtail insect. We also look at the two key times in your life where you will age the most. On This Day in…
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Converting Aircraft Wind into Energy, Fossilized Bee Puzzles Scientists, and TDIH: Nylon Invented
Today’s episode brings us the converting of aircraft wind (from jet engines) into energy, the fossilized bee that is puzzling scientists, and on This Day in…
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How To Get a Good Night's Sleep, Famous Ocean Liner to Become a Reef, and TDIH - The Start of Mardi Gras
How to get a good night’s sleep - anxiety and when you go to sleep can affect your slumber. Plus, a famous ocean liner will soon be a reef and tourist…
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Reanimating Brain Tissue from Cryogenic Preservation, 46,000-Year-Old Worm Revived, Mummy Smells, and TDIH - Galileo Banned from Teaching
Another Weird Wednesday episode. Today we are reanimating life as scientists successfully revive brain tissue, and a 46,000-year-old worm comes back to the…
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Removing CO2 From the Atmosphere, Hydrogen Reservoirs in Our Mountains, and TDIH - The First Paper Currency in the U.S.
Stanford chemist develops a method to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and vast hydrogen reservoirs likely reside in our mountains -- a renewable energy source…
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Hydrogen Powered Motorcycle Prototype, Amateur Photographer Captures a Spacewalk, and TDIH - Ruling Allows Federal Courts to Overturn Congress If the Constitution is Violated
One Japanese motor company unveiled a hydrogen powered motorcycle and an amateur photographer captures a spacewalk. This Day in History; the Supreme Court…
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Foreign Rocks Infiltrate Our Solar System, Turning Cancer Cells into Healthy Cells, and TDIH - The First Electric Burglar Alarm
On today's episode, our solar system is being invaded by particles from another star system and combating cancer by switching tumor cells back into healthy…
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How Bacteria Could Help Solve Crimes, Boosting Beneficial Gut Bacteria with Coffee, and TDIH - The Underground Chicago Fright Tunnels
Today, bacteria are in the limelight as we discover how bacteria could help solve crimes and how coffee can help boost beneficial gut bacteria. On This Day in…
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Feather-Shaped Clouds on Mars, Swallowed by a Whale, Sewer Animals, and TDIH - The Bombing of Darwin
This Weird Wednesday episode covers the colorful feather shaped clouds are spotted on Mars, a kayaker that was swallowed by a whale, and alligators (along with…
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Brain Activity When Trying to Think of a Word, Brain Cells That Tell You to Stop Eating, and TDIH - The First Vacuum Cleaner
Today, we focus on the brain. A new study looks at what is happening in your brain when there is a word “on the tip of your tongue” and researchers discover…
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Preparing Your Digital Assests After Death, Bison Released in the Great Plains, and TDIH - The First Submarine to Sink an Enemy Warship
Wills are used to list what happens to our physical goods after we die, but how should you plan ahead for your digital assets after death? We have a list of…
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How a Beaver Dam Saved Money and a River, How Omega 3 Might Slow Aging, and TDIH - YouTube is Founded
Beavers build a much-needed dam that would have cost $1.2 million to make otherwise and how Omega 3 can slow your aging. Plus, on This Day in History, YouTube…
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Chances of Asteroid Collision Have Increased, How Turmeric Can Help Support Your Health, and TDIH - The First Magazine in the US is Published
The chances have slightly increased for an asteroid collision with Earth or the Moon in 2032 and what that means for us. Plus, how turmeric may help restore…
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Jumping Robots in Space, a Salmon Escape, an Egg Heist, Dumpster Diving for Bitcoin, and TDIH - "The Scream" is Stolen
This Weird Wednesday episode has the jumping robot that could help us discover our solar system, a salmon escape with a high bounty, the egg heist of the…
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Heavy Cannabis Use and Brain Function, Mammoth Bone Structure Reveals Clues About Ice Age Hunters, and TDIH - The First Bicycling Club in the US
A new study finds heavy cannabis use can impair brain function during memory tasks and an ancient mammoth bone structure reveals clues about ice age hunters'…
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New "Strong as Steel, Light as Styrofoam" Material, the PlayStation Network Issue/Compensation, and TDIH - Man vs Computer Chess Match
