Cool Stuff Ride Home

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 Apr 8, 2020

Shana Gitnick
 Mar 12, 2020
Data focused daily briefing, focusing on sobering facts, instead of scaremongering.

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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.

Episode Date
Yardwork Leads to Found Mastodon Jaw, the Coexistence of Humans, Giant Sloths, and Mastodons. Plus, TDIH - The Failed Coup Attempt by Hitler
Dec 20, 2024
The Plan to Re-Freeze the Arctic, Could Geo-Thermal Be Our Long-Term Energy Solution? & TDIH: NASA's Plan for a Moon Base ... in 1988
Dec 19, 2024
Vast Reserve of Hydrogen Found, Weird Wednesday - Fish Getting Busy, Googly Eye Sculptures, "Trekkie" Plate Issues, and a Festive Car. Plus, TDIH - Piltdown Skull Hoax
Dec 18, 2024
Cream-Based Vaccines, the Connection Between Leaded Gas and Mental Health, and TDIH - the Prize for Alien Communication
Dec 17, 2024
Google Claims its New Quantum Chip Could Prove the Existence of Parallel Universes, New Technology Could Aid the Search for Aviation's Biggest Mystery & on TDIH, the Last Eruption of Mount Fuji
Dec 16, 2024
Extinct Greak Lakes Fish Found Alive, the Evolution of Animals Ability to See Color, and TDIH - The Clip-on Tie Changes the World of Fashion
Dec 13, 2024
Caffeine: The Ultimate Performance Booster, But Timing Is Key and How Exercise Can Help with Memory. Plus, TDIH - The First Motel
Dec 12, 2024
Drones Inspired by Birds, Weird Wednesday - Salmon Hats for Orcas, Another Word of the Year, and Interesting Spanish Scrabble Champion. Plus TDIH - Anesthetic Use in Dentistry
Dec 11, 2024
Improving Your Life with Good Habits, Temporary E-Tattoos That Could Replace EEG Setups, and TDIH - The Theory of Gravity
Dec 10, 2024
New Desalination Method Could Provide Water for Billions, Possible Wolf Pollinators, and TDIH - the Kecksburg UFO incident
Dec 09, 2024
Notre Dame's New Interior, the Human-Dog Bond Is Older Than Previously Thought, and TDIH - The Book That Helped Change Obscenity Laws
Dec 06, 2024
Using Your Fat to Predict Alzheimer's, Oldest Known Bird Lays an Egg, and TDIH - The Creation of ARPANET and the Internet
Dec 05, 2024
Weird Wednesday - 2024 Word of the Year, Fake Gibson Guitars Seized, Underwater Living Record Attempt, and the Defective Candy Bar; plus TDIH - Henry Ford's Peach Ship
Dec 04, 2024
The Pace of Brain Rot, The Value of Pyrite - No Longer Just "Fool's Gold", and TDIH - Neon Lights First Displayed
Dec 03, 2024
The Language of Pain, Nuclear Fusion Advancements, and TDIH - How "Manifest Destiny" Shaped the US
Dec 02, 2024
Weird Wednesday - Earth's "Mini-Moon" May Be A Fragment of Actual Moon, 911 Homework Help, & New Year's Implosion. Plus, TDIH; The Berner's Street Hoax and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Nov 27, 2024
Turbulence May Be Getting Worse, How Video Games Improve Your Work Skills, and TDIH - The First "Day of Publick Thanksgivin"
Nov 26, 2024
Fossil Helps Explain Humans Long Childhood, 300-Year-Old Statue Used as a Doorstop Valued at $2 Million, and TDIH - The Jarvik-7 Artificial Heart
Nov 25, 2024
Lasers Casting a Shadow, First Picture of a Star Outside Our Galaxy, and TDIH - The Campaign to Make Sean Connery the First James Bond
Nov 22, 2024
Rare Cosmic Event 40 Years Ago Changes What We Know About Uranus, Scientists Create a Mouse Using Ancient, Single-Cell Genes & TDIH: Smoking is Banned on US Domestic Flights
Nov 22, 2024
Weird Wednesday - Rats Driving Cars, King Richard III's Voice, and the 'Four Year Skip-Forward' Cruise. Plus, TDIH - The TV Movie That Helped the Cold War
Nov 20, 2024
Sitting Can Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Amber Found in Antarctica for the First Time, and TDIH - The Nintendo Wii
Nov 19, 2024
Saber-Tooth Kitten Found, Largest Living Sea Creature Discovered, another "Doomsday Fish" Washed Ashore, and TDIH - U.S. Time Zones and the Teddy Bear
Nov 18, 2024
The Fake Job Scam, Circular Homes Verus Hurricanes, and TDIH - The Art Advisor to the Queen Exposed as a Soviet Spy
Nov 15, 2024
Ceres' Potential Icy Surface, Ancient Bird Skull Discovery Provides Incredible Insights & TDIH; The First Airplane to Take Off from a Ship
Nov 14, 2024
Lung Cancer Breath Test, Weird Wed - Old Cake Sold, Gross Mystery Beach Balls, Monkey Escape, 'Wicked' Mistake, and TDIH - Big Ben Chimes for the First Time
Nov 13, 2024
Physicists Explain How Time Travel Could Become a Reality & On TDIH; The First Recorded Aerial Bombing on US Soil (w/ Unexpected Combatants)
Nov 12, 2024
Elephants Using a Tool, Attitude vs Aging, and TDIH - The First US Fraternity and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Nov 11, 2024
Common Cold Medicine Could Be Pulled from the Market, New Information Revealed About Pompeii, and TDIH - The First US Detachable Electric Plug
Nov 08, 2024
Massive New "Terror Bird" Discovered, Endangered Woodpecker Makes a Comeback, and TDIH - White Hurricane of the Great Lakes
Nov 07, 2024
First Nation to Eliminate Leprosy, Weird Wednesday - Giant GPS Phallus, Unique Presidential Auction, a Couple Odd Structures, and TDIH - The Soviet Union's Five-Day Week
Nov 06, 2024
Why is Election Day on a Tuesday in November in the US, A Potential Step Forward in Predicting Volcanic Eruptions & TDIH: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Nov 05, 2024
A Small Moon Orbiting Uranus Could Harbor Life, The Detriment of Early-Life Sugar Consumption in Humans & TDIH: The First Wagon Train Arrives in California
Nov 04, 2024
The Fastest Spinning Star, Voyager One Switches to a Radio for the First time in 43 years, and TDIH - The Movie Rating System, Old and New
Nov 01, 2024
The Connection Between Earthquakes and Geysers, Dark Matter from Black Holes & TDIH; the First US Coast-to-Coast Highway is Dedicated
Oct 31, 2024
New Research Says Social Species Live Longer, Weird Wednesday - The Artisan Cheese Thief, More Drugs on Pizza, and a Lawsuit to make Elephants a "Person"; plus TDIH - Intel’s Pentium Bug of 1994
Oct 30, 2024
Scientists Reverse Brain Agin in Fruit Flies, The ESO's New Telescope Sends Photos from the 'Dark Side' of the Universe & TDIH: Lunar Orbiter 1's Crash Landing & Boris Pasternak's Nobel Refusal
Oct 29, 2024
AI Creates Precise Gene Control Switches, "Landscape of Fear" Hypothesis Questioned, and TDIH - Fingerprints Used in an Investigation for the First Time
Oct 28, 2024
Mount Everest is Growing, UK Treasure Hunters are Rewarded in a Big Way & TDIH; the First International, Six-Day Bike Race + the Great Wood Ban of Amsterdam
Oct 25, 2024
How Mega-Buildings are Slowing the Earth’s Spin, Electro-Agriculture Could Help Plants Grow without Sun & TDIH: the First Photo of Earth Taken from Space
Oct 24, 2024
The Correct Way to Throw a Frisbee, Weird Wednesday has a Quick Goodbye, a Shoe Smeller, and a Special Side Order that Toppled a Drug Operation & on 'This Day in History', The First Modern Nose Job
Oct 23, 2024
First Brown Dwarf Discovered Actually Twins, What Happened When a Large Meteorite Hit Earth, and TDIH - Yahoo Buys Four11
Oct 22, 2024
Using Asteroids for Food, Resurrecting the Tasmanian Tiger, and TDIH - The First Transatlantic Radiotelephone Message
Oct 21, 2024
New Weather Advisories for the National Weather Service, The Origin for Most Meteorites Revealed, and TDIH - The Pop-Up Toaster
Oct 18, 2024
Wearable Armband for Stroke Victims to Increase Flexibility, The "Dirty Soda" Trend, and TDIH - The London Beer Flood
Oct 17, 2024
The Decision Making of Fungi, Weird Wednesday - Discovery on Mt. Everest, Wife-Carrying Competition, Conkers Controversy, and TDIH - Disney Cartoons
Oct 16, 2024
Killing Mosquitos with CBD, The Possibility of Satellite Collisions, & TDIH - The Shredded Wheat Machine
Oct 15, 2024
Study Shows Everything that the Famous "Man-Eater" Lions Ate, Rare Well-Preserved Viking Dig Concludes, and TDIH - Teddy Roosevelt's Shot and Still Delivers His Speech
Oct 14, 2024
Electroactive Material Breakthrough for Wearable Devices and TDIH - The Battle of the Laser Patent
Oct 11, 2024
Voyager 2 Shuts Down Another Instrument to Preserve Power and TDIH - The First Synthetic Soap and Its Successor
Oct 10, 2024
A 2 Billion-Year-Old Rock Houses Living Microbes, Weird Wednesday Has a 31-year Treasure Hunt, a 50-Year Job Application Response, and Another Midwest Alligator & TDIH; The First Electric Blanket
Oct 09, 2024
A Mission to Study the Potential for Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa, A Potential Breakthrough in the Field of Neuroscience that Could Help Combat Alzheimer’s Disease & TDIH; the Microwave Oven is Patented
Oct 08, 2024
Agriculture on Earth Began 66 Million Years Ago (And Not by Humans), Maximizing Cell Phone Usage in the Classroom & A Cultural Classic "American Bandstand" Debuts on Television
Oct 07, 2024
New Discovery on Pluto's Largest Moon, Plastic Eating Bacteria, and TDIH - The Beginning of Esquire Magazine
Oct 04, 2024
The First Battery-Powered Planes Tested and TDIH - The First Female US Senator
Oct 03, 2024
