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Cool Stuff Daily

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 Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff.

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18:25

Wed. 02/16 - EPCOT 2.0? Disney's New Residential...

Cool Stuff Daily ·

2022/02/16

A new startup that is working on making steaks and chicken breasts out of thin air. Plus, the first woman has seemingly been cured of HIV. And Disney is developing a new round of residential communities around the US. Sponsors: DeVry University, Learn more at DeVry.edu/Future Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase Links: This Startup Is Trying to Make Juicy Steaks Out of Thin Air (Wired) Something in the Air (Protein) These Days (The Spoon) Can lab-based meat be

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18:25

Tue. 02/15 - The Love Story Behind the High Five...

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2022/02/15

Uncovering the story behind two anonymous people whose photographs serve as instructions on the high five Wikipedia entry. Plus, people apparently find AI-generated faces more trustworthy than real human ones. And the Idaho Potato Commission just dropped their first fragrance. Sponsors: Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase DeVry University, Learn more at DeVry.edu/Engineering Links: The adorable love story behind Wikipedia's 'high five' photos (Input) Depths of

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17:42

Mon. 02/14 - Rejected Olympic Sports

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2022/02/14

Speed skiing, synchronized skating, ski ballet, and other rejected sports from the Olympics. Plus, remember that SpaceX rocket stage headed for the moon? Turns out it’s a different piece of rocket junk, not from SpaceX at all. And the tropical disease that may be on the verge of eradication in humans. Sponsors: DeVry University, Learn more at DeVry.edu/Future Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase Links: Speed skiing: too fast for the Olympics (Financial Times)

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17:33

Fri. 02/11 - Rams vs. Bengals In the Wild

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2022/02/11

MoviePass is back and it wants to track your eyeballs. Plus, who would win in a real-world animal showdown: a ram or a Bengal tiger? NASA has released the first images of a star taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. And the Comanche language version of Wordle that Facebook doesn’t want you to see. Sponsors: ExpressVPN, ExpressVPN.com/kottke for an extra 3 months FREE on a one-year package Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: MoviePass 2.0 Wants to Track Your Eyeballs to

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16:13

Thu. 02/10 - Valentine's Meat Juice

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2022/02/10

A possible third planet has been spotted orbiting Proxima Centauri. Plus, a new record has been set by a nuclear fusion lab in the UK. And, just in time for the holiday, a brief history of Valentine’s Meat Juice. Sponsors: ExpressVPN, ExpressVPN.com/kottke for an extra 3 months FREE on a one-year package Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: A third world may be orbiting around our closest neighboring star (The Verge) A Third Possible Planet for Proxima Centauri, The Closest

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16:06

Wed. 02/09 - 300 y/o Arctic Sponges Found Surviving...

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2022/02/09

The mysterious century-old sponges somehow surviving on a dead underwater mountain near the North Pole. Plus, doctors in Canada can now prescribe patients annual passes to National Parks. And SpaceX is set to lose 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched last week due to a geomagnetic storm. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews ExpressVPN, ExpressVPN.com/kottke for an extra 3 months FREE on a one-year package Links: Scientists Discover Centuries-Old Arctic Creatures

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16:14

Tue. 02/08 - Wine Bricks To The Rescue + Decoding...

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2022/02/08

Is a national digital currency coming to the US? And what would that look like? Plus, coders have teamed up with scholars of British literature to decode Charles Dickens’s secret notes. And the very clever wine bricks from the Prohibition Era that helped keep the wine industry afloat. Sponsor: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews ExpressVPN, ExpressVPN.com/kottke for an extra 3 months FREE on a one-year package Links: The US is debating whether to adopt a digital dollar (NPR) A US

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17:19

Mon. 02/07 - How Many Micromorts Is Listening To This...

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2022/02/07

Micromorts, the unit of measurement that predicts your risk of death. How effective are they and how could we make it more effective, especially with regards to the pandemic? Plus, why Washington state is building highway overpasses for cougars. And two rappers who have been added to the Super Bowl halftime show lineup and will be making history with their performances. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews ExpressVPN, ExpressVPN.com/kottke for an extra 3 months FREE on a

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18:19

Fri. 02/04 - The "Eminently Boycottable" Olympics

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2022/02/04

The Olympic Games have officially begun––how to reconcile excitement for the sports and the spectacle with the reality of the situation. Plus, controversy is brewing over the remains of Captain Cook’s ship the HMS Endeavour. And choose your fighter: 3D-printed vegan meatballs or Build-A-Bear’s sultry “After Dark” line of stuffed animals for adults. Sponsors: Jenni Kayne, Use code KRH at jennikayne.com for 15% off your first order Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first

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19:38

Thu. 02/03 - Where Did Numbers Come From?