The new material that is as strong as steel but light as Styrofoam along with the PlayStation Network issue that occurred over the weekend and their plan for…
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Gecko Inspired Anti-slip Shoes. Europa Clipper Mission Update, and TDIH - Leather Shoes Rations Issued During WWII
Anti-slip shoes that were inspired by geckos and an update on the Europa Clipper mission as new images have been received from its flight to Jupiter. Plus, on…
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Apes Understand When You Are Clueless, The First Moon Data Center, and TDIH - Jack Kirby and the First Integrated Circuit
A new study suggests that apes can recognize when a human doesn’t know something and will try to fill in the gaps, plus, we look at the first possible lunar…
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New Fabric to Keep You Warm, Questions About Ancient Civilizations on Mars, Satellite for Sale on Ebay, and the Scotland Cat Ban. Plus, TDIH - The Lost Atomic Bomb
It's a Weird Wednesday episode; the new fabric that will warm you up without the use of electronics, a resurfaced image has people questioning life on Mars, an…
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Robot Pets Prove Beneficial, Asteroid Samples Lend Insight to Extraterrestrial Life, and TDIH - The Space Mirror Mission
How robot pets could be beneficial, the sample from Bennu adds insight to extraterrestrial life, and on This Day in History, the space mirror that designed to…
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Treating Brain Cancer in Kids, Dream Chaser Spaceplane, and TDIH - The Death of Buddy Holly
Groundbreaking immunotherapy for treating brain cancer in kids, the retro yet futuristic spaceplane that could be used to resupply the ISS and, on This Day in…
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Long Lost Rocky Mountain Forest, Largest Volcanic Eruption in Our Solar System, Man and Dog Reunited After Eight Years, and TDIH - First Automobile to Reach 100 MPH
A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains revealed a pristine frozen ancient forest, we head out of this world where the Juno spacecraft detected the largest…
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Mice with Two Dads, the Asteroid That Wasn't an Asteroid, and TDIH - The First Computer Virus is Created
For the first time a mouse with two male parents reaches adulthood – yes, you heard that correctly and we’ve got details. Plus, an amateur astronomer thought…
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Two Rare Corpse Flowers Bloom, Mistakenly Declared Dead, Seawater Pool Plan, Research Monkeys Finally Captured, and TDIH - "The Raven" is First Published
For today's Weird Wednesday episode, two smelly flowers bloom on opposite sides of the planet, the mother who was mistakenly declared dead, Greece’s pool plan…
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The Fastest Winds Ever Recorded, Bizarre Chirping in Space, and TDIH - The Lego Brick Design
A gas-giant 500 light-years from earth has the fastest winds ever recorded – and they make a category 5 hurricane look like a nice spring breeze. Plus, a…
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Making AI Feel Pain, Supermarket Dumpster Diving, and TDIH - National Geographic Forms
Researchers try to make AI feel pain and what we can learn from that. Plus, one solution to food waste that might make you say, eww. Also, on This Day in…
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Creating Rocket Fuel in Space, Backpacks to Help Kids Read, and TDIH - The First Chocolate Covered Ice Cream Bar
Using photosynthesis to create rocket fuel in space and turning old cement bags into solar-powered backpacks that are helping children with reading. Plus, on…
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The Mysteries Found Deep in Earth's Mantle, Rare Shark Fossil Found, and TDIH - First Female Medical Degree and the Birth of the Frisbee
Uncovering the mysteries deep within the Earth’s mantle, a nearly complete ancient shark fossil found in Peru, and on This Day in History, a double feature -…
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Tumor Removed Through Eye Socket, Unique Inheritance for a Town, Lazio Team Mascot Canned, Drug Addicted Rats, and TDIH - The Creation of the CIA
Groundbreaking surgery that removed a brain tumor through the eye socket, the inheritance left to a town that the deceased never visited, the Lazio team mascot…
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Carrots Defending Against Diabetes, The World's Oldest Ice, Jewels Found in Lithuania, and TDIH - The DeLorean
How carrots may be the key to defending against diabetes, what the world’s oldest ice, extracted from two miles beneath the Antarctic surface, can tell us…
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New Obesity Definition, New Snake and Spider Identified, and TDIH - the "Father of American Rollercoasters"
