Podcast
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.
- Tech News chart
- #68
- Episodes
- 1,307
- Releases
- Daily
- Typical length
- 7 min
- On air since
- 2020
- Latest episode
- 16 hours ago
Episodes
1,307 episodes, newest first
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7 min
The Dog Who Heard What Nobody Else Could
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Hero dog saves man's life after alerting deaf owner to horrific incident in their home
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7 min
The Butterfly Trick That Makes Predators See Things That Aren’t There
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Butterfly wings create a stunning illusion that fools predators
Butterfly wing patterns may trick predators with motion illusions
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8 min
Birdwatching: Give Your Brain Something to Chirp About
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Birdwatching Rewires the Brain and Slows Cognitive Decline
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7 min
Do Spiders Dream? Scientists Discover a REM-arkable Secret
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Do spiders dream? Scientists just found a surprising clue
First Evidence of Sleep Rebound Discovered in an Invertebrate
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6 min
The Lava Planet With a Cosmic Sunscreen
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James Webb discovers a scorching lava planet with a “giant sunscreen”
This lava planet shouldn’t have an atmosphere—but it does
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7 min
Joshua Service: The Man Who Took Out the Trash—Literally
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Man Named ‘Service’ Cleans Up NYC Dumping Site on His Own Initiative
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7 min
The Fruit Fly Memory Trick: How Tiny Brains Hold On to Big Ideas
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How Brain Cells Lock In Short-Term Memories
Fruit fly brains reveal a surprising secret about human memory
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6 min
Luna’s Incredible Yellowstone Adventure
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10-Year-Old Dog Found After a Month Lost in Yellowstone
Luna, dog missing in Yellowstone for a month, is reunited with her owners
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7 min
AI, Robots, and Drones Are Changing How We Grow Food!
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Smart farming technologies are starting to pay off
Using AI, Drones, and Robots for Farming is Working
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6 min
A Shocking Love Story! Struck by Lightning, Saved by Love
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6 min
A Shocking Love Story! Struck by Lightning, Saved by Love
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7 min
Blueberries, Belly Bugs & Your Brain: Can These Tiny Fruits Boost Your Mood?
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Eating blueberries every day may have a surprising effect on your mood
Eating Blueberries Linked to Subtle Gut Changes and Signs of Mood Improvement
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7 min
Your Breathing Might Affect Your Reaction Time
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Reaction speed may depend on whether you are breathing in or out
Exhaling may speed up reaction times
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7 min
Can Reading Fiction Make You More Forgiving?
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How literature can inspire us to forgive
Reading fiction may change the way we think about forgiveness
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7 min
Can Parenting a Toddler Shape Their Brain for Years?
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How parents treat toddlers may shape their brains for years to come
Positive parenting in early childhood linked to stronger brain reward responses
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7 min
A Real-Life Parent Trap! Long-Lost Sisters Meet on Opposing Softball Teams
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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
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7 min
Could Eggshell-Inspired Armor Protect Spacecraft from Space Junk?
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Scientists turn eggshells into a new defense against space debris
Scientists Find a Surprising Way to Use Eggshells Against High-Speed Space Debris
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7 min
Owl Be Seeing You! Strangers Team Up to Save an Injured Owl
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Neighbors Flock to Rescue a Wounded Owl Tangled Up in Barbed Wire
How Strangers With Wire Cutters Saved a Trapped Owl
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8 min
How Little Sleep Is Too Little? Your Body May Have Its Own Sleep Alarm Clock
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How much sleep is too short? The answer may be different for everyone
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9 min
Age Intelligence: Why Grandma Might Still Beat The Chatbot
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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
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