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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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16:08

Tue. 10/19 - Grand Duke Travis of Westarctica Wants...

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2021/10/19

A look at the micronation of Westarctica, whose Grand Duke Travis started a nonprofit arm of the micronation to raise awareness about the consequences of the climate emergency in Western Antarctica. Plus, AstroAccess successfully completed their first zero-g flight with their disability ambassadors, taking an important step towards space accessibility and inclusivity. And, in our latest shortage report: the 12 foot Home Depot Skeletons. Sponsor: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at

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17:14

Mon. 10/18 - Thank Exoplanets For Your iPhone's Display

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2021/10/18

How the push to search for signs of life on exoplanets fueled the development of the technology we use in our latest generation of smartphones. Plus, what your punctuation habits can say about you as a writer––and a new website based on a 2016 art project that allows you to visually analyze those findings. And walruses from space! Sponsor: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke Links: How the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Helped Make Your Smartphone’s Screen Possible (Wall

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17:12

Fri. 10/15 - Responding to Pandemic Uncertainty Like...

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2021/10/15

A proposal for approaching this next phase of the pandemic less like an epidemiologist and more like an engineer. Plus, new findings from the Mars Perseverance rover that has NASA breathing a sigh of relief. And product placement in novels, added without the author’s knowledge. It’s a real thing that I hope remains in the past. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke Links: Reimagining our pandemic problems with the mindset of an

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19:26

Thu. 10/14 - Do Spoilers Actually Make Movies Better?

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2021/10/14

Should you read the spoilers for horror movies before you watch them? Plus, a butterfly species in Finland with parasitic wasps in its belly… and even more wasps inside of that one. And, what if instead of lamps we one day use glowing plants to light our homes? Sponsors: Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Read Spoilers First So You Can Watch a Horror Movie Without Feeling Terrible (Lifehacker) Spoiler alert: spoilers make you

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19:26

Wed. 10/13 - Who's To Blame For Candy Corn?

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2021/10/13

How candy corn went from a year round candy marketed at farmers to the love-to-hate it Halloween treat it is today. Plus, a new interactive image gallery that starkly shows what effects three degrees of global warming will have on coastal cities around the world. And, in ten years, one of the biggest comets ever recorded will be passing by Earth. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke Links: Why Is Candy Corn the Most Hated

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14:21

Tue. 10/12 - Why Do We Casually Kill Spiders Without...

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2021/10/12

What is it that makes spiders so frightening to us, and why do most of us kill them without sparing a second thought? Plus, a Scottish nightclub that’s using the body heat of their dancing patrons to heat and cool the venue. And Prince Charles, trying to out British everyone else, fuels up his Aston Martin with England’s finest wine and cheese byproducts. Sponsors: Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Why so many of us are casual

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21:29

Mon. 10/11 - The Very Intense Miss Navajo Nation Pageant

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2021/10/11

It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day. More and more local governments are making it official, but why did we start celebrating Columbus Day to begin with? Plus, the impressive and gnarly competition to be crowned Miss Navajo Nation. And the history of National Coming Out Day, including the connection between Pride celebrations and Halloween. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke Links: Biden is first president to mark Indigenous

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17:34

Fri. 10/08 - Is The Nobel Prize Bad For Science?

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2021/10/08

The winners of the Nobel Peace Prize have been announced! As well as the winners in Chemistry and Literature. More on each winner, as well as a question about whether we really need the Nobel Prize. Plus, the remnants of the oldest Black church in the US have been uncovered in Colonial Williamsburg. And a Google AI has recreated famous works of art by Gustav Klimt that were lost in World War II. Sponsors: Novo, BankNovo.com/kottke Links: Maria Ressa is only the 18th woman to win the Nobel Peace

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17:29

Thu. 10/07 - It's Like Venmo, But For the Post Office

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2021/10/07

The WHO has officially approved the first-ever malaria vaccine. The United States Postal Service is trying out being a bank. And the story of a white-naped crane named Walnut who fell in love with a human named Crowe. Sponsor: Novo, BankNovo.com/kottke Links: World Health Organization Approves First Malaria Vaccine (NY Mag) Malaria vaccine: When will it be available? (BBC) World's first malaria vaccine gets WHO recommendation (NPR) WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at

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17:54

Wed. 10/06 - "Corpse Medicine," Brain Implants, &...

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2021/10/06

A Russian film crew have arrived on the International Space Station to shoot the first-ever feature length film in space. A woman has received a brain implant that is successfully treating her depression by painlessly zapping her hundreds of times a day. And the seventeenth century health trend that was all the rage in Europe: corpse medicine. Sponsor: Novo, BankNovo.com/kottke Links: This Russian duo are set to make the first feature film in space (Euro News) Russian film crew in orbit to make

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17:39

Tue. 10/05 - The Facebook Outage Revealed a Grim Reality

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2021/10/05

Are we prepared to reckon with how much of the world came to a stop when Facebook went down yesterday? Plus, thanks to a new discovery, you may soon be able to find out if you had an identical twin in the womb using just a simple cheek swab. And it’s Nobel Prize week! The winners announced thus far produced groundbreaking work using everything from spin glass to chili peppers. Sponsor: Novo, BankNovo.com/kottke Links: Why Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp All Went Down Today (Wired) Millions of

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15:52

Mon. 10/04 - Thor's Antiviral COVID-19 Pill & Sexist...

