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
- 1097
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Fri. 06/11 - Why Are Tornado Warnings So Inaccurate & Last Minute?
Thanks to a new study that sequenced the genomes of several types of wild melons, we now have a better idea of the origins of the watermelon… but we still don’t know how tornadoes are formed. And tha…
00:18:20 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Thu. 06/10 - The 1920s Transgender Clinic Destroyed By the Nazis
A new method of carbon capture that would turn carbon dioxide from the ocean into rocks. Mosquitos beefed up with virus-fighting bacteria have proven even more effective at preventing dengue fever th…
00:19:30 |
Thu 10 Jun 2021
Wed. 06/09 - Millions Lack a "Mind's Eye" & We're Not Sure Why
Why some people don’t have a mind’s eye and others can visualize things in incredible detail. Watermelons on Mars and human-animal hybrid babies born across the world––neither of those are true, but …
00:19:11 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
Tue. 06/08 - New Giant Dinosaur, Same Boring Cereal
New ocean just dropped. And a new dinosaur species. Big release day. All about the fifth ocean and one of the newest, largest dinosaurs. Plus, what a new cereal says about current marketing trends, t…
00:21:34 |
Tue 08 Jun 2021
Mon. 06/07 - Squids In Space & Why Vaccine Lotteries Work
SpaceX just delivered a bunch of tardigrades and baby squids to the International Space Station. New research finding pupil size is an indicator of intelligence. And why it seems like vaccine lotteri…
00:20:16 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
Fri. 06/04 - Shark-pocalypse & Extinct Flu Strains (possibly)
COVID-19 precautions largely prevented outbreaks of the flu this past winter, and they also may have caused two types of flu viruses to go extinct. Spinking of extinction, sharks apparently lost 90% …
00:20:30 |
Fri 04 Jun 2021
Thu. 06/03 - Why Unique People Are More Attractive
What if your pick-up truck could power your whole neighborhood? That’s the potential people are imagining with the new Ford F-150 Lightning. The science behind why unique people are more attractive. …
00:22:09 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
Wed. 06/02 - John Steinbeck's Unpublished Werewolf Murder Mystery Novel
John Steinbeck’s secret unpublished werewolf novel that his estate doesn’t want you to read. Lithuania built a portal to Poland and more may soon follow. And set your alarms for the “ring of fire” so…
00:16:47 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
Tue. 06/01 - Bacteria Saves Michelangelo Works From Medici Ooze
Five hundred years later the Medicis continue to ruin Michelangelo’s artworks, but fortunately some bacteria are on the scene to restore his works to their former glory. The new naming scheme for COV…
00:17:07 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Fri. 05/28 - Rural Oregon Tries to Become Greater Idaho
Seven counties in the US state of Oregon have now voted to leave their state behind and merge with neighboring Idaho. Could this actually work? A new English dictionary of Ancient Greek fully and exp…
00:19:15 |
Fri 28 May 2021
Thu. 05/27 - Naked Mole Rats: The Key to Slowing Human Aging?
Potentially good news for longterm COVID-19 immunity. Pizza farms, not just a figment of my imagination, apparently they’re a real and wonderful thing. And the story of a naked mole rat named Joe who…
00:18:13 |
Thu 27 May 2021
Wed. 05/26 - You Signed Up For a Vaccine Waitlist. Now What Happens To Your Data?
Dr. B was the most well-known nationwide vaccine finder in the US. But did anyone actually end up getting their vaccine through the service? Plus, the artist raising awareness about the gender gap on…
00:19:05 |
Wed 26 May 2021
Tue. 05/25 - Do Ovens Dream of Frozen Pizza?
The flavorful history of frozen pizza. We check in on how the pandemic continues to affect our dreams. And meet the dude actually taking advantage of Krispy Kreme’s free donut a day offer for vaccina…
00:19:17 |
Tue 25 May 2021
Mon. 05/24 - Big Wind Energy & Tech-Savvy Lessons from the Amish
The latest floating wind farm technology and the part of the US that could make the biggest difference when it comes to offshore wind energy. What we can learn from the Amish about how we use technol…
00:18:56 |
Mon 24 May 2021
Fri. 05/21 - The Cicadas Are Turning Into Dismembered, Zombie Sex Fiends
The Brood X cicadas have reemerged and are losing their butts due to a zombie-inducing fungus. Bald eagles are reemerging from the brink of extinction, causing a new trend in puppy fashion: incredibl…
00:19:23 |
Fri 21 May 2021
Thu. 05/20 - How The Sun Could Spoil NASA's Trip Back to the Moon
Why the sun is about to get quite temperamental and how that could spell danger for NASA’s upcoming lunar mission. In other sun news, the case for turning airports into giant solar farms. And a websi…
00:17:42 |
Thu 20 May 2021
Wed. 05/19 - Is Carbon Neutral Gasoline Coming?
A promising method for producing carbon-neutral gasoline from, basically, thin air. The strange story of the very first ransomware attack. And the surprisingly long history of bizarre ice cream flavo…
00:16:57 |
Wed 19 May 2021
Tue. 05/18 - Why Mammals Don't Have Neon or Iridescent Skin Like Other Animals
What’s next now that China has officially landed their first rover on Mars? How come us mammals don’t have bright, fluorescent plumage like birds or cool neon stripes like bugs? A panel of scientists…
00:20:04 |
Tue 18 May 2021
Mon. 05/17 - The Historical Mix-Up That Led to COVID Aerosol Confusion
The microscopic error with major implications that seems to have delayed public health officials in acknowledging the aerosol transmission of COVID-19. Why Shrek continues to endure as a touchstone o…
00:21:43 |
Mon 17 May 2021
Fri. 05/14 - Using Nostalgia to Combat Boring Small Talk
What a new lawsuit against TikTok says about the rights of actors who lend their likeness to AI and similar projects. How nostalgia could help you make connections when you return to the office. And …
00:18:59 |
Fri 14 May 2021
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