New Exoplanet Discovered at a Nearby Star, Weird Wednesday - Fat Bear Contest, London Sheep Herding Tradition, a Blue Lobster, and TDIH - The Snail Telegraph
Oct 02, 2024
The Latest on Cell Phones and Their Potential to Cause Brain Cancer, a New Piece from Mozart is Discovered, and TDIH - President Lincoln’s Civil War Substitute
Oct 01, 2024
Comet A3 Visible in the Night Sky and TDIH - The World's First Rocket Propelled Flight
Sep 30, 2024
A Balloon that Could Bring Tourists to the Edge of Space & on TDIH; An Endangered Rat Capable of Cracking Coconuts is Confirmed to Exist in 2017
Sep 27, 2024
Is Tap Water Better for You Than Bottled Water? Mar's Atmosphere May Be in Its Soil, and TDIH - As an Underdog, America Wins What Becomes the Leech Cup
Sep 26, 2024
Extinct Volcanoes Could Hold the Key to Rare Earth Minerals, Weird Wednesday Includes a Message in a Bottle from an Archeologist 200 Years Ago & on TDIH, the Remote Control is Born
Sep 25, 2024
YouTube New Features Announced and TDIH - KFC Opens its First Franchise Location (Hint: It's Not in Kentucky)
Sep 24, 2024
Predicting Catastrophic River Shifts, New Rhino Population Stats, Woolly Rhino Found, and TDIH - A Legendary Video Game Company is Founded - With Playing Cards
Sep 23, 2024
Voyager 1 Adjustment to Continue Its Mission, Largest Blackhole Discovered, and TDIH - The First Fictitious Band to Hit Number One on the Billboard 100
Sep 20, 2024
Scuba Diving Lizards, Earth's TWO Moons & TDIH: The First Carpet Sweeper Patented by Melvin Bissell Leads to the First Female CEO
Sep 19, 2024
Coffee and Caffeine Health Benefits, Weird Wednesday Has a Python Catching Competition, Bird of the Year, and the Oldest Person Alive, and TDIH - The First White Female Native American Chief
Sep 18, 2024
"God of Chaos" Asteroid's Close Encounter with Earth and TDIH - The First Transcontinental Flight of the US
Sep 17, 2024
Dinosaur-Era Tree Saplings Being Auctioned, How an Aging Immune System Fuels Cancer Growth & TDIH: The 1920 Bombing of Wall Street & The Empire State Building's Mooring Mast
Sep 16, 2024
Cardiovascular Issues a Daughter Can Have Due to a Father's Diet, Ig Nobel Prizes Announced, and TDIH - The NYC Riot That Started with a Hat
Sep 13, 2024
Protein That Can Extend Longevity, Most Detailed Video of a Star, and TDIH - The Messier Catalog is Started
Sep 12, 2024
Using Bacteria to Anticipate Seasonal Changes, Weird Wednesday - Rare Dime, Odd Hotels Requests and Finds, and Message-in-a-Bottle, & TDIH - The History of Dialysis
Sep 11, 2024
Making Skin Transparent, How Rare Are Colorful Lobsters? Plus, TDIH - The TV Dinner
Sep 10, 2024
Volcanic Activity On the Moon & TDIH: The Erie Steamship Suffers a Tragic Fate en Route to Chicago.
Sep 09, 2024
Making Money Collecting Pine Cones, New Species of Dinosaur Unearthed in Spain, and TDIH - Piggly Wiggly, The First Supermarket Opens
Sep 06, 2024
Bacterial Cells Transmit Memories to Offspring, Six New Rogue Worlds Discovered & TDIH: The First Gas Pump
Sep 05, 2024
Nuclear Powered Batteries, Weird Wednesday - Unwanted Shirts, Long Lost Postcard, Another Orange Lobster and TDIH - The First Newspaper Boy
Sep 04, 2024
A Potential Solution for Migraine Headaches, New Methods for Creating Chocolate Given the Shortage & on TDIH; Online Auction Site eBay is Founded
Sep 03, 2024
Side Effect of Intermittent Fasting, "Corn Sweat" Causing Humidity Levels to Rise, and TDIH - The Longest Overwater Bridge in the US
Aug 30, 2024
Matching Dinosaur Footprints on Different Continents, The First Human-Caused Asteroid Shower, and TDIH - The Zeppelin Around-The-World Trip
Aug 29, 2024
Tarantula Mating Season, Weird Wednesday Has the Oldest Bottle of Cognac, the Oldest Living Man, The Not Missing Kid, and a Nude Bike Race, Plus TDIH - the Race with the First American Steam Locomotive
Aug 28, 2024
A New Prospective Solution for Keeping Alzheimer's and Other Brain Conditions at Bay, An Endangered Bird Will Soon Fly Again (w/ Help from Humans) & TDIH; the First Known Play in America Leads to a Criminal Trial
Aug 27, 2024
The Power of the Placebo -Results from a New Study, Tela Bay Coral Reef and What Can Be Learned There, and TDIH - The Morris Mini-Minor Released
Aug 26, 2024
A New Computer Interface Gives Those Suffering from ALS Their Voice Back. A New Lunar Timezone, a Runaway Star, and on TDIH; William Beebe Descends Into The Ocean Depths in his Bathysphere
Aug 16, 2024
Possible Underground Oceans on Mars, NASA's VIPER Rover's Second Chance, and TDIH - The American Tourist Who Kissed Hitler
Aug 15, 2024
Weird Wednesday - Shipwrecked Champaign, Baby Orange Lobsters, Great Lakes Alligator, Guinness World Record Record, and TDIH - First Actual Flight?
Aug 14, 2024
The Supposed 'Shocking' Health Benefits of Neuromodulation, An Event Sky-Gazers Won't Want to Miss & TDIH: The First Greyhound Bus Ride Takes Place (w/out a Bus)
Aug 13, 2024
New Discovery - The Smallest Human Species and TDIH - IBM Introduces the Personal Computer
Aug 12, 2024
Why the Continents Rise, New Theory for How the Pyramids Were Built, and TDIH - CBS' "Our Secret Weapon"
Aug 09, 2024
Have Your Chocolate and Eat it Too? Scientists Devise Fascinating New Way to Limit Sugar Intake, A Dog Who Stops Child Predators & TDIH: Galileo Presents His Telescope
Aug 08, 2024
A Scientific Evaluation of Social Media's 'Oat-Zempic' Craze, Weird Wednesday Features a Tortoise on the Run & TDIH: Remembering Phil Petit's INSANE High-Wire Act on the Twin Towers
Aug 07, 2024
Screaming Woman Mummy Mystery Solved, Possible Natural Treatment for Baldness, and TDIH - The Oldest Known Living Tree Cut Down
Aug 06, 2024
New Research Suggests Night Owls Could Have the Cognitive Advantage, A New Element Is On the Verge of Joining the Periodic Table & TDIH: The Cornerstone is Laid for the Statue of Liberty
Aug 05, 2024
DISCOVERY: Tree Bark Absorbs Methane from the Atmosphere, ChatGPT is NOT Ready to Play Doctor & TDIH: A Patent for an Escalator is Issued in the US.
Aug 02, 2024
An Ark on the Moon for Endangered Species, Possible New Geyser in Yellowstone, and TDIH - The Michelin Star
Aug 01, 2024
Using Soda Cans and Seawater to Create Fuel, Weird Wednesday - Boneless(?) Wings, Dog Returns After 9 years, the Bedpan Collection, and TDIH - Black Tot Day
Jul 31, 2024
Spray-On Shoes at the Olympics, Connecticut Bear Attacks, TDIH - A Forgotten "Father of Radio"
Jul 30, 2024
Rewriting the History of Oxygen and Early Life, Troubles for the Galapagos Islands, and TDIH - Woman Survives 75-Story Fall at the Empire State Building
Jul 29, 2024
Scientists Identify The Root Cause of Lupus, A Yellowstone Eruption Sends People Scrambling, Sharks Affected by Drug Smugglers & TDIH: The First Permanent Movie Theater
Jul 26, 2024
Alcohol’s Impact on your Biological Age, A Surprise Eruption in Yellowstone Sends People Scrambling and on This Day in History, the Chappaquiddick Incident Leaves a Woman Dead
Jul 25, 2024
Rock Discovery on Mars Stuns NASA, Weird Wednesday - Royal Goat, Orange Lobster Saved, Large Hairball Removed, Depressed Bear, and TDIH - Window Tax Repealed
Jul 24, 2024
Finding Life on Saturn and Jupiter's Moons, Affordable Antivenom, and TDIH - The First American Typewriter
Jul 23, 2024
New Helium Reservoir Found, How We Really Perceive Time, and TDIH - The First European-American To Cross Canada.
Jul 22, 2024
Autism Diagnosed Using Feces, Cave Discovery on the Moon, and TDIH - The First Regular In-Flight Movie
Jul 19, 2024
Diabetes-Reversing Drug, Hydrogen-Powered Ferry, and TDIH - "Wrong Way" Corrigan
Jul 18, 2024
Eagles Show Signs of Advanced Sympathy and Compassion for Young, Weird Wednesday Brings Us a Priceless Statue Discovered in a Sewer, a 108-year-old's Amusing Secret to Long Life & Angry Birds Attacking Drones, and on TDIH: The Great Train Wreck of 1856
Jul 17, 2024
Auroras and Our Electrical Infrastructure, Moss That Can Survive on Mars, and TDIH - A Classic Novel is Published
Jul 16, 2024
Rare Whale Beached in New Zealand, Baking Soda Saves a Life, and TDIH - The Rosetta Stone is Discovered
Jul 15, 2024
New Process to Recycle Clothing & TDIH: The First Television Broadcast of a Sporting Event Takes Place
Jul 12, 2024
Teddy Roosevelt's Stolen Pocket Watch FINALLY Makes Its Way Home & This Day in History: Salomon August Andrée's Arctic Balloon Disaster
Jul 11, 2024
ISS To Be Destroyed and How, Weird Wednesday Has a Cow Stampede and TP at the Park, and TDIH - Lady Godiva Bears It All
Jul 10, 2024
Carpenter Ants Selectively Performing Surgery & TDIH: Donkey Kong is released in Japan -- the Fascinating Story of How the Game Came to Be
Jul 09, 2024
No Joke -- In Vitro Grown Brains Used to Control Robots, World's Oldest Cave Painting Discovered & TDIH: The Erector Set
Jul 08, 2024
Scientists Reveal a New Giant, Salamander-Like Creature that Lived Before the Dinosaurs & on This Day In History: The First Travel Agency is Formed in 1841
Jul 05, 2024
Using Radiation to Curb Rhino Poaching, Weird Wednesday; Fossilized feces, a Tent Naming Contest, and a Unique Animal Far From Home. TDIH: The First Large-Scale, Cultivated Strawberry is Introduced.
