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Cool Stuff Ride Home

Cool Stuff Ride Home

Covering the most interesting and coolest stories that you may have missed around the world in about 15 minutes a day. Cool Stuff Ride Home looks at 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 Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff.

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27:07

Google Claims its New Quantum Chip Could Prove the...

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2024/12/16

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 biggest mystery, and on 'This Day in History', the last eruption of Mount Fuji. Google says its new quantum chip indicates that multiple universes exist | TechCrunch Google Says Its New Quantum Chip May Prove Parallel Universes Exist - Newsweek Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip The bold new science that could soon solve the greatest

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18:32

Extinct Greak Lakes Fish Found Alive, the Evolution...

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2024/12/13

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 see color evolved BEFORE bright colors emerged in nature, but why? Plus, on This Day in History, the fashion world gets easier as the clip-on tie is invented.'Extinct' Great Lakes Shortnose Cisco fish discovered in Lake Superior | USA Today Animals Evolved Color Vision before Bright Colors Emerged | Scientific American The Birth of The

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20:31

Caffeine: The Ultimate Performance Booster, But...

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2024/12/12

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. Also, new research says that exercise can boost your memory for a full day. Plus, on This Day in History, the first motel is opened. Here's the best (and worst) time to drink your morning caffeine | BBC Science Focus Magazine Short-term cognitive boost from exercise may last for 24 hours | ScienceDaily The World’s First Motel Was a Luxury

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25:51

Drones Inspired by Birds, Weird Wednesday - Salmon...

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2024/12/11

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 the year, and the winner of the Spanish Scrabble Championship who doesn’t speak Spanish. Plus, on This Day in History, Dr. Horace Wells and the first use of anesthetic in dentistry. Bird-inspired drone can jump for take-off | ScienceDaily For Orcas, Dead Salmon Hats Are Back in Fashion | Scientific American No, Orcas Probably Aren't Reviving

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26:42

Improving Your Life with Good Habits, Temporary...

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2024/12/10

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 setups, offering a more comfortable and reliable way to monitor brain activity while paving the way for advanced brain-computer interfaces. Plus, on This Day in History; Edmund Halley’s and Isaac Newton’s collaboration on the theory of gravity. Good habits are life-changing: A psychologist's guide to hacking your brain's autopilot Temporary

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18:18

New Desalination Method Could Provide Water for...

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2024/12/09

Researchers have developed a cost-effective solar-powered desalination method using clay minerals to enhance seawater evaporation, potentially providing clean water for billions worldwide and endangered wolves in Ethiopia may also be pollinators for one specific plant. Plus, on This Day in History, we look back at the Kecksburg UFO incident. Billions of People Could Benefit from This Breakthrough in Desalination That Ensures Freshwater for the World A wolf walks into a flower — and appears to

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19:07

Notre Dame's New Interior, the Human-Dog Bond Is...

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2024/12/06

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 thought. Plus, on This Day in History, the court case and book that helped change obscenity laws.Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire | AP News How did humans and dogs become friends? Connections in the Americas began 12,000 years ago | University of Arizona News Scientists discover exactly when man and dog

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19:03

Using Your Fat to Predict Alzheimer's, Oldest Known...

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2024/12/05

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, we look back at ARPANET and how it led us to the internet we know today. Hidden fat predicts Alzheimer's 20 years ahead of symptoms | ScienceDaily Wisdom, The World's Oldest Bird, Lays Egg At 74 Years Old After Finding New Mate | IFLScience Wisdom: World's oldest known wild bird lays egg at '74' | BBC Albatross - Description, Habitat, Image,

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24:51

Weird Wednesday - 2024 Word of the Year, Fake Gibson...

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2024/12/04

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 'This Day in History', Henry Ford’s Peace Ship expedition fails miserably during WWI … or perhaps it did not? We've got the details of this peculiar story featuring the famous industrialist. 'Brain rot' is the Oxford University Press word of the year | AP News Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year | Scientific American More than 3,000

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26:46

The Pace of Brain Rot, The Value of Pyrite - No...

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2024/12/03

The reason why some human brains don’t rot for thousands of years, and who’s the fool now? Pyrite, or fool’s gold, could fuel our future. Plus, on This Day in History, the first neon lights are displayed in public. Why These Millennia-Old Brains Are So Well Preserved | Scientific American We Used to Make Fun of Fool's Gold. Now, It Might Fuel Our Future | Popular Mechanics How Pyrite Or “Fool’s Gold” Could Be The Fuel Of The Future Thanks To Its Lithium Connection | MSN.com December 1910: Neon

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27:24

The Language of Pain, Nuclear Fusion Advancements,...

