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Cool Stuff Daily
by 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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A Shocking Love Story! Struck by Lightning, Saved by Love
Man Proposes to His Girlfriend After They Were Struck by Lightning–She Restarted His Heart Twice After being struck by lightning, woman performs CPR twice to save boyfriend in Kettle Moraine State Forest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Blueberries, Belly Bugs & Your Brain: Can These Tiny Fruits Boost Your Mood?
Eating blueberries every day may have a surprising effect on your mood Eating Blueberries Linked to Subtle Gut Changes and Signs of Mood Improvement Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Your Breathing Might Affect Your Reaction Time
Reaction speed may depend on whether you are breathing in or out Exhaling may speed up reaction times Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Can Reading Fiction Make You More Forgiving?
How literature can inspire us to forgive Reading fiction may change the way we think about forgiveness Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Can Parenting a Toddler Shape Their Brain for Years?
How parents treat toddlers may shape their brains for years to come Positive parenting in early childhood linked to stronger brain reward responses Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A Real-Life Parent Trap! Long-Lost Sisters Meet on Opposing Softball Teams
Teen Knew She Had a Long-Lost Sister Somewhere. They Found Each Other Facing Off at Softball Game Montana high school softball player discovered long-lost sister on opposing team Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Could Eggshell-Inspired Armor Protect Spacecraft from Space Junk?
Scientists turn eggshells into a new defense against space debris Scientists Find a Surprising Way to Use Eggshells Against High-Speed Space Debris Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Owl Be Seeing You! Strangers Team Up to Save an Injured Owl
Neighbors Flock to Rescue a Wounded Owl Tangled Up in Barbed Wire How Strangers With Wire Cutters Saved a Trapped Owl Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How Little Sleep Is Too Little? Your Body May Have Its Own Sleep Alarm Clock
How much sleep is too short? The answer may be different for everyone Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Age Intelligence: Why Grandma Might Still Beat The Chatbot
AI Chatbots Will Never Replace Advice From Elders, Say Seven of 10 in New Poll Older generations still trusted over AI for life advice, poll finds Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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LED Lights: Are We Missing A Little Sunshine?
Modern LED light leaves out infrared that may help human vision Are LED lights bad for us? Study claims they’re ‘new asbestos’ Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Wood That Bends The Rules
Bio-based liquid bends wood like it's thin, pliable metal Curved without cracking: A plant-based solvent softens wood just long enough to shape it Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sharks Can Hear You From Nearly 250 Feet Away!
Sharks can hear nearly 250 feet away and pinpoint the source Blacktip Sharks Detect and Locate Underwater Sounds from Nearly 250 Feet Away Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Christian Bale’s Foster-Care Village Is Finally Open!
Christian Bale Opens Long-Dreamed of Foster Care Village Aimed at Keeping Siblings Together Christian Bale opens foster care village in Palmdale aimed at keeping siblings together Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Galápagos Turtles That Refused To Leave Home
Scientists expected these Galápagos sea turtles to wander. They stayed put Scientists Thought These Galápagos Sea Turtles Would Migrate. Some Basically Refused to Leave Home. Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Could Your Breath Spot Lung Cancer?
Simple breath test could help identify lung cancer Breath test shows promise for identifying cancerous lung nodules Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Is The Universe Infinite? It Gets Weird Fast!
Is the universe infinite? The answer gets weird fast Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Five Days of Warning: The New Tool That Could Spot a Hurricane About to Explode
New tool gives officials up to five extra days to prepare before a hurricane suddenly intensifies New method flags hurricane rapid intensification up to five days ahead Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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NASA’s Cosmic Camera Opens Its Eyes
NASA just powered up Roman’s massive 300-megapixel camera 'We are on our way to groundbreaking science': NASA shares first test image from Roman telescope's 300-megapixel camera Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Butterflies Behind Bars: Wisconsin’s Monarch Mission Takes Flight
Prisoners Prove Unlikely Heroes to Monarch Butterflies Thanks to Wisconsin Correctional Program Wis. inmates raise, tag monarch butterflies for migration to Mexico Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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MIT’s Tiny Flying Robot Is Learning To Move Like A Real Insect
MIT’s tiny flying robot gets 450% faster with AI MIT’s Tiny Flying Robot Just Learned To Move Like a Real Insect Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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59 Dogs, One Retirement Home
Couple Fosters 59 Dogs in Retirement: ‘We love to get them out of the kennels’ Meet the Buckinghamshire couple who have fostered 59 dogs Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Code Blue For Robots — Japan’s Humanoid Ambulance
Japan's first robot ambulance works the 9-1-1 lines for humanoids 911 for humanoids: Japan debuts first-ever ‘robot ambulance’ to provide on-site repairs Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Pregnancy Brain Is Real — And Scientists May Have Found the Reason
Pregnancy brain is real, and scientists finally know what may cause it 'Momnesia' is real—scientists find a biological explanation for temporary forgetfulness during pregnancy Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Can Smelling Chocolate Boost Your Workout?