Jul 03, 2024
Extremely Large Extinct Snake Discovered and TDIH - Alligator Falling From the Sky
Jul 02, 2024
Some Gut Bacteria Linked to Compulsive Eating and TDIH - The Sony Walkman Arrives
Jul 01, 2024
Brain Implant to Help Epileptic Patients, New Treatment for Tinnitus, and TDIH - The Tomato is Proven Safe to Eat
Jun 28, 2024
250-Year-Old Cherries Found Perfectly Preserved at Mount Vernon, Al Michaels Coming to the Olympics Via AI, and TDIH - The First Seat Belt Legislation
Jun 27, 2024
An Ancient Mayan Vase Discovered at a Thrift Store, Weird Wednesday: Online Gaming Gone Wrong, An Endangered Species Adds One & A 63-Leaf Clover + TDIH: The Introduction of the Toothbrush
Jun 26, 2024
Are Animals Conscious? The Latest Thinking from the Scientific Community & This Day in History: The Fork Arrives in the United States
Jun 25, 2024
Monkey Behavioral Changes After Hurricane, New Unique Looking Horned Dinosaur Discovered, and TDIH - Dancing Hysteria Hits Germany
Jun 24, 2024
Walking Your Way to Less Back Pain, The World Shows Out for One Young Mother Battling Cancer & on TDIH: The Ferris Wheel at the Chicago World's Fair
Jun 21, 2024
Colorado's Plastic Bag Ban, Missing Donkey Found with Elk, and TDIH - The Alaska Purchase Announced
Jun 20, 2024
Lava Tubes and Frost on Mars, Weird Wednesday - Lots of Twins, Lost Watch, and Animal Escapes, and TDIH - 15th French Postal Service
Jun 19, 2024
A New Meta-Analysis Suggests Exercise Could Be The Single Greatest Method for Combating Depression & This Day in History - The Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Crop
Jun 18, 2024
A New Type of Pterosaur aka Demonic Pelican Discovered in Australia & This Day in History: The First Insurance Policy Issued in the US
Jun 17, 2024
The First Individual to Spend 1,000 Days in Space & This Day in History: the Player Piano is Patented.
Jun 14, 2024
Wild Horses Return to Kazakstan After 200 Years & on TDIH: The First Roundtrip Flight Between Two Major Cities.
Jun 13, 2024
A New Study Says Elephants Call Each Other by Name, Weird Wednesday Features a 97-Year-Old High School Graduate, a Longstanding Class Reunion, and a 'Sugar Glider' on a Plane. TDIH: Harry Houdini's Iconic Straight Jacket Escape over NYC
Jun 12, 2024
Edible Beads to Combat Cirrhosis & TDIH: The First Distinguished Flying Cross is Awarded for One Famous Flight
Jun 11, 2024
The Amazing Health Benefits of Pomegranates Include Combatting Alzheimer's & TDIH: The First Modern, Public Zoo Opens in France
Jun 10, 2024
Battery Powered Trains Set to Take Off in the UK, A Cat Missing for 12 Years Returns Home & TDIH: The Reel-to-Reel Home Video Recorded
Jun 07, 2024
Stegosaurus Goes to Auction, The Spoon That Makes Food Taste Saltier, and TDIH - The Largest Volcanic Eruption Ever Witnessed
Jun 06, 2024
Ancient Roman Artifacts Discovered in Egyptian Pet Cemetery, Weird Wednesday: A Pringles Thief, An Elusive Peacock and A Fish Out of Water & TDIH: Bananas Arrive in the US via the World's Fair
Jun 05, 2024
Innovative Retractable Field, Implantable Light Therapy for Better Healing, and TDIH - Transcontinental Express Trip in 83 Hours
Jun 04, 2024
5-Year-Old Gets Bionic Arm, Ancient Egyptian Cancer, and TDIH - The First American Spacewalk
Jun 03, 2024
Forecasting Solar Storms, A 16-Year-Old's Medical Research Breakthrough & a Cereal History Lesson; Dr. John Harvey Kellog Invents Corn Flakes
May 31, 2024
Death Valley Fish Makes Comeback, Vulcan Confirmed Not to Exist, Japan Tourist Mesh Screen Update, and TDIH - The First Motor Car Accident
May 30, 2024
90-Year-Old Astronaut, Weird Wednesday (Old Truck Driver, Odd Races, and GWR), plus TDIH - The Turkey Trot Gets Women Fired
May 29, 2024
New Planet That Could Support Life, The Library of Things, and TDIH - The First Indoor Pool Opens
May 28, 2024
The Dream Summer Job Paying Up To $100K, A 91-Year-Old's MASSIVE Donation to his Local Fire Department, A Baby-Rescuing Hero in Ohio & TDIH: Samuel Morse and his Telegraph
May 24, 2024
Dog Rescued in Australia's Outback, Ancient Tomb Unearthed in China, and TDIH - First Automobile Trip Across the US
May 23, 2024
700+ Kyles Just Isn't Enough, Weird Wednesday Has Tacos Declared Sandwiches, and TDIH: A Steamship Traverses the Atlantic for the First Time
May 22, 2024
Herd of Bison Restore CO2 Balance, Some of the Universe's Oldest Stars in Our Own Galaxy & TDIH: The First Bike in the US
May 21, 2024
How Spiders Use Their Webs To Capture Sound, Upcoming iPhone and Google Updates & TDIH: The First Speeding Citation Issued in the US (to a man going 12 mph)
May 20, 2024
Climate Resilient Rooftop, Teenage Boy Releases Story from Ancient Texts, and TDIH - Record Salmon Caught
May 17, 2024
Doctorate Awarded to 17-Year-Old, New Discoveries in Space, and TDIH - The First Motorcycle Trek Across America
May 16, 2024
Resurgence of Unique Turtle, Weird Wednesday (Plane Fight, Odd Ordinance Solution & GWR), and TDIH - Las Vegas Founded
May 15, 2024
Diabetic Cured with New Treatment, 100-Year-Old Coin Collection to be Auctioned, and TDIH - The First Plane Passenger
May 14, 2024
New Discovery with Evaporation, Dogs in Schools Help with Mental Health, and TDIH - The First Fleet of Criminals Set Sail for Australia
May 13, 2024
California Wildlife Crossing, Women Arrested Immediately After Leaving Jail, and TDIH - The Transcontinental Railroad is Completed
May 10, 2024
Teenage Hero, Baltimore Street Librarian, and TDIH - Mother's Day and The Pill
May 09, 2024
Another Attempt at Whale Communication, Weird Wednesday, and TDIH - The First Westminster Dog Show
May 08, 2024
Potential Long-Term Risk of Intermittent Fasting, Japanese Town Tired of Tourists, & TDIH - The First Planetarium
May 07, 2024
Orangutan Caught Using Medicinal Plants, New Rules for Airline Refunds, and TDIH - The Channel Tunnel Opens
May 06, 2024
Bird Flu and The Dairy/Meat Industry, Couple Accidently Sends Cat to Amazon, New Biodegradable Plastic, & TDIH - Washington DC Incorporated
May 03, 2024
New Benefits of Tumeric, Willy Wonka Horrendous Experience Returns, and TDIH - The 20 Cent Piece
May 02, 2024
Historic Artworks Return to Notre Dame, Weird Wednesday Features an Update to Chicago's Rat Hole, Milan Podering Ice Cream Ban & 2 New GWRs + TDIH: The World's First Flushing Toilet
May 01, 2024
T-Rex Intelligence Debate, Dog Lost in Australia Returns to UK, and TDIH - The Ice Cream Cone
Apr 30, 2024
Racing Rubber Duck Found, Rare Lego Piece Discovered, and TDIH - The Trolley Ancestor
Apr 29, 2024
Preparing for an Asteroid, Cicadas Collective Roar Compares to Jet Engine & TDIH: The First Polio Vaccine is Released
Apr 26, 2024
Incredible Chickadees Memory, Bringing Mars Samples to Earth, and TDIH - The First Solar Cell
Apr 25, 2024
Taco Bell Hero, Weird Wednesday (Hippo Identity, Seagull Boy, Star Wars Payday), and TDIH - Trip Around the World
Apr 24, 2024
Benefits of Exercise on Depression, New Method to Heal Broken Bones, Voyager 1 Update, and TDIH - "Hillbillies"
Apr 23, 2024
Ram Aggression Technique, Ancient Pacific City, Listener Mail, and TDIH - First Eye Transplant
Apr 22, 2024
Monkey Mayhem in Thailand, Bees Underwater, and TDIH - Mae West Arrested for Broadway Play
Apr 19, 2024
Solar Powered Car, Loch Ness Hunters Ask NASA for Help, and TDIH - The London Bridge is Moved
Apr 18, 2024
Possible Blindness Cure, Weird Wednesday, and TDIH - The Mustang is Introduced
Apr 17, 2024
"Scientific" Marriage Pact, Stunning Pompeii Discovery, and TDIH - Annie Oakley Breaks a Shooting Record
Apr 16, 2024
The Surprising Benefit to Fish Swimming in Schools, A Rare Medical Condition is Cured for the First Time & TDIH: The Man Who Walked Backwards Across the US (and why he did it)
Apr 15, 2024
Screaming Frogs, Cicada STDs (not a typo), Chechnya's Strange Music Ban & TDIH: The First Human in Space
Apr 12, 2024
Dogs Language Comprehension, Man Runs Across Africa, New Star in the Skies, and TDIH - The Modern Sub
Apr 11, 2024
Europe's Clean Energy, Weird Wednesday (Animal Edition), and TDIH - The Banana Comes to England
Apr 10, 2024
Space Refueling Station, Oldest Man-made Wooden Structures Found, and TDIH - First Tax Funded Library
Apr 09, 2024
New Thyroid Cancer Treatment, Kid Finds Roman Soldier's Gold Bracelet, and TDIH - Milk Bottles
Apr 08, 2024
Medieval Castle Remains Found, Goats Overtake Island, TDIH - The Tire That Changed Cars
Apr 05, 2024
What Chest-Beating in Gorillas Really Indicates, A New Solar Power Desalinator Provides Clean Water & TDIH: The Rhodes Scholarship
Apr 04, 2024
Human Brains Getting Larger, Weird Wednesday & This Day in History: The Pony Express Ride in the USA
Apr 03, 2024
Kombucha Benefits Validated, LEGO's Polite Request to Stay Out of Mugshots & TDIH: The First Human Cannonball
Apr 02, 2024
‘Exhausted’ immune cells could be target for breast cancer prevention, A Cook-Out Favorite Causes a Stir in the UK & the Birth of American Dollar Sign
