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In just 15 minutes, the coolest stuff that happened in the world today. Science, progress, life-hacks, memes, exciting art and hope. The antidote to depressing headlines. Smart stuff in podcast form. Cool news, as a service.
Recent Episodes
Nov. 7, 2025
More Evidence mRNA Vaccines Are Effective In Helping to Fight Cancer
Cancer treatments may get a boost from mRNA COVID vaccines Brought to you by Express VPN - find out how you can get up to four extra months at www.ExpressVPN.com/COOL Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast.com Learn more...
Nov. 6, 2025
A Marvel Of Nature & New Discovery All in One
Scientists Found a Half-Male, Half-Female Spider in Thailand and It’s Fascinating coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov. 5, 2025
Proof That We DON'T Live in a Simulation
Physicists mathematically prove that we don't live in a Matrix world, debunking the idea that the universe is a simulation. Physicists Just Ruled Out The Universe Being a Simulation : ScienceAlert Physicists Have Mathematical...
Nov. 4, 2025
Should We "Blow Up" The Asteroid Heading Towards the Moon?
Scientists debate if we should blow up the "city-killer" sized asteroid that has a small chance of crashing into the moon. NASA Scientists Consider Blowing Up "City-Killer" Asteroid Headed for the Moon Brought to you by Expre...
Nov. 3, 2025
Teenage T-Rex or New Dino Species?
A smaller “teenage” T. rex scientists have been arguing about for nearly 80 years, isn't a teenager at all, it is a completely different species . Newly discovered skeleton rewrites ‘decades of research’ over T. rex and its d...
Oct. 29, 2025
Cool Stuff Daily
Cool Stuff Ride Home returns in November with a new name and a sharper focus. Cool Stuff Daily will run every Monday through Friday and focus on one feature story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Oct. 4, 2025
Say What? Ant Queen Produces Offspring of Two Different Species + The Deadly Second Strike of Black Mamba Venom
Ant Queen Breaks the Rules of Biology by Producing Male Offspring That Are a Different Species Black Mamba Venom Has a Deadly Hidden Second Strike Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices....
Sept. 26, 2025
Heading Back to the Moon, Our Quasi-Moon, & Mice and Flies Come Back to Earth
We are heading to space - the moon to be exact…and I mean that quite literally. Also, the quasi-moon that has been with us since the 50s and the spacecraft that returned to Earth full of mice and flies. NASA Confirms First Cr...
Sept. 18, 2025
Our Feline Friends May Hold Clues to Fighting Dementia + The Benefits of ADHD (yes, we said benefits)
Elderly cats with dementia may hold clues for Alzheimer’s People with ADHD may have an underappreciated advantage: Hypercuriosity Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Sept. 15, 2025
Recycled Glass To Assist in Tempering Hurricane Destruction, A Cold to Combat Covid & One Freaky Wasp
Recycled glass could help fend off coastal erosion A cold today helps keep the COVID away A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute...
Sept. 12, 2025
A New Approach To Generalized Anxiety Disorder + We Were Wrong About Why Ice Is Slippery
A Single LSD Treatment Could Keep Anxiety At Bay for Months The Real Reason Ice is Slippery, Revealed After 200 years Secure your online data by visiting ExpressVPN.com/COOL to
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Sept. 11, 2025
How Climate Change Increases Our Sugar Consumption
How Climate Change can cause mankind to consume more sugar and what that sugar does to our bodies. Scientists find a surprising reason why people are eating more sugar | CNN Study finds that in a warming world, Americans eat ...
Sept. 6, 2025
The First Pig Lung Transplant In a Human Has Taken Place + A 'Dinosaur Fish' Rediscovered in Ireland
Gene-edited pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead patient for first time Fisherman stunned after catching massive 'dinosaur fish' thought to be extinct: 'I nearly fell over' Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Lear...
Sept. 5, 2025
Caffeine: The Pros, Cons and Ideal Amount + Earth's Seasons Are Out of Sync (Why and What Are the Implications?)
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About the Host
Jackson Bird
Host, Kottke Ride Home
Jackson Bird is a writer and internet creator dedicated to demystifying the transgender experience. A YouTube NextUp Creator and GLAAD Rising Star Digital Innovator, Jackson shares his and others’ stories on his YouTube channel, jackisnotabird, and in his debut book Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vulture, The Advocate, and more, and his TED Talk "How to talk (and listen) to transgender people" has been viewed over one and a half million times. Jackson lives in New York City, where he hosts the daily podcast Kottke Ride Home. You can follow him online @jackisnotabird.
