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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 1098
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Mon. 04/04 - The Artwork Made By Six Million People and Counting
Six million people and counting are creating a piece of artwork together right now in a reminder that sometimes we can have nice things on the internet. Plus, birds are laying their eggs almost a who…
00:19:58 |
Mon 04 Apr 2022
Fri. 04/01 - Star Wars Kid: A New Hope
The human genome has finally been completely sequenced––twenty-two years after the initial “essentially” complete version was published. Plus, in another early 2000s follow-up, the “Star Wars Kid” br…
00:18:49 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
Thu. 03/31 - We Don't Talk About Pluto
New findings indicate that Pluto’s ice volcanoes are even weirder than we previously thought. Plus, a killer parasite is wiping out an entire species of ant in Texas… but actually it’s kind of a net …
00:19:58 |
Thu 31 Mar 2022
Wed. 03/30 - Prayers on the Blockchain & the Oldest Ever Star
Could alpaca antibodies one day provide treatment for COVID-19? Plus, the Hubble telescope has spotted the oldest star ever seen by humans, by a long shot. The European Union is cracking down on fast…
00:17:51 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
Tue. 03/29 - Koons' Moons
Artist Jeff Koons’ next sculpture installation? On the moon. Plus, it’s not just you. Seasonal allergies really are worse this year, and the climate emergency is to blame. And, the Northern Lights mi…
00:17:39 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
Mon. 03/28 - The Hoax Behind Pringles' Mascot's Name
The Scottish dolphin who lives among and seems to “talk” with porpoises. Plus, how a Wikipedia hoax became official branding for Pringles. And sheep are pivoting to solar.
Sponsors:
DeVry Universi…
00:18:23 |
Mon 28 Mar 2022
Fri. 03/25 - Digital Rest Stop Ahead
Digital resting points are an increasingly popular way to recharge and slow down in the midst of endless scrolling. Plus, are we facing a “sensory extinction?” And, meet the giant eerie glowing orb t…
00:18:50 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Thu. 03/24 - You're Not Actually Laughing, lol
The origin and fascinating evolution of “lol.” Plus, it turns out the speed of sound on Mars is different and weirder than anticipated. And some of the researchers behind the discovery of Captain Sha…
00:18:56 |
Thu 24 Mar 2022
Wed. 03/23 - Lettuce Medicine, Ranch Diamonds, & eWaste Coins
How genetically-modified lettuce grown in space could protect astronauts’ bones on long voyages. Plus, meet Doug, the false potato stripped of Guinness World Record glory in the eleventh hour. And, a…
00:18:43 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Tue. 03/22 - Competitive Water Drinkers On YouTube: One of the Internet's Last Friendly Places?
Turns out humans have been cooking and enjoying carbs for much longer than we initially thought, and the experiments some archaeologists have been conducting to lend credence to their hypotheses are …
00:18:49 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
Mon. 03/21 - Squid Tech to Prevent Human Sunburns
How to appear effortlessly charming to new people you meet. Plus, using squid technology to protect humans from the sun. And a new generation of search apps that search everything you touch on your d…
00:17:05 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
Fri. 03/18 - What Do We Lose By Keeping The Lights On?
Should we be making a greater effort to reduce light pollution? Plus, scientists are trying to use murder hornets’ own sexual behavior to eradicate them. And an app that will help you safely find and…
00:16:49 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Thu. 03/17 - Why Are Movies So Long These Days?
Why have movies gotten so long recently? Plus, the startups working to develop lab-created chocolate. And a nightmarish creature from Texas to rival all the hype around those giant Joro spiders.
Spo…
00:16:45 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
Wed. 03/16 - Permanent Daylight Saving Time?
How Prohibition was far more global and far more progressive than it’s often portrayed. And, is the United States about to stay in Daylight Saving Time forever?
Sponsors:
DeVry University, Learn m…
00:18:52 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Tue. 03/15 - Solar Storms & Subvariants, But It's All Fine
Subvariants, spikes, and sewers. A few indicators remind us that we’re not quite out of the woods yet when it comes to COVID. Plus, a new method that shows how any person can be trained to harness th…
00:17:24 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
Mon. 03/14 - Why COVID Causes Loss of Smell and How To (Maybe) Get It Back
How many digits of pi is the right amount to use? Plus, what actually causes people to lose their sense of smell when they get COVID? And how can you work to recover yours if you lost it? And, Saturd…
00:19:03 |
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Fri. 03/11 - Abe Lincoln: Telegraph Influencer
Abraham Lincoln was a telegraph power-user, and the one thousand telegrams he sent during his presidency might have helped the US win the Civil War. Plus, an app that can diagnose rare diseases just …
00:18:19 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Thu. 03/10 - We Need To Talk About The Spiders
The giant yellow spiders set to invade the eastern seaboard of North America are… not as scary as the internet is making them seem. Plus, the Smithsonian is returning a number of artworks to Nigeria.…
00:20:14 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
Wed. 03/09 - Why Has "Z" Become a Pro-War Symbol?
One of the most famous shipwrecks has finally been discovered at the bottom of a sea in Antarctica. Plus, why the letter “Z” has become a Russian pro-war symbol. And, post-punk Alvin and the Chipmunk…
00:16:20 |
Wed 09 Mar 2022
Tue. 03/08 - Diamonds Are the Air's Best Friend
Giving all new meaning to “taking a leaf out of their book,” medieval literature scholars have adopted ecological models to quantify lost works of fiction. Plus, what if you could create diamonds out…
00:17:39 |
Tue 08 Mar 2022
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