Apr 01, 2024
The Devil Comet and Oregon's Dark Sky Sanctuary
Mar 29, 2024
Cemetary Solar Energy and Meteorite Ownership Contested
Mar 28, 2024
Pay-As-You-Can Dining and Weird Wednesday
Mar 27, 2024
A Potential Cure for HIV, The Largest Gold Nugget in England & A History of the US Gold Rush, and The "Real" Planet Vulcan
Mar 26, 2024
Pig to Human Kidney Transplant and One UAE Company Looks at Cooking Oil for BioFuel
Mar 25, 2024
Oldest Stone Tools in Europe, Toy Car Road Trip, and Sleep Protest in Mexico
Mar 22, 2024
Moss Used to Restore Bog, Search for a "Treasure Ship" Begins, and Rare Birth at Athens Zoon
Mar 21, 2024
Artifact Over 1000-Years-Old Found in River and Weird Wednesday
Mar 20, 2024
Woolly Mammoth Closer to Returning, Cloning to Hunt, and a Unique Way to Care for a Young Fox
Mar 19, 2024
Now Hiring: Postal Workers in Antarctica, NASA's Lunar Lighthouse & The First City Bus Takes to the Streets
Mar 18, 2024
Coral Reef Restoration, NASA's "Message in a Bottle", and the NASA Tabletop Game
Mar 15, 2024
Total Solar Eclipse Details and Studying How Animals Will Respond to the Eclipse
Mar 14, 2024
AI Helps Predict Cardiac Arrest and Weird Wednesday
Mar 13, 2024
Family Discovers Dino Footprints, Gray Whales in Cape Cod, and Milk-Producing Amphibian
Mar 12, 2024
Voyager 1 Troubles and The Latest from the Government on UFOs
Mar 11, 2024
Rare Bird at The Bellagio, Birds Can Learn, and Doppelgangers in More Ways Than One
Mar 08, 2024
The Chances of Life on Jupiter, Quick-thinking Pilot Delivers Baby in Sky, AI Falters at Fast Food Chains & the Rules of Baseball
Mar 07, 2024
Electric School Bus Performance and Weird Wednesday
Mar 06, 2024
Flying Car Development and Swimwear Recycling
Mar 05, 2024
Men vs Women Exercise Benefits, Moon Lander Odysseus Ending, and Humorous Road Sign Warning
Mar 04, 2024
Exoskeleton Advancements, Willy Wonka Mayhem, and Phone App to Diagnose Depression
Mar 01, 2024
Universal Snake Antivenom and News Moons Found
Feb 29, 2024
Mud Homes and Weird Wednesday
Feb 28, 2024
A New Cancer Drug for Canines, The Tiniest Apartment in NYC and Saving Money by Flying to Class
Feb 27, 2024
Rhinos Restored in Africa, Tooth Fairy Inflation and a New Smartphone Best Practice
Feb 26, 2024
Brightest Light in Space, Fossil Race Against Time, and Grenade Found in Bathroom Wall
Feb 23, 2024
Glow-in-the-dark Plants and Doctor's Called In at the Fort Worth Zoo
Feb 22, 2024
Rare Brain Cancer Cured in Child and Weird Wednesday
Feb 21, 2024
Underwater Farming, Closing Phone Apps, and Lost Guitar Returns to Iconic Owner
Feb 20, 2024
Miraculous Stingray Pregnancy, Simulated Mars Mission, and History of President's Day
Feb 19, 2024
Once-Flowing Rivers of Mars, Space Drug Capsule Returning, and Camels Helping Joshua Tree Groves in California
Feb 16, 2024
Endangered Seabirds Making a Comeback, Dino Fossils with Skin Found, and a "No Smoking" Plane Grounding
Feb 15, 2024
Amateur Paleontologists Discover Fossils, Blind Penguin Gets Help, and Weird Wednesday
Feb 14, 2024
Satellite to Study Atmosphere and Oceans, Prosthetic Hand Regains Some Feeling, and Puppy Regrows Jaw
Feb 13, 2024
Decoding Ancient Scrolls, Unexpected Ocean Found on a Saturn Moon, and Mutant Wolves in Chernobyl
Feb 12, 2024
Alzheimer's Disease Repair, Google's Gemini Announced, and Ancient Tree Comeback
Feb 09, 2024
Dating with AI and Tomato Juice Health Benefits
Feb 08, 2024
Greek Temple Treasure and Weird Wednesday
Feb 07, 2024
Escaped Monkey Caught and The Truth About Bugs and Light
Feb 06, 2024
Study of European Underwater Civilizations, Sea Otters Helping Marshlands, and Rocket Found in Garage
Feb 05, 2024
Can Music Make Us Healthier? Woman Survives Trash Compaction and The History of Groundhog Day
Feb 02, 2024
Ants Help with Sustainable Energy, Youthful Mensa Member, Dog Feces DNA
Feb 01, 2024
Rogue AI, Neuralink Implant, and Weird Wednesday
Jan 31, 2024
Cursive Study and Robot Surgeon Heads to the ISS
Jan 30, 2024
Life on Mars(?), Mars Vehicle Retires, California Solar Advancements
Jan 29, 2024
Deaf Gene Therapy, AI Meltdown, and New Escape Room Design
Jan 26, 2024
NASA Space Rocks Return and Rare Insect Experience
Jan 25, 2024
Possible Road Rule Changes and Weird Wednesday
Jan 24, 2024
The Reasons Why Dogs Wag Their Tails and The Oldest Black Hole
Jan 23, 2024
Levitation Becoming a Reality and Lexington E.T. Tourism Campaign
Jan 22, 2024
"Utopian" California City and Possible Alexa Upgrades
Jan 19, 2024
Crab Walking Car, AI Handwriting, and Chatty Animal Found
Jan 18, 2024
Pothole Rescue and Weird Wednesday
Jan 17, 2024
Alexander the Great Palace Reopens and The New Tyrannosaur Species
Jan 16, 2024
Ancient Amazon Cities and No Fun Highway Signs
Jan 15, 2024
Snow Fly Research, Endangered Clam Revival, and A Good Dog Saves the Day
Jan 12, 2024
Giant Ape Extinction and Could Gray Hair Be Reversible?
Jan 11, 2024
The Tidy Mouse and Weird Wednesday
Jan 10, 2024
EEAGER Beaver, Elvis AI Concert, and Starbucks Stanley Mayhem
Jan 09, 2024
Toronto's Marathon Man and Google's Privacy Update
Jan 08, 2024
Sonic Boom-less Aircraft, Space Plane Experiments, and Largest Australian Venomous Spider
Jan 05, 2024
The Met to Return Stolen Art, Island Caretaker Applications, and Classic Video Game Beat
Jan 04, 2024
Turning Light Into Matter & Weird Wednesday
Jan 03, 2024
2024 Predictions, "Beer Goggles" Research, and A Proper Introduction
Jan 02, 2024
Fri. 12/29 - Las Vegas Wedding Record and A Cool Stuff Lookback
Dec 29, 2023
Thu. 12/28 - Classic Holiday Commercials and Cool Stuff Lookback
Dec 28, 2023
Wed. 12/27 - Bird Drones Becoming a Reality and a Cool Stuff Lookback
Dec 27, 2023
Tues. 12/26 - International Astronaut to Join NASA Trip to Moon and Cool Stuff Lookback
Dec 26, 2023
Fri. 12/22 - The Blinding Light Display and Cool Stuff Look Back
Dec 22, 2023
Thu. 12/21 - Ape Memory, Oldest Horse Saddle Found, Holiday Package Theft
Dec 21, 2023
Wed. 12/20 - Space Laser Communication, Latest Doritos Product, 103-Year-Old Artificial Tree Sold
Dec 20, 2023
Tues. 12/19 - Sled Dog Therapy, Talking with Whales, Ray Ban Smart Glasses
Dec 19, 2023
Mon. 12/18 - Did Dinosaurs Limit Our Lifespan? Return Your Books, Pompei Artifact
Dec 18, 2023
Fri. 12/15 - Horned Oryx Not Extinct?, Rare Air Jordans Donation, Stranger Things Play
Dec 15, 2023
Thu. 12/14 - Ireland Wind Energy, Snapchat and Google Updates, Fast Food Punishment
Dec 14, 2023
Wed. 12/13 - Mouse Virtual Reality, The End of E3, Days of the Week Names
Dec 13, 2023
Tues. 12/12 -Redwood Recovery, Sudsy Move, Teenage Attorney
Dec 12, 2023
Mon. 12/11 - Sustainable Fuel Flight, Space Tomato is Found, White Leucistic Alligator
Dec 11, 2023
Fri. 12/8 - Space Lighthouses, The Year in Swipe, The QR Code Bill
Dec 08, 2023
Thu. 12/7 - The Other Leaning Tower, Wild Animal Stories, Double Lottery Winners
Dec 07, 2023
Wed. 12/6 - The Shipwreck That Keeps Producing and The Nagoya Lady Slap
Dec 06, 2023
Tues. 12/5 - The Oldest Living Land Animal, Valuable Trash, The Airing of Grievances
Dec 05, 2023
Mon. 12/4 - Penguin Naps, Recharging Pacemaker, Private Island For Sale
Dec 04, 2023
Fri. 12/1 - Using Produce to Help Sleep and The Lifespan Competition
Dec 01, 2023
Thu. 11/30 The Perfect Solar System, Pilots Help Officials, Most Teeth Record
Nov 30, 2023
Wed. 11/29 - Rhino Comeback, Young Mensa Member, Peruvian Find
Nov 29, 2023
Tues. 11/28 - EU Ban's Microplastics, Saving Axolotls, Scratch Off Delivery, The First US Race
Nov 28, 2023
Mon. 11/27 - Is It Trash or Treasure and the Late Return
Nov 27, 2023
Wed. 11/22 - The Stress of Thanksgiving, Top Dishes, and Meal Prep
Nov 22, 2023
Tues. 11/21 - A Promising Treatment for Parkinson's, An Extinct Species Reemerges, the TESLA Truck & The Legend of Zelda Anniversary
Nov 21, 2023
Mon. 11/20 - Flying Cars, The Most Expensive Bottle of Whiskey, California Agave, Brown Friday
Nov 20, 2023
Fri. 11/17 - New 3D Printed Limbs, Google's Weatherman, Getting Paid to Watch Hallmark Movies, History of Guinness World Records
Nov 17, 2023
Thu. 11/16 - Autonomous Cars, Florida Man Games, Loch Ness Monster, Social Media Addiction
Nov 16, 2023
Wed. 11/15 - Necrobot Spiders, UberTasks, Scare at 13,000 Feet, NASA Takes a Break From Mars
Nov 15, 2023
Tues. 11/14 - Peanut Toothpaste, Refrigerator Toilet Paper, Wile E Coyote Movie Update
Nov 14, 2023
Mon. 11/13 - Cool Stuff Ride Home Returns
Nov 13, 2023
Fri. 02/10 - Spoiler: This Is Our Last Episode
Feb 10, 2023
Thu. 02/09 - Justice for the M&M's Spokescandies
Feb 09, 2023
Wed. 02/08 - How Photos Changed Society + An Important Announcement
Feb 08, 2023
Tue. 02/07 - "Skutniks" at the State of the Union
Feb 07, 2023
Mon. 02/06 - Drinking Virgin Cola on Mars
Feb 06, 2023
Fri. 02/03 - Ice, Ice, Pasta
Feb 03, 2023
Thu. 02/02 - AI Seinfeld & Real-World Tamagotchi
Feb 02, 2023
Wed. 02/01 - The Dodo Is Coming Back! ...is that a good thing?