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2024/12/02

What do you say when you get hurt? We dive into the research around the universal language of pain and how one company is making strides towards the first nuclear fusion reactor. Plus, on This Day in History, the announcement that helped shape the US using the philosophy of “Manifest Destiny”. Expressions of Pain May Have a Common Origin | Scientific American Scientists achieve major milestone with levitating, virtually limitless energy device: 'A feat in and of itself' New Zealand powers half-ton

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28:04

Weird Wednesday - Earth's "Mini-Moon" May Be A...

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2024/11/27

We learn more about Earth’s short lived second moon and how it may relate to our actual moon, the police are called in to help with math homework, and a New Year’s demolition is approved for one town in Georgia. Plus, on This Day in History, we look back at the Berner's Street Hoax and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.Earth's 'mini moon' may have been a chunk of our actual moon | AP News Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving | Space Deputy answers boy’s call

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21:08

Turbulence May Be Getting Worse, How Video Games...

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2024/11/26

Turbulence while flying may be getting worse - we’ll look at why this could be happening, and how playing multiplayer video games might make you a better worker. Plus, on This Day in History, we celebrate the first "Day of Publick Thanksgivin." You're not imagining it, flight turbulence is getting worse. | BBC Science Focus Transport Safety Investigation Bureau Preliminary Investigation Findings of Incident Involving SQ321 Multiplayer Online Gaming Associated with Better Teamwork, Problem-Solving at

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22:29

Fossil Helps Explain Humans Long Childhood,...

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2024/11/25

How the fossil teeth of an 11-year old helps us understand why humans have an unusually long childhood and one town in Scotland will have a jolt to its budget after discovering a 300-year-old statue. that was being used as a doorstop, is valued at $2M USD. Plus, on This Day in History; Bill Schroeder makes history with the Jarvik-7 artificial heart. These Fossil Teeth From an 11-Year-Old Reveal Clues to Why Humans Developed an Unusually Long Childhood | Smithsonian Did long childhood shape the

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23:40

Lasers Casting a Shadow, First Picture of a Star...

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2024/11/22

Scientists reconsider their understanding of shadow after they discover lasers – highly concentrated beams of light – can cast one. And scientists finally have a close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy – and it’s surrounded by something interesting. Plus, on This Day in History, the campaign to make Sean Connery James Bond starts. 'It invites us to reconsider our notion of shadow': Laser beams can actually cast their own shadows, scientists discover | Live Science Lasers That Cast Shadows

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19:21

Rare Cosmic Event 40 Years Ago Changes What We Know...

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2024/11/22

New research points to a rare cosmic event just 40 years ago that changes what we know about Uranus’ magnetosphere. Also, scientists create a living, breathing mouse using ancient single-cell genes. Plus, on 'This Day in History'; smoking is banned on domestic flights in the US. Voyager 2’s defining Uranus flyby may have been skewed by a rare cosmic event | CNN We’ve Only Been To Uranus Once And The Freak Timing May Have Misled Us For Years The anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the

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26:58

Weird Wednesday - Rats Driving Cars, King Richard...

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2024/11/20

It’s Weird Wednesday, so we are covering scientists that gave rats cars to drive and what was learned from their behavior behind the wheel, King Richard III’s voice is recreated, and the “Four Year Skip-Forward” cruise. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the TV movie that helped change the course of the Cold War.Neuroscientists taught rats to drive tiny cars. They took them out on 'joy rides.' | Live Science Rats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levels King Richard III given

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27:07

Sitting Can Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular...

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2024/11/19

How sitting, reclining, or lying down during the day may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Amber is found in Antarctica for the first time and what information can be gained from it. Plus, on This Day in History, we take a look at the Nintendo Wii. Sitting too long can harm heart health, even for active people | ScienceDaily For the first time in history, scientists have found amber fragments in Antarctica, at a depth of 946 meters First discovery of Antarctic amber | Antarctic Science |

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24:15

Saber-Tooth Kitten Found, Largest Living Sea Creature...

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2024/11/18

The remains of a well-preserved saber-toothed kitten was found in Russia, the discovery of the largest known sea creature, and another “Doomsday Fish” washed ashore in California. Plus, on This Day in History, how the railroads help set the time zones in the United States and the history of Teddy Bears. Well-preserved remains of saber-toothed kitten found frozen in Russian tundra, researchers say - ABC News Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of

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31:44

The Fake Job Scam, Circular Homes Verus Hurricanes,...

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2024/11/15

The latest scam - this one is based around finding a job and how circular homes are standing firm against hurricanes. Plus, on This Day in History, the art advisor to the Queen is exposed in Parliament as a Soviet spy and is stripped of his knighthood. How to protect yourself from scammers offering fake jobs | AP News Cybersecurity Awareness Month: How to stay safe from scams during | AP News ReportFraud.ftc.gov Why you shouldn't store your money in payment apps | AP News Thousands of Circular Homes

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