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2021/10/04

The sexist history of the rollerboard suitcases. Plus, the facts about Merck’s new COVID-19 antiviral pill, including its connection to Thor. And the return of Nick Lutsko’s absurdist Spirit Halloween music videos. Sponsor: Novo, BankNovo.com/kottke Links: Meet molnupiravir, Merck’s Thor-inspired pill that hammers COVID (Ars Technica) How Merck's Covid-19 pill molnupiravir could change the Covid-19 pandemic (Vox) Merck's antiviral pill reduces hospitalization of Covid patients (STAT) How Merck's

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14:32

Fri. 10/01 - Edibles In Your Kid's Trick-Or-Treat...

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2021/10/01

The persisting myth of tampered-with and tainted trick-or-treat candy, and why it’s an urban legend that will never die. Plus, how we humans produce speech and a website that shows you both the beautiful engineering and the chaos of our mouths. And a selection of haunted houses you can sleep over at in case you’re looking to up the ante on your spooky experiences this month. Sponsor: NetSuite, netsuite.com/kottke Links: For the Last Time: No One Is Trying to Give Your Kid Edibles (LifeHacker)

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17:40

Thu. 09/30 - Chinese Takeout Boxes Are Americancore

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2021/09/30

The very American history of the Chinese takeout box, and a look at the new “Americancore” trend. Plus, archaeologists have uncovered a hidden neighborhood in the ancient Maya city of Tikal that sheds new light on the imperialism of the Teotihuacán. And a lost David Bowie album is finally being released. Sponsor: NetSuite, netsuite.com/kottke Links: The Chinese Takeout Box is As American As Baseball and Apple Pie (The Dieline) Chinese Food Delivery Containers, Explained (Eater) The

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17:33

Wed. 09/29 - When Humans Die On Mars, What Will Happen?

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2021/09/29

What will happen to the bodies of people who die on Mars? Plus, AI has indicated that a famous painting at the National Gallery might be a phoney. And festival-goers at Glastonbury are endangering rare eels with their drug-addled refusal to use public toilets. Sponsor: NetSuite, netsuite.com/kottke Links: How Would Humans Decompose on Mars? (Discover) What Happens If Someone Dies on Mars? (Atlas Obscura) How to die on Mars (Space) Was famed Samson and Delilah really painted by Rubens? No, says AI

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16:41

Tue. 09/28 - Are Climate Companies Reliving the Dot...

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2021/09/28

Could removing methane from the atmosphere be a viable strategy for slowing global warming? And are all of these disparate new ideas and strategies to solve the climate crisis going to lead to real solutions? Plus, pulling back the curtain on the on-going supply chain problems. And the crypto-trading hamster showing up the pros. Sponsor: NetSuite, netsuite.com/kottke Links: Pulling methane out of the atmosphere could slow global warming—if we can figure out how to do it (MIT Technology Review)

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16:59

Mon. 09/27 - 900 Year Old Cosmic Mystery: Officially...

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2021/09/27

How 19th century New Yorkers took advantage of a loophole in the strict drinking laws and ended up creating the world’s worst sandwich. Plus, a supernova that’s been missing since the twelfth century has been found! And how a young woman on Tiktok accidentally caused havoc to thousands of scientific studies. Sponsor: NetSuite, netsuite.com/kottke Links: To Evade Pre-Prohibition Drinking Laws, New Yorkers Created the World's Worst Sandwich (Atlas Obscura) A supernova missing since 1181 AD has

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20:27

Fri. 09/24 - Ancient Teens Shake Up History of Human...

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2021/09/24

Ancient footprints discovered in New Mexico are shaking up what we thought we knew about when humans first arrived in the Americas. Plus, how much plastic do we unknowingly ingest each year? The answer is probably more than you’re comfortable with, but it also turns out that babies take in way more of it than adults. And a new, very unauthorized website that will bring you Chick-fil-A on a Sunday. Sponsors: Novo, BankNovo.com/kottke Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke Links: Ancient

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17:12

Thu. 09/23 - Birds Are Real (and Got Louder During...

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2021/09/23

The dark side of the history of epidemiology. Plus, a study that proves, yes actually, birds were louder and more numerous during lockdown. And two women in their hundreds who have lived incredible lives and refuse to quit doing what they love. Sponsors: Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke Novo, BankNovo.com/kottke Links: How Transatlantic Slave Trade Shaped Epidemiology Today (TIME) Birds Thrived During Covid-19 Lockdowns, New Study Shows (Wall Street Journal) Fri. 05/15 - Have Birds

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17:54

Wed. 09/22 - The Wonders of Fall, and the Cosmos

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2021/09/22

Sharing some reflections, some poetry, and a bit of a historical context on what it is that makes fall strike such a strong chord with so many of us, in honor of this first day of fall. And a look at NASA’s upcoming Lucy mission to Jupiter’s asteroids that somehow includes facts about the Beatles, Mexican track and field athlete Norma Enriqueta Basilio Sotelo, and The Iliad. Sponsors: Novo, BankNovo.com/kottke Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke Links: Between Restlessness and Rapture:

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