Feb 01, 2023
Tue. 01/31 - Lorem Ipsum? I Hardly Know 'Em! I tell you whot...
Jan 31, 2023
Mon. 01/30 - What Time Is It On The Moon?
Jan 30, 2023
Fri. 01/27 - Shakespeare for Gamers
Jan 27, 2023
Thu. 01/26 - Eggflation: Price-Gouging on Eggs and... Splash Mountain Water?
Jan 26, 2023
Wed. 01/25 - Wikipedia as a Model for the Rest of the Internet
Jan 25, 2023
Tue. 01/24 - 90 Seconds To Midnight
Jan 24, 2023
Mon. 01/23 - The HustleCore of Medieval Monks (& the Spin Cycle of Earth's Core)
Jan 23, 2023
Fri. 01/20 - Are Coffee Pods MORE Environmentally-Friendly Than Filter Coffee?
Jan 20, 2023
Thu. 01/19 - Edgar Allan Poe Wrote In His Books & You Should Too
Jan 19, 2023
Wed. 01/18 - The CIA's Spy-Pigeons
Jan 18, 2023
Tue. 01/17 - Fake Marrying Kids To Each Other, For Adult's Amusement
Jan 17, 2023
Mon. 01/16 - Dr. King's Most Controversial Speech
Jan 16, 2023
Fri. 01/13 - Surprisingly Old Galaxies & the Future of Libraries
Jan 13, 2023
Thu. 01/12 - A Giant River Falling From the Sky
Jan 12, 2023
Wed. 01/11 - Earliest Human Tools Just Monkey Business?
Jan 11, 2023
Tue. 01/10 - Is "Y'All" Actually... British?
Jan 10, 2023
Mon. 01/09 - Amateur Discovery May Rewrite Human History
Jan 09, 2023
Fri. 01/06 - Food Has Always Been Dangerous
Jan 06, 2023
Thu. 01/05 - A Vaccine For The Queen Bee
Jan 05, 2023
Wed. 01/04 - A Global Vault of Frozen Stool Samples
Jan 04, 2023
Tue. 01/03 - A New Space Race? And Gregor Mendel's Skeleton
Jan 03, 2023
Thu. 12/29 - BEST OF: Witchy Beer-Makers, CIA-Funded British Cartoons; & Predictions For Today From 1922
Dec 29, 2022
Wed. 12/28 - BEST OF: Crossing the Ocean W/O a Map; Waffle House Records; & The Dress and Misinformation
Dec 28, 2022
Tue. 12/27 - BEST OF: Gendered Food, The Brontë's Graveyard Water, & Mosquito Annihilation
Dec 27, 2022
Thu. 12/22 - Where Did "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells" Come From?
Dec 22, 2022
Wed. 12/21 - Entire South Korean Population Will Legally Become Younger Next Year
Dec 21, 2022
Tue. 12/20 - Wind Power for Human Habitats on Mars?
Dec 20, 2022
Mon. 12/19 - The Story Behind Those Wooden Castle Playgrounds
Dec 20, 2022
Fri. 12/16 - Bots Doing Business With Bots
Dec 16, 2022
Thu. 12/15 - How Sci-Fi Impacts Real-World Innovation & Policy
Dec 15, 2022
Wed. 12/14 - Why Thousands of Street Lights Are Turning Purple
Dec 14, 2022
Tue. 12/13 - The Enduring Power of "Silent Night"
Dec 13, 2022
Mon. 12/12 - A "Major Breakthrough" on Fusion Energy?
Dec 12, 2022
Fri. 12/09 - The Early Browser Button That Could've Changed The Web For The Better
Dec 09, 2022
Thu. 12/08 - The Christmas Classic That Almost Never Aired
Dec 08, 2022
Wed. 12/07 - Your Milk Is Probably Not Actually Expired
Dec 07, 2022
Tue. 12/06 - Gory, Graphic Shakespeare & Those Who Tried to Erase Him in the 1800s
Dec 06, 2022
Mon. 12/05 - Will Sherlock Holmes Go Goblin Mode?
Dec 05, 2022
Fri. 12/02 - Pilk & Cookies: Santa's New Fave?
Dec 02, 2022
Thu. 12/01 - Your Toilet Could Save Your Life
Dec 01, 2022
Wed. 11/30 - Designing Spotify Wrapped
Nov 30, 2022
Tue. 11/29 - Summer Drought Is Haunting Christmas
Nov 29, 2022
Mon. 11/28 - The World's Largest Active Volcano Is Erupting
Nov 28, 2022
Tue. 11/22 - Should 16-Year-Olds Be Allowed To Vote?
Nov 22, 2022
Mon. 11/21 - A Ray of Hope For the "Tripledemic?"
Nov 21, 2022
Fri. 11/18 - Giant Turkey Legs, The Quintessential American Snack
Nov 18, 2022
Thu. 11/17 - Lab-Grown Meat Gets FDA Approval
Nov 17, 2022
Wed. 11/16 - Fruitcake Flavored: The Pumpkin Spice of Christmastime?
Nov 16, 2022
Tue. 11/15 - Chimps––They're Just Like Us!
Nov 15, 2022
Mon. 11/14 - Polar Night, Midnight Sun, & Fruit Quakes
Nov 14, 2022
Fri. 11/11 - VR Special Effects Made Live TV Debut on Election Night
Nov 11, 2022
Thu. 11/10 - Can I Get One Large Algae, Please?
Nov 10, 2022
Wed. 11/09 - Ballpoint Pens Killed the Cursive Star
Nov 09, 2022
Tue. 11/08 - 3D Printing Human Organs In Space
Nov 08, 2022
Mon. 11/07 - The Uncertain Future of Social Media, Our Phones, & Us
Nov 07, 2022
Fri. 11/04 - Music to Prevent Nightmares
Nov 04, 2022
Thu. 11/03 - How the World Series Led To the Television Boom
Nov 03, 2022
Wed. 11/02 - Cornhole Controversy
Nov 02, 2022
Tue. 11/01 - Dracula: A Tale of Misinformation?
Nov 01, 2022
Mon. 10/31 - Queen Victoria's Halloween Ragers
Oct 31, 2022
Fri. 10/28 - Best Of: Candy Corn, Witches, & Spine-Tingling Music
Oct 28, 2022
Thu. 10/27 - This Is Your Brain On Books
Oct 27, 2022
Wed. 10/26 - Men Eat Red Meat, Women Eat Salads –– But Why?
Oct 26, 2022
Tue. 10/25 - Parkour Activists
Oct 25, 2022
Mon. 10/24 - Eau de Witchcraft
Oct 24, 2022
Thu. 10/20 - How the Black Death Changed Our Genes
Oct 20, 2022
Wed. 10/19 - The Rise of Human Composting, a Burial Alternative
Oct 19, 2022
Tue. 10/18 - How Quickly Would Vampires Make Humans Extinct?
Oct 18, 2022
Mon. 10/17 - The AI Chatbot Running for Office in Denmark
Oct 17, 2022
Fri. 10/14 - CIA-Funded Woolly Mammoths
Oct 14, 2022
Thu. 10/13 - Warhol & Prince & Galileo & Elvis.
Oct 13, 2022
Wed. 10/12 - Space Age Clam Slam
Oct 12, 2022
Tue. 10/11 - The Ghost of Halloween Candy Panics Past
Oct 11, 2022
Mon. 10/10 - Cyborg Cockroaches Are Here To Save the Day
Oct 10, 2022
Fri. 10/07 - When Novelty Halloween Songs Ruled The Billboard Charts
Oct 07, 2022
Thu. 10/06 - Jinkies! I Can't Believe Butter Is So Expensive
Oct 06, 2022
Wed. 10/05 - Bruce Willis Deepfake Deal is Fake, But Others Could Be Coming
Oct 05, 2022
Tue. 10/04 - Turns Out, Buttons Are Bad For Us
Oct 04, 2022
Mon. 10/03 - Can You Eat Crocs?
Oct 03, 2022
Fri. 09/30 - The Real Warriors From 'The Woman King'
Sep 30, 2022
Thu. 09/29 - Are Lawns ALL Bad?