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2022/02/03

When did we start counting? Are numbers just a modern human concept? Plus, we have more details about the impending end of the International Space Station as focus turns ever-more to the moon and Mars. And a new search engine that only gives you one result and it’s always a book that was published before 1927. Sponsors: Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase Jenni Kayne, Use code KRH at jennikayne.com for 15% off your first order Links: How did Neanderthals and

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16:57

Wed. 02/02 - How Many Weeks of Winter When the...

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2022/02/02

How does your brain know when you’ve had enough to drink each time you take a sip of water? Plus, a Groundhog Day tragedy, how North America came to celebrate this wacky holiday, and what it’s future might look like in lieu of the climate emergency. And finally, the Pope’s personal playlist. Sponsors: Jenni Kayne, Use code KRH at jennikayne.com for 15% off your first order Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase Links: Thirsty? Here's how your brain answers that

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14:34

Tue. 02/01 - 2,500 Subway Cars Under the Sea

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2022/02/01

The New York City subway cars taking on a second job on the ocean floor. Plus, a successful drone created using Leonardo da Vinci’s aerial screw design. And crows in Sweden are being trained to pick up litter. Sponsors: Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase Jenni Kayne, Use code KRH at jennikayne.com for 15% off your first order Links: Sinking 1,000 NYC subway cars in the Atlantic to create a reef didn't (Fast Company) Growing Pains for a Deep-Sea Home Built of

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17:21

Mon. 01/31 - I Want a Christmas Moon Tree & A Shot of...

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2022/01/31

The lost history of moon trees. Not quite as exciting as it sounds, but still really cool. Plus, the lineup of new emojis that just dropped on iOS 15.4––as well as a new study showing how emoji use can be an early detector of remote work burnout. And Moderna’s HIV vaccine has entered human trials. Sponsors: Jenni Kayne, Use code KRH at jennikayne.com for 15% off your first order Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase Links: We Almost Forgot About the Moon Trees

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16:08

Fri. 01/28 - Why the Metaverse Doesn't Have Legs

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2022/01/28

Catalonia is set to pardon a thousand people who were condemned for witchcraft four hundred years ago. Plus, a mysterious object discovered in our galaxy has astronomers a bit stumped. And why don’t avatars in the metaverse have legs? Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke Links: Catalonia to pardon up to 1,000 people accused of witchcraft (The Guardian) Hundreds of Women Executed for 'Witchcraft' Were Just Pardoned

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15:31

Thu. 01/27 - The History of “sus” is… pretty sus

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2022/01/27

What’s up with the drastically different predictions for this weekend’s Nor’easter, and how is snowfall measured anyways? Plus, the sus-prisingly long history of the term “sus.” And, sometimes pre-ordering a book does not mean you’ll get it right on the publication date. Like when the shipping container it was being transported in sinks to the bottom of the ocean, for example. Sponsors: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews

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16:51

Wed. 01/26 - Dun, Dun, Duuuuun!

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2022/01/26

Is there liquid water under Mars ice cap or isn’t there? Recent studies have claimed both. And what about an underground ocean on Saturn’s death star moon? Here’s all of your space water updates. Plus, the origins of the melodramatic “dun dun duuuun” sound. And, and old SpaceX rocket stage is on track to slam into the moon this March. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke Links: So is there liquid water under the

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16:27

Tue. 01/25 - Extreme Ironing: Can You Take The Heat?

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2022/01/25

A look into the world of extreme ironing. Plus, how China has been making strides in controlling the weather by shooting rockets at clouds. And, a much more low-key opportunity to help NASA collect data about real, non-modified clouds. Sponsors: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Meet an athlete heating up the world of extreme ironing (A/V Club) Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House by Cheryl Mendelson

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15:41

Mon. 01/24 - Why Do Americans Eat So Much Peanut Butter?

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2022/01/24

The James Webb Space Telescope has officially reached its destination. What can we expect next? And why do Americans eat so much more peanut butter than anyone else? A bit of history on this National Peanut Butter Day. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke Links: NASA’s revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope reaches final orbit in space (The Verge) The James Webb Space Telescope glides to its deep-space parking spot

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16:01

Fri. 01/21 - False Bananas & Sexy Skeletons

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2022/01/21

How a new technique for 3D printing metal could revolutionize manufacturing. Plus, the great potential of the false banana. And archeology’s “sexual revolution.” Sponsors: Jenni Kayne, Use code KRH at jennikayne.com for 15% off your first order Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase Links: 3D printing's next act: big metal objects (Axios) Seurat Technologies raises $41M to bring "revolutionary" Area Printing to market (3D Printing Industry) False banana: Is

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17:39

Thu. 01/20 - A Film Studio IN SPACE

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2022/01/20

Some reassurance from the experts that being bad at Wordle is not a sign you’re less smart than everyone else. Plus, the International Space Station is getting a film studio and sports arena. No word yet if Space Jam 3 will be shooting there. And how officials around the world have continued to successfully use sewage to predict COVID outbreaks. Sponsors: Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase Jenni Kayne, Use code KRH at jennikayne.com for 15% off your first order

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