Smelling chocolate helped men complete more reps without feeling more tired Smelling dark chocolate before training may improve workout performance Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Metal Foam Could Make Cars Safer — Without Adding Weight
New material could change what happens when a car crashes Newly found metal foam could cut car crash severity by 48% without adding weight Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Mathematical Trick That Can Outsmart Wordle
Researchers Use Math to Ensure a Wordle Win 99% of the Time Scientists Found a Wordle Trick That Solves 99% of Puzzles Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Kids’ Brains: Distracted on Purpose?
Children’s developing brains have a surprising advantage Kids' brains are built for distraction. Sometimes that's a good thing Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Picasso That Hid in Plain Sight for Eight Years
Original Picasso Stolen 8 Years Ago Found Hanging in Vacant Apartment by Milwaukee Landlord Picasso print stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord while cleaning apartment Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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The Cicadas That Time Forgot
Forests recovered, but trillions of cicadas may take centuries to return Periodical cicadas may be doomed to extinction Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Lucky Seven: Myrtle Beach’s Penguin Baby Boom
S. Carolina Aquarium Celebrates ‘Baby Boom’ of Critically-Endangered Penguin Chicks S.C. aquarium celebrates 'Lucky Seven' penguin baby boom Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Coral Comeback: Can“Good Bacteria” Help Save Reefs From The Heat?
Red Sea Coral Dying From Heat Stress is Being Revived With Probiotics Scientists revive coral dying from heat using live bacteria Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mindfulness, Blood Pressure & The 8-Week Heart Check
Mindfulness may lower blood pressure in just 8 weeks Mindfulness May Lower Blood Pressure In Eight Weeks, But Regular Practice Appears Key To The Benefits Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Are You Born This Way? Your DNA Has Something To Say About Your Personality
How much of our personality comes down to genetics? Anxious or outgoing? Huge study links ‘Big Five’ personality traits to genetic variants Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Gotta Trade ’Em All: The Pokémon Card Trade That Sparked a Community Rescue Mission
Pokémon Fans Rally to Help Child After He Was Scammed Out of His Most Valuable Card Pokémon Fans Rally Around Young Fan Scammed at Pokémon XP Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Can Wi-Fi Recognize You? The Invisible Fingerprint in Your Router
Ordinary Wi-Fi can identify people with nearly 100% accuracy Ordinary WiFi can now identify you with near-perfect accuracy Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Honey Bees Could Be Tiny Environmental Warning Systems
Honey bees can warn us when an ecosystem is in trouble Honey bees can serve as sentinels for environmental health Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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117 Years Young: Ethel Caterham’s Surprisingly Simple Secret to a Long Life
World’s Oldest Person Celebrates 117 Years of a ‘Nonconfrontational’ Approach to Life World's oldest person celebrates turning 117 Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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NASA’s New Cosmic Super-Scanner Is Ready to Launch
NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe Ohio State helps NASA mission lift off to scan the cosmos Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Can Eating Less Help Us Age Better?
Scientists may have found a shortcut to calorie restriction’s anti-aging benefits Cutting Calories to Slow Aging—Without Compromising Health Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Are You an iPhone Brain or an Android Brain?
Is Smartphone Preference a Left or Right Brain Thing? Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Ghostly River of Stars That Could Reveal Dark Matter
A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter Astronomers Discover a Ghostly River of Stars That Could Reveal Dark Matter Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dolphins Are Listening to Their Dinner
Dolphins hunt with sound, but their prey may be listening back Snooping robot reveals how dolphins use sound to hunt and socialize Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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They Literally Struck Gold! A Jackhammer, a Sewer Pipe, and a $10 Million Mystery
Construction Worker Discovers Gold Hoard After Literally Striking a Gold Bar with His Jackhammer Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tomato Golden Hour
Tomatoes beat drought by using water at just the right time How tomato 'golden hour' research could help crops survive heat waves and drought Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 same call sign, averting disaster Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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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 Atmosphere Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 Offers Clues Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 Mars missions Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 documented case Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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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