Sep 29, 2022
Wed. 09/27 - Could Changing Jupiter Make Earth Better?
Sep 28, 2022
Tue. 09/27 - Giant Invisible Otters
Sep 27, 2022
Mon. 09/26 - GIFs Are Dead, Long Live the GIF
Sep 26, 2022
Fri. 09/23 - Asteroid SMASH
Sep 23, 2022
Thu. 09/22 - Fall Is Here & Your Phone Is Dying
Sep 22, 2022
Wed. 09/21 - What is this? A podcast for ANTS?!
Sep 21, 2022
Tue. 09/20 - The Lost Moon of Saturn
Sep 20, 2022
Mon. 09/19 - Did Volcanoes Kill the Dinosaurs?
Sep 19, 2022
Fri. 09/16 - What Is Going On In England?
Sep 16, 2022
Thu. 09/15 - The People's Joker & Lunar Crystals
Sep 15, 2022
Wed. 09/14 - The Dream of the 90s Is Alive on the Internet Archive… But For How Much Longer?
Sep 14, 2022
Tue. 09/13 - Too Many or Too Few Humans?
Sep 13, 2022
Mon. 09/12 - Not Your Papa’s Pawpaw
Sep 12, 2022
Fri. 09/09 - Garbled Nonsense: When Filter Bubbles Collide
Sep 09, 2022
Thu. 09/08 - All Hail Big Hail
Sep 08, 2022
Wed. 09/07 - The Haunting of Loab: AI's First Cryptid
Sep 07, 2022
Tue. 09/06 - The Science Tooth Fairy & the Vampire Skeleton
Sep 06, 2022
Fri. 09/02 - Crappy Musicians Profiting From Kids’ Alexa Commands
Sep 02, 2022
Thu. 09/01 - Littlefoot's Ancestor Is Oldest Ever Dino Found In Africa
Sep 01, 2022
Wed. 08/31 - The World Bog Snorkeling Championships
Aug 31, 2022
Tue. 08/30 - Big Kale's Big Lie
Aug 30, 2022
Mon. 08/29 - Why Artemis I Didn't Launch
Aug 29, 2022
Fri. 08/26 - Prebunking Conspiratorial Thinking
Aug 26, 2022
Thu. 08/25 - The Fantasy of History
Aug 25, 2022
Wed. 08/24 - Nimcels and Doppelgängers
Aug 24, 2022
Tue. 08/23 - Omicron Boosters & Original Antigenic Sin
Aug 23, 2022
Mon. 08/22 - They've Got 57 Varieties, But Tomato's The Only One
Aug 22, 2022
Fri. 08/19 - Competitive Lifesaving & Mullet Champions
Aug 19, 2022
Thu. 08/18 - Ancient Butt-less Sea Creature NOT a Human Ancestor
Aug 18, 2022
Wed. 08/17 - Elektronik Supersonik
Aug 17, 2022
Tue. 08/16 - De-Extincting Tasmanian Tigers
Aug 16, 2022
Mon. 08/15 - Exy McExoplanet
Aug 15, 2022
Fri. 08/12 - Micro-Robots Brushing Your Teeth?
Aug 12, 2022
Thu. 08/11 - Bog Butter Blogs & Predator's Food Vlog
Aug 11, 2022
Wed. 08/10 - Mary Shelley & the Cryogenic Tabloid Star
Aug 10, 2022
Tue. 08/09 - Excel eSports Championships
Aug 09, 2022
Mon. 08/08 - Do We REALLY Need Mosquitoes?
Aug 08, 2022
Fri. 08/05 - Your Brain On Horror
Aug 05, 2022
Thu. 08/04 - The Hazy History of the IPA
Aug 04, 2022
Wed. 08/03 - Cheese Baths
Aug 03, 2022
Tue. 08/02 - Smell-O-Vision Meets VR
Aug 02, 2022
Mon. 08/01 - Early Europeans Drank Milk Despite Lactose Intolerance; Ancient Humans, They're Just Like Us!
Aug 01, 2022
Fri. 07/29 - Shark Attacks, Moon Caves, & Murder Hornets
Jul 29, 2022
Thu. 07/28 - No, This Isn't Scientific Evidence for the Loch Ness Monster
Jul 28, 2022
Wed. 07/27 - Netflix "Lucas-ing" Stranger Things
Jul 27, 2022
Tue. 07/26 - The Best Failed Inventions
Jul 26, 2022
Mon. 07/25 - When Did NASA Logos Become Fashionable?
Jul 25, 2022
Fri. 07/22 – Home Depot's Got (Giant) Crabs
Jul 22, 2022
Thu. 07/21 - TikTok is Oozing Pink Sauce
Jul 21, 2022
Wed. 07/20 - Real-Life Quidditch Changes Its Name
Jul 20, 2022
Tue. 07/19 - DIY 4 Lyfe & Death
Jul 19, 2022
Mon. 07/18 - An Experiential Peek Into 2050's Weather
Jul 18, 2022
Wed. 07/13 - When Coal Was "Un-American"
Jul 13, 2022
Tue. 07/12 - Spikes, Blobs, & Bubbles: Explaining the JWST Images
Jul 12, 2022
Mon. 07/11 - Sailing Without a Map, or Compass, or Anything
Jul 11, 2022
Fri. 07/08 - The Breakfast Episode
Jul 08, 2022
Thu. 07/07 - Sports Leagues IN SPACE
Jul 07, 2022
Wed. 07/06 - Big Mouth Billy Bass
Jul 06, 2022
Tue. 07/05 - The Rise of #Gentleminions
Jul 05, 2022
Thu. 06/30 - The Kid Who Invented Popsicles... Allegedly
Jun 30, 2022
Wed. 06/29 - Did "The Dress" Foreshadow Fake News?
Jun 29, 2022
Tue. 06/28 - The Return of the Moon Age
Jun 28, 2022
Mon. 06/27 - Why Friends Smell Alike
Jun 27, 2022
Fri. 06/24 - The Creatures That Live & Mate On Our Faces
Jun 24, 2022
Thu. 06/23 - The "Anti-Hunger" Molecule Formed By Intense Workouts
Jun 23, 2022
Wed. 06/22 - Pinocchio, Fascism, & Guillermo del Toro
Jun 22, 2022
Tue. 06/21 - Queerness in Colonial Williamsburg
Jun 21, 2022
Mon. 06/20 - Peecycling
Jun 20, 2022
Fri. 06/17 - Space-Based Solar Power
Jun 17, 2022
Thu. 06/16 - An AI RBG
Jun 16, 2022
Wed. 06/15 - Is This the Origin of the Black Death?
Jun 15, 2022
Tue. 06/14 - The Once and Future Mall
Jun 14, 2022
Mon. 06/13 - Why You Can't Remember Books You Read
Jun 13, 2022
Fri. 06/10 - COVID-Sniffing Dogs & Delayed Positive Test Results
Jun 10, 2022
Thu. 06/09 - Heat Waves May Get Names, Like Hurricanes
Jun 09, 2022
Wed. 06/08 - So Long, Sit-Ups
Jun 08, 2022
Tue. 06/07 - Humans' Unique Sleep Patternzzzzzz
Jun 07, 2022
Mon. 06/06 - Gummi Bears: A 100 Year Look Back
Jun 06, 2022
Fri. 06/03 - This Is Your Voice On Mars
Jun 03, 2022
Thu. 06/02 - How To OutHorse Your Email
Jun 02, 2022
Wed. 06/01 - Self-Cloning Plant the New Biggest on Earth
Jun 01, 2022
Tue. 05/31 - Unionized Ghosts, Cat Burglars, & Quantum Bubbles
May 31, 2022
Mon. 05/30 - Angry Angry Hamsters
May 30, 2022
Fri. 05/27 - Viruses Are Behaving Weirdly
May 27, 2022
Thu. 05/26 - Winnie the Pooh: Horror Villain
May 26, 2022
Wed. 05/25 - Don't Forget To Take Your Daily Tomato
May 25, 2022
Tue. 05/24 - Monkeypox: How Concerned Should We Be?
May 24, 2022
Mon. 05/23 - The Forest At The Bottom Of A Sinkhole
May 23, 2022
Fri. 05/20 - 1930s Shopping Cart Haters
May 20, 2022
Thu. 05/19 - In Defense of "Like"
May 19, 2022
Wed. 05/18 - Music Made From DNA Sequences
May 18, 2022
Tue. 05/17 - Telepathic Pizza Delivery & Algae Batteries
May 17, 2022
Mon. 05/16 - Plants Grown In Moon Dust
May 16, 2022
Fri. 05/13 - The Multiverse: A Balm, A Mirror, or a Corporate Ploy?
May 13, 2022
Thu. 05/12 - 1st Image of Milky Way Black Hole & 1st Taco Bell TikTok Musical, Equally Important Events
May 12, 2022
Wed. 05/11 - Love, Sleep, & Dinosaurs: The Three Most Important Things In Life
May 11, 2022
Tue. 05/10 - How Hollywood Changed In The Summer of 19, 19, 1982
May 10, 2022
Mon. 05/09 - The Real-Life Inspiration Behind 'The Blob'
May 09, 2022
Fri. 05/06 - Dickens and the Rise of Creepy Clowns
May 06, 2022
Thu. 05/05 - Is Original Pop Culture Going Extinct?
May 05, 2022
Wed. 05/04 - Margaret Thatcher's Empire Strikes Back
May 04, 2022
Tue. 05/03 - Why Can't The US Have Weird Chip Flavors?
May 03, 2022
Mon. 05/02 - Waste More Time
May 02, 2022
Fri. 04/29 - Books That Kill: Arsenic-Laced Covers & Other Poisonous Pigments
Apr 29, 2022
Thu. 04/28 - Oreology: The Science of Oreos
Apr 28, 2022
Wed. 04/27 - Our Backstabbed Two-Faced Moon
Apr 27, 2022
Tue. 04/26 - When the CIA Funded an Animal Farm Cartoon
Apr 26, 2022
Mon. 04/25 - Monopoly’s Scandalous Anti-Monopoly History
Apr 25, 2022
Fri. 04/22 - Some Like It Hot... But Why?