The revised definition of obesity and a new species of snake and spider there were announced decades after being found. Plus, on This Day in History, the…
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Large Aquifer Discovered, Toilet Paper Made from Used Diapers, and TDIH - Popeye's First Appearance
The huge aquifer discovered in the Oregon Cascades and the toilet paper made from used diapers - you heard that correct. Plus, on This Day in History, Popeye…
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How to Prepare for the TikTok Ban, Best Celestial Object for a Human Settlement, and TDIH - "The Bottle Conjuror" Hoax
What you should do to prepare for the upcoming TikTok ban and the why the moon may be the best place for a human settlement, at least for now. Plus, on This…
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The First Wooden Satellite, Mysterious Ring That Fell in Kenya, New Potato Chip Flavors, Long-Lost Christmas Present, and TDIH - Great Molasses Flood in Boston
On this Weird Wednesday episode, the future of satellites could be wood, the mysterious ring that fell in Kenya, the new flavors of potato chips that are here…
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Possible Interstellar Travel Ideas Purposed, the Power of a Good Night's Sleep, and TDIH - the Clarinet is Invented
Plans of emerged on how we can travel to the nearest star system in just 20 to 40 years, and we look at what a good night’s sleep can do for your mind. Plus…
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The Relation of Pupil Size During Sleep and Memories, Fly-By of Mercury, and TDIH - Henry Ford's Plastic Automobile
How pupil size during sleep helps sort new and old memories and enhances memory retention, and the latest on last week's Mercury fly-by. Plus, on This Day in…
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Your Future Neighborhood Vehicles, NASA's Cheaper Plans to Bring Back Mars Rocks, Coffee May Reduce the Risk of Some Cancer, and TDIH - The Texas Oil Boom
Marques returns to CES and learns how Oshkosh truck is preparing your ‘neighborhood of the future. Plus, NASA is looking to cut costs on its mission to bring…
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A Jet Like You've Never Seen Before and TDIH - Columbus Sights "Mermaids" in the Caribbean
Marques reports from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas where Alaska Airlines has a jet like you’ve never seen before, and on This Day in History…
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Weird Wednesday - Cyborg Insect Swarms, Illegal Illness, Toilet Seats Versus Toilet Paper, Left Out Bananas, and TDIH 0 The Battle of New Orleans
It is a Weird Wednesday episode, and we cover scientists that have developed technology to control cyborg insect swarms, a town that made getting sick illegal…
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"Smart Cell" Construction Kit, Video Games That Improve Mental Health, and TDIH - The Video Phone Released 30 Years Ago
Bioengineers develop a groundbreaking 'Smart Cell' construction kit for disease-fighting therapies" and how some video games can improve your mental health and…
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Why Winter Increases Your Chances of a Cold, 2025 Stargazing Events, and TDIH - The Wheel of Fortune
On today’s episode, we’ve all heard it before during winter - “If you don’t dress warm, you're going to catch a cold”. We take a look at why winter makes you…
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Are Humans Changing Earth's Tilt and Rotation? Plus, Carnivorous Squirrels and TDIH - Construction Begins on the Brooklyn Bridge
Human activity could be changing the Earth’s tilt and rotation, and researchers discover squirrels that don’t just eat nuts - they hunt and eat voles. Plus, on…
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New Species Discovered in the Past Year, Living Underwater Update, and TDIH - First Spacecraft to Escape Earth's Gravity
We look back at some of the more interesting species discovered in 2024. Plus, an update on the Weird Wednesday story of a man targeting the record for…
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Humor Believe to be Older Than Humans, Artificial Heart Patients Regrow Heart Muscle, and TDIH - NYE Times Square Tradition Begins
Scientists notice that great apes love teasing and fooling around, which leads them to believe humor is older than humans. Plus, researchers discover some…
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AI-Designed Viral Gene Therapy, Treasure Filled Shipwrecks Identified, and TDIH - the First Major Auto Industry Labor Dispute
AI-designed "nanocages" that mimic viral structures are offering groundbreaking advancements in gene therapy and biomedical innovation. Also, 250 shipwrecks…
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The Oldest Mammalian Ancestor Discovered, an Update on the Flight of the Parker Solar Probe & TDIH: Howdy Doody Premiers on NBC
