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. 12/18 - The Business of X-Mas Trees & How COVID Changed Science
Some ways that COVID could change science forever––both good and bad. The business of Christmas trees and why we’re still seeing the effects of the Great Recession in tree prices today. And a site th…
00:18:09 |
Fri 18 Dec 2020
Thu. 12/17 – Snowflake Toast & The Sound of a Perfect Fluid
Physicists have measured sound diffusion in a perfect fluid for the first time ever and created a surprisingly popular SoundCloud track. A bunch of new works are entering the public domain in just a …
00:16:34 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
Wed. 12/16 - What Pfizer Can Learn From Dippin’ Dots
Genetically-engineered pigs have gotten the all clear. Digging into the field of galactic archaeology. And how Dippin’ Dots can help us better understand the leading COVID-19 vaccines, and may play a…
00:17:13 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
Tue. 12/15 – The Origins of the Emoticon
What are tone indicators? Where do they come from, how are they used, and a look at both the pre-internet history of tone indicators as well as the origin of the emoticon. And, a question for the age…
00:16:52 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
Mon. 12/14 - How To Remember More of What You Read
Some practical tips to help you remember more of what you read. After 51 years, one of the Zodiac Killer’s ciphers has been solved. And Brussels sprouts kind of became cool in the last few years, and…
00:16:54 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Fri. 12/11 - How Our Homes Were Shaped By Epidemics + Hot Dr Pepper
The household features that were shaped by previous epidemics. An ethics committee has approved the French military to start making bionic soldiers. And hot Dr Pepper.
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00:18:58 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
Thu. 12/10 - Deepfake Santa & The Great Conjunction
The Great Conjunction is upon us. Learn when and how to see Saturn and Jupiter closer than they’ve visibly been in 800 years. The Austin, Texas pop-up bringing canceled Taco Bell menu items back to l…
00:17:43 |
Thu 10 Dec 2020
Wed. 12/9 - Space Booze: It's... For Science
Why did a French company send a whole case of wine into space last year? And, if NASA technically bans alcohol, how come so many astronauts drink it and why are so many companies designing microgravi…
00:17:22 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
Tue. 12/8 - Can We Pre-Design Vaccines For Future Pandemics?
The COVID vaccines headed for distribution were developed on the fastest timeline in the history of vaccines. But could we do it even quicker next time? Or even make the vaccine before an outbreak? S…
00:16:20 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Mon. 12/7 - What It's Like Finding Buried Treasure in 2020
The finder of Forrest Fenn’s treasure chest has been revealed. Also, what does one do with actual buried treasure in the twenty-first century? A special delivery for the astronauts on board the Inter…
00:14:42 |
Mon 07 Dec 2020
Fri. 12/4 - When You Find Out You're a Meme
The latest in deep sea luxury tourism. The story of a guy who just found out this week that he’s been a meme for years. The fascinating geometry of Pringles. And an actually kinda sweet story about t…
00:16:55 |
Fri 04 Dec 2020
Thu. 12/3 - Proximity Chats: A Solution to Bad Zoom Parties?
A few reasons why Zoom parties suck so much, some science-backed proposals to make them better, and a few platforms that are trying to do it. A website that will play that radio for you from anywhere…
00:17:37 |
Thu 03 Dec 2020
Wed. 12/2 – Competitive Tetris Champions & Christmas Carols For Dogs
The Classic Tetris World Championship final is this Sunday, streaming live online, and if you were also surprised there is a Classic Tetris World Championship, then have I got a documentary recommend…
00:16:30 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
Tue. 12/01 - China's Chang'e 5 Lands on the Moon
Scientists have used AI to make a massive breakthrough in protein folding that could cause huge ripples in drug treatments and understanding the human body. China has landed a robotic spacecraft on t…
00:17:48 |
Tue 01 Dec 2020
Mon. 11/30 - The Utah Monolith Has VANISHED
An update on the mysterious monolith in Utah. The plant-based seafood companies vying to become the fishy equivalent of Beyond Meat. And some tips for socializing outside during the cold winter month…
00:15:10 |
Mon 30 Nov 2020
Wed. 11/25 - Did Devo & Green Day Predict 2020?
The Thanksgiving Day prank at NASA that ensured Thanksgiving Day pranks never happened again. How artificial intelligence could finally end the spread of tuberculosis. The new EP from a new wave band…
00:16:53 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
Tue. 11/24 - An Unexplained Monolith in the Utah Desert
The saga of the infamous pig couch on Craigslist. A strange metal monolith has appeared without explanation in a deserted red rock cove in Utah. What does Yellowstone National Park have to do with th…
00:16:45 |
Tue 24 Nov 2020
Mon. 11/23 - Oxford's Vaccine & "Word" of the Year
Mars may still be volcanically active, which could mean positive things for the potential of life on the planet. More good vaccine news, this time from Oxford and AstraZeneca. And speaking of Oxford,…
00:15:52 |
Mon 23 Nov 2020
Feed Drop - Jacked: Rise of the New Jack
Hosted by Taraji P. Henson, Wondery (Dr. Death, Dirty John, The Shrink Next Door) and Universal Music Group present Jacked: Rise of the New Jack Sound.
The story begins with a keyboard player in the…
00:07:01 |
Sat 21 Nov 2020
Fri. 11/20 - Did Ben Franklin Want to Replace the Eagle With the Turkey as the National Bird?
Did Ben Franklin really think the turkey should replace the eagle as America’s national bird? Analyzing the microbiome of Leonardo DaVinci’s drawings. And scientists who have figured out a way to rew…
00:16:15 |
Fri 20 Nov 2020
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