Apr 22, 2022
Thu. 04/22 - The Sport of Extreme Sitting
Apr 21, 2022
Wed. 04/20 - The AI Microwave Out for Revenge
Apr 20, 2022
Tue. 04/19 - Holoportation & the Real Scream Queen
Apr 19, 2022
Mon. 04/18 - The Old Villains Are the New Heroes + the Big Mac Index
Apr 18, 2022
Fri. 04/15 - We Need a Time Variance Authority
Apr 15, 2022
Thu. 04/14 - Redefining Units of Time for the Techno-Era
Apr 14, 2022
Wed. 04/13 - That's A Big Ol' Comet
Apr 13, 2022
Tue. 04/12 - Social Media as the Fall of the Tower of Babel
Apr 12, 2022
Mon. 04/11 - You Have Livetweeted Dysentery
Apr 11, 2022
Fri. 04/08 - Short Kings & Barbie Girls
Apr 08, 2022
Thu. 04/07 - Scaly Dino Fossil From the Day the Asteroid Hit Found (maybe)
Apr 07, 2022
Wed. 04/06 - The Darwin Book Thief
Apr 06, 2022
Tue. 04/05 - So You Wanna Be A Fossil
Apr 05, 2022
Mon. 04/04 - The Artwork Made By Six Million People and Counting
Apr 04, 2022
Fri. 04/01 - Star Wars Kid: A New Hope
Apr 01, 2022
Thu. 03/31 - We Don't Talk About Pluto
Mar 31, 2022
Wed. 03/30 - Prayers on the Blockchain & the Oldest Ever Star
Mar 30, 2022
Tue. 03/29 - Koons' Moons
Mar 29, 2022
Mon. 03/28 - The Hoax Behind Pringles' Mascot's Name
Mar 28, 2022
Fri. 03/25 - Digital Rest Stop Ahead
Mar 25, 2022
Thu. 03/24 - You're Not Actually Laughing, lol
Mar 24, 2022
Wed. 03/23 - Lettuce Medicine, Ranch Diamonds, & eWaste Coins
Mar 23, 2022
Tue. 03/22 - Competitive Water Drinkers On YouTube: One of the Internet's Last Friendly Places?
Mar 22, 2022
Mon. 03/21 - Squid Tech to Prevent Human Sunburns
Mar 21, 2022
Fri. 03/18 - What Do We Lose By Keeping The Lights On?
Mar 18, 2022
Thu. 03/17 - Why Are Movies So Long These Days?
Mar 17, 2022
Wed. 03/16 - Permanent Daylight Saving Time?
Mar 16, 2022
Tue. 03/15 - Solar Storms & Subvariants, But It's All Fine
Mar 15, 2022
Mon. 03/14 - Why COVID Causes Loss of Smell and How To (Maybe) Get It Back
Mar 14, 2022
Fri. 03/11 - Abe Lincoln: Telegraph Influencer
Mar 11, 2022
Thu. 03/10 - We Need To Talk About The Spiders
Mar 10, 2022
Wed. 03/09 - Why Has "Z" Become a Pro-War Symbol?
Mar 09, 2022
Tue. 03/08 - Diamonds Are the Air's Best Friend
Mar 08, 2022
Mon. 03/07 - Why Have Some Of Us Never Gotten COVID?
Mar 07, 2022
Fri. 03/04 - How Hybrid Work Could Change Cities & the Workforce
Mar 04, 2022
Thu. 03/03 - Designing Gotham: Batman's Universal Hometown
Mar 03, 2022
Wed. 03/02 - Death to Plastic
Mar 02, 2022
Tue. 03/01 - Dino Drama: Should Tyrannosaurus Be Split Into Three Species?
Mar 01, 2022
Mon. 02/28 - Pres. Zelensky's Uncanny Comedy Career & the Perils of Idol-worship
Feb 28, 2022
Fri. 02/25 - The Meme Accounts Behind Misinformation
Feb 25, 2022
Thu. 02/24 - The Little-Known Women Who Saved Millions of Children
Feb 24, 2022
Wed. 02/23 - I'm Feeling Lucky
Feb 23, 2022
Tue. 02/22 - Hot Jupiter Is Raining Gems
Feb 22, 2022
Mon. 02/21 - Emo Poet & Wrestling Champ Abe Lincoln
Feb 21, 2022
Fri. 02/18 - Did the Index Destroy How We Read? Will eBooks?
Feb 18, 2022
Thu. 02/17 - The Origins and Physics of Luge
Feb 17, 2022
Wed. 02/16 - EPCOT 2.0? Disney's New Residential Housing Communities
Feb 16, 2022
Tue. 02/15 - The Love Story Behind the High Five Wikipedia Page
Feb 15, 2022
Mon. 02/14 - Rejected Olympic Sports
Feb 14, 2022
Fri. 02/11 - Rams vs. Bengals In the Wild
Feb 11, 2022
Thu. 02/10 - Valentine's Meat Juice
Feb 10, 2022
Wed. 02/09 - 300 y/o Arctic Sponges Found Surviving on Fossilized Worms
Feb 09, 2022
Tue. 02/08 - Wine Bricks To The Rescue + Decoding Dickens & Digital Dollars
Feb 08, 2022
Mon. 02/07 - How Many Micromorts Is Listening To This Podcast?
Feb 07, 2022
Fri. 02/04 - The "Eminently Boycottable" Olympics
Feb 04, 2022
Thu. 02/03 - Where Did Numbers Come From?
Feb 03, 2022
Wed. 02/02 - How Many Weeks of Winter When the Groundhog Dies?
Feb 02, 2022
Tue. 02/01 - 2,500 Subway Cars Under the Sea
Feb 01, 2022
Mon. 01/31 - I Want a Christmas Moon Tree & A Shot of Spikevax
Jan 31, 2022
Fri. 01/28 - Why the Metaverse Doesn't Have Legs
Jan 28, 2022
Thu. 01/27 - The History of “sus” is… pretty sus
Jan 27, 2022
Wed. 01/26 - Dun, Dun, Duuuuun!
Jan 26, 2022
Tue. 01/25 - Extreme Ironing: Can You Take The Heat?
Jan 25, 2022
Mon. 01/24 - Why Do Americans Eat So Much Peanut Butter?
Jan 24, 2022
Fri. 01/21 - False Bananas & Sexy Skeletons
Jan 21, 2022
Thu. 01/20 - A Film Studio IN SPACE
Jan 20, 2022
Wed. 01/19 - No Fries, Pricey Lumber, & Fake Soup
Jan 19, 2022
Tue. 01/18 - tl;dr idk (and that's ok)
Jan 18, 2022
Mon. 01/17 - What's In a Name? From Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to MLK
Jan 17, 2022
Fri. 01/14 - The Internet's (and French Dressing's) Identity Crisis
Jan 14, 2022
Thu. 01/13 - Un-distilled Non-Whiskey & the King of No One
Jan 13, 2022
Wed. 01/12 - Go Ahead and Listen To This Episode at 1.5x Speed
Jan 12, 2022
Tue. 01/11 - Wordle Wordle Everywhere
Jan 11, 2022
Mon. 01/10 - Deep Space Tardigrades
Jan 10, 2022
Fri. 01/07 - Boaty McBoatface and the Doomsday Glacier
Jan 07, 2022
Thu. 01/06 - 1922's Predictions for 2022 + FOVs (Fish-Operated Vehicles)
Jan 06, 2022
Wed. 01/05 - The Climate Emergency: Reasons to Hope
Jan 05, 2022
Tue. 01/04 - Time Capsules in a Confederate Statue & the History of the Future
Jan 04, 2022
Mon. 01/03 - It's Raining Fish (Hallelujah)
Jan 03, 2022
Wed. 12/29 - Why Donuts Are Emblems of America (& some NYE traditions from around the globe)
Dec 29, 2021
Tue. 12/28 - Emojis As Folklore & Cows On Waterbeds
Dec 28, 2021
Mon. 12/27 - I'm Disgusted
Dec 28, 2021
Wed. 12/22 - Rollerskating, The Holy Pooper, & X-Mas Carol Extortion: Traditions From Around the World & Days of Yore
Dec 22, 2021
Tue. 12/21 - Why the Webb Telescope Launch Is Freaking Out Astronomers
Dec 21, 2021
Mon. 12/20 - Athletes' Supercharged Blood & Pro Santas On a Boat
Dec 20, 2021
Fri. 12/17 - The Mystery of the Secret Library Hidden Inside a Library Book
Dec 17, 2021
Thu. 12/16 - DOOM BLOOM: Spotted Lanternfly-Tainted Honey
Dec 16, 2021
Wed. 12/15 - Are Floating Neighborhoods the Future?
Dec 15, 2021
Tue. 12/14 - Sad Keanu & A Sleeping Bag to Save Astronauts' Eyeballs From Being Squashed
Dec 14, 2021
Mon. 12/13 - Science-Backed Nap Hacks From Salvador Dalí
Dec 13, 2021
Fri. 12/10 - The Science (& Ethics) of Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’
Dec 10, 2021
Thu. 12/09 - Birds Aren't Real (And Neither Is This Gen Z Conspiracy Theory)
Dec 09, 2021
Wed. 12/08 - Cleaning Hacks From Victorians
Dec 08, 2021
Tue. 12/07 - Scientists Want SpaceX's Starship To Go To Infinity & Beyond
Dec 07, 2021
Mon. 12/06 - Why Is It So Hard To Hear Movie Dialogue These Days?
Dec 06, 2021
Fri. 12/04 - Krampus, the Unabomber, & Tickle Me Elmo
Dec 03, 2021
Thu. 12/02 - How a College Student Invented Oregon Trail 50 Years Ago
Dec 02, 2021
Wed. 12/01 - Duolingo's Bizarre Sentences
Dec 01, 2021
Tue. 11/30 - How Mark Twain Invented the Bra Clasp
Nov 30, 2021
Mon. 11/29 - Canada's Emergency Maple Syrup Reserves
Nov 29, 2021
Wed. 11/24 - Made-Up Words For Very Real Feelings
Nov 24, 2021
Tue. 11/23 - Why Do We Say "Sh*t Hit the Fan"?
Nov 23, 2021
Mon. 11/22 - Oxygen From Moon Rocks Could Sustain Humanity for 100,000 Years
Nov 22, 2021
Fri. 11/19 - The Fake 2000s Yo-Yo Career of 'What We Do In the Shadows' Mark Proksch
Nov 19, 2021
Thu. 11/18 - AMC Will Soon Deliver Popcorn to Your Home
Nov 18, 2021
Wed. 11/17 - The 1930s "Streaming" Music Service from Seattle
Nov 17, 2021
Tue. 11/16 - Pastel Pavement to Appeal to Women Drivers & More Tired Ideas From Auto History
Nov 16, 2021
Mon. 11/15 - Welcome To The Human Library
Nov 15, 2021
Fri. 11/12 - The Year Without A Santa Claus? "Labor Shortages" Hit the North Pole
Nov 12, 2021
Wed. 11/10 - Could Dogs Survive Without Us?
Nov 10, 2021
Tue. 11/09 - Why Does America Have So Few Public Restrooms?
Nov 09, 2021
Mon. 11/08 - The Messy Legacy of Emily Dickinson and Her Favorite Cake
Nov 08, 2021
Fri. 11/05 - A Universal Vaccine For EVERY Coronavirus, Not Just COVID-19
Nov 05, 2021
Thu. 11/04 - Steel Igloos In Iceland Turn CO2 Into Rocks
Nov 04, 2021
Wed. 11/03 - The McRib, Space Tacos, and Tropicana Toothpaste
Nov 03, 2021
Tue. 11/02 - How to Rewild Your Attention
Nov 02, 2021
Mon. 11/01 - "Behind The Joy Are The Algorithms"
Nov 01, 2021
Fri. 10/29 - Disease and the Vampire Myth + Hallowmeme History
Oct 29, 2021
Thu. 10/28 - Human Eggs Made From Blood Cells
Oct 28, 2021
Wed. 10/27 - Permafrost Thaw May Unleash Radioactive Waste & Bacteria
Oct 27, 2021
Tue. 10/26 - Can AI Simulations Solve the Supply Chain Disruptions?
Oct 26, 2021
Mon. 10/25 - Music That Gives You Chills, and Why It Does
Oct 25, 2021
Fri. 10/22 - A Solar Storm Proved the Vikings Visited The Americas Exactly 1000 Years Ago
Oct 22, 2021
Thu. 10/21 - Using These Memes Is A Red Flag 🚩
Oct 21, 2021
Wed. 10/20 - None Pizza With Left Beef: A Slice of History
Oct 20, 2021
Tue. 10/19 - Grand Duke Travis of Westarctica Wants To Save the Planet
Oct 19, 2021
Mon. 10/18 - Thank Exoplanets For Your iPhone's Display
Oct 18, 2021
Fri. 10/15 - Responding to Pandemic Uncertainty Like an Engineer
Oct 15, 2021
Thu. 10/14 - Do Spoilers Actually Make Movies Better?
Oct 14, 2021
Wed. 10/13 - Who's To Blame For Candy Corn?
Oct 13, 2021
Tue. 10/12 - Why Do We Casually Kill Spiders Without Remorse?
Oct 12, 2021
Mon. 10/11 - The Very Intense Miss Navajo Nation Pageant
Oct 11, 2021
Fri. 10/08 - Is The Nobel Prize Bad For Science?
Oct 08, 2021
Thu. 10/07 - It's Like Venmo, But For the Post Office
Oct 07, 2021
Wed. 10/06 - "Corpse Medicine," Brain Implants, & Actors In Space
Oct 06, 2021
Tue. 10/05 - The Facebook Outage Revealed a Grim Reality
Oct 05, 2021
Mon. 10/04 - Thor's Antiviral COVID-19 Pill & Sexist Suitcases
Oct 04, 2021
Fri. 10/01 - Edibles In Your Kid's Trick-Or-Treat Candy? Don't Bet On It.
Oct 01, 2021
Thu. 09/30 - Chinese Takeout Boxes Are Americancore
Sep 30, 2021
Wed. 09/29 - When Humans Die On Mars, What Will Happen?
Sep 29, 2021
Tue. 09/28 - Are Climate Companies Reliving the Dot Com Era?
Sep 28, 2021
Mon. 09/27 - 900 Year Old Cosmic Mystery: Officially Solved
Sep 27, 2021
Fri. 09/24 - Ancient Teens Shake Up History of Human Migration
Sep 24, 2021
Thu. 09/23 - Birds Are Real (and Got Louder During Lockdown)
Sep 23, 2021
Wed. 09/22 - The Wonders of Fall, and the Cosmos
Sep 22, 2021
Tue. 09/21 - Making 26,000 People Out of 20: Ted Lasso's Trick
Sep 21, 2021
Mon. 09/20 - Poison Ivy Vaccines & A Mosh Pit History
Sep 20, 2021
Fri. 09/17 - Night-Lunch and the Origin of Food Trucks
Sep 17, 2021
Thu. 09/16 - Jane Austen's Advice for Social Media Users
Sep 16, 2021
Wed. 09/15 - Civilian? Amateur? Private? Whatever, They're Going to Space!
Sep 15, 2021
Tue. 09/14 - Steve Wozniak's New Space Company
Sep 14, 2021
Mon. 09/13 - De-Extinct Woolly Mammoths & Potty-Trained Cows
Sep 13, 2021
Fri. 09/10 - The Mystery of Blue Moon Ice Cream
Sep 10, 2021
Thu. 09/09 - Roof Panels That Cool Your Home, No A/C Required!
Sep 09, 2021
Wed. 09/08 - What Happens When You Get Struck By Lightning?
Sep 08, 2021
Tue. 09/07 - Mars Rocks, A Billionaire's Utopia, & The Free Blockbuster Movement
Sep 07, 2021
Fri. 09/03 - The Billion Year Gap In the Grand Canyon's Rocks
Sep 03, 2021
Thu. 09/02 - What Is Grimace & Why Are Hyperlinks Blue?
Sep 02, 2021
Wed. 09/01 - Flying EVs, Bedroom Pop, & Murder Hornets 2: Venomous Boogaloo
Sep 01, 2021
Tue. 08/31 - Could We Delete Our Memories One Day?
Aug 31, 2021
Mon. 08/30 - Electric Cars Almost Became the Norm in the 1800s
Aug 30, 2021
Fri. 08/27 - The History of the ICEE, The Coolest Drink In Town
Aug 27, 2021
Thu. 08/26 - What If All Food Was Square?
Aug 26, 2021
Wed. 08/25 - Comirnaty? How Pfizer's Vaccine Got Its Brand Name (and what it almost was)
Aug 25, 2021
Tue. 08/24 - Pixels Aren't Square. Or Visible.
Aug 24, 2021
Mon. 08/23 - Critics Hate Them! Netflix's UNBELIEVABLE Clickbait Strategies
Aug 23, 2021
Fri. 08/20 - The Necrobiome: Dead and Loving It
Aug 20, 2021
Thu. 08/19 - The #1 Site on Facebook is a Green Bay Packers Alumni Company?
Aug 19, 2021
Wed. 08/18 - A "Wright Bros. Moment" In Nuclear Fusion
Aug 18, 2021
Tue. 08/17 - The Thriving Imported Mango Market on WhatsApp
Aug 17, 2021
Mon. 08/16 - Eerily Accurate 1990s Predictions of Current Tech Dangers
Aug 16, 2021
Fri. 08/13 - Woolly Mammoth Adventures & Goodreads Pages Held For Ransom
Aug 13, 2021
Thu. 08/12 - The Nickelodeon Design Aesthetic
Aug 12, 2021
Wed. 08/11 - Robin, Batman's Sidekick, Has Come Out of the Closet
Aug 11, 2021
Tue. 08/10 - A New Carnivorous Flower CAPTCHAs Its Prey
Aug 10, 2021
Mon. 08/09 - That “Code Red” Climate Report, Explained
Aug 09, 2021
Fri. 08/06 - A Gardener's High? Can Playing In Dirt Make You Happier?
Aug 06, 2021
Thu. 08/05 - Vaccine APP-rehension
Aug 05, 2021
Wed. 08/04 - Why Is Snow on the Alps Turning Red?
Aug 04, 2021
Tue. 08/03 - What Edgar Allan Poe's Forgotten Science Writing Can Tell Us About Misinformation
Aug 03, 2021
Mon. 08/02 - Why Skateboarding Is An Olympic Sport, But Cricket Isn't
Aug 02, 2021
Fri. 07/30 - Millions of Views & Not a Dollar To Show For It
Jul 30, 2021
Thu. 07/29 - Kids Are Using Soda To Fake Positive COVID Tests
Jul 29, 2021
Wed. 07/28 - Why the COVID Vaccines WEREN'T Hacked... So Far
Jul 28, 2021
Tue. 07/27 - Are Personalized Digital Billboards the Future?
Jul 27, 2021
Mon. 07/26 - An Olympic Medal For Designing Olympic Medals
Jul 26, 2021
Fri. 07/23 - Time Keeps on Slipping, Slipping, Slipping
Jul 23, 2021
Thu. 07/22 - Venmore You Venknow
Jul 22, 2021
Wed. 07/21 - It Was in All the Papers
Jul 21, 2021
Tue. 07/20 - Creepy Clown Town 2021
Jul 20, 2021
Mon. 07/19 - It Brings Good Things Back to Life
Jul 19, 2021
Fri. 07/16 - People Have Reservations about Deep-Faking Bourdain’s Voice
Jul 16, 2021
Thu. 07/15 - NASA, Don’t Flub on Hubble Trouble
Jul 15, 2021
Wed. 07/14 - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet ETAOIN SHRDLU TK TK TK
Jul 14, 2021
Tue. 07/13 - A Cache of Metal Type Found in Korea
Jul 13, 2021
Mon. 07/12 - The Heliopause That Refreshes
Jul 12, 2021
Thu. 07/08 - Will We Still Own Things In the Future?
Jul 08, 2021
Wed. 07/07 - Algae Beer, Lead-Poisoned Emperors, & mRNA Flu Vaccines
Jul 07, 2021
Tue. 07/06 - Is the 4-Day Workweek Actually Happening This Time?
Jul 06, 2021
Fri. 07/02 - The Restaurant Taco Bell Lifted Their Taco Recipe From
Jul 02, 2021
Thu. 07/01 - How to Stop A/C's from Warming the Planet
Jul 01, 2021
Wed. 06/30 - Why 1980s Nostalgia Films Won't Die
Jun 30, 2021
Tue. 06/29 - The Underground McDonald's DIY Recipe Guide for Recreating 1960s