On today's episode; the oldest mammalian ancestor is discovered, an update on the flight of the Parker Solar Probe, plus, on 'This Day in History', the show…
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NASA Probe Set to Touch the Sun and TDIH - “Twas the Night Before Christmas"
On Christmas Eve NASA aims to touch our Sun in hopes to learn more about how it works and the source of its high-energy solar particles. Plus, on This Day in…
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Yardwork Leads to Found Mastodon Jaw, the Coexistence of Humans, Giant Sloths, and Mastodons. Plus, TDIH - The Failed Coup Attempt by Hitler
One New York homeowner’s yardwork unearths a rare mastodon jaw. Plus, there is new evidence that humans, giant sloths, and mastodons coexisted for over 10,000…
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The Plan to Re-Freeze the Arctic, Could Geo-Thermal Be Our Long-Term Energy Solution? & TDIH: NASA's Plan for a Moon Base ... in 1988
On today's episode, we've got details on the plan to refreeze the Arctic. Plus, could geo-thermal prove to be the renewable energy source we've all been…
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Vast Reserve of Hydrogen Found, Weird Wednesday - Fish Getting Busy, Googly Eye Sculptures, "Trekkie" Plate Issues, and a Festive Car. Plus, TDIH - Piltdown Skull Hoax
A vast reserve of geologic hydrogen was found. Plus, Weird Wednesday has fish getting busy after an earthquake, sculptures with googly eyes, the "Trekkie"…
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Cream-Based Vaccines, the Connection Between Leaded Gas and Mental Health, and TDIH - the Prize for Alien Communication
Getting your vaccine from a needle could be a thing of the past, as a cream-based vaccine is being developed. Also, how your mental health may have been…
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Google Claims its New Quantum Chip Could Prove the Existence of Parallel Universes, New Technology Could Aid the Search for Aviation's Biggest Mystery & on TDIH, the Last Eruption of Mount Fuji
Google claims its new quantum chip could prove the existence of parallel universes, new technological advances could aid the decade-long hunt for aviation’s…
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Extinct Greak Lakes Fish Found Alive, the Evolution of Animals Ability to See Color, and TDIH - The Clip-on Tie Changes the World of Fashion
One extinct Great Lakes fish has been discovered alive again … but in the wrong lake. Staying in the animal kingdom, new research suggests animals’ ability to…
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Caffeine: The Ultimate Performance Booster, But Timing Is Key and How Exercise Can Help with Memory. Plus, TDIH - The First Motel
A new study says that caffeine can boost physical and mental performance, but it added it should be timed wisely to optimize benefits and avoid side effects…
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Drones Inspired by Birds, Weird Wednesday - Salmon Hats for Orcas, Another Word of the Year, and Interesting Spanish Scrabble Champion. Plus TDIH - Anesthetic Use in Dentistry
New drones inspired by birds that jump for take-off. It’s Weird Wednesday and Reggie has orcas that are wearing salmon for hats, the Merriam-Webster’s word of…
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Improving Your Life with Good Habits, Temporary E-Tattoos That Could Replace EEG Setups, and TDIH - The Theory of Gravity
How training your body to have good habits can change your life for the better and the revolutionary spray-on electronic tattoo that replaces traditional EEG…
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New Desalination Method Could Provide Water for Billions, Possible Wolf Pollinators, and TDIH - the Kecksburg UFO incident
Researchers have developed a cost-effective solar-powered desalination method using clay minerals to enhance seawater evaporation, potentially providing clean…
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Notre Dame's New Interior, the Human-Dog Bond Is Older Than Previously Thought, and TDIH - The Book That Helped Change Obscenity Laws
The restoration of an icon - Notre Dame shows off the new interior after the devastating fire five years ago, and the human-dog bond may be older than we…
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Using Your Fat to Predict Alzheimer's, Oldest Known Bird Lays an Egg, and TDIH - The Creation of ARPANET and the Internet
Your body’s fat could predict Alzheimer's disease up to 20 years ahead of symptoms, plus a 74-year-old bird might be a mom again. And, on This Day in History…
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Weird Wednesday - 2024 Word of the Year, Fake Gibson Guitars Seized, Underwater Living Record Attempt, and the Defective Candy Bar; plus TDIH - Henry Ford's Peach Ship
It’s Weird Wednesday and Reggie has the Oxford Word of the Year, fake Gibson guitars, a 'living underwater' record attempt, and a defective candy bar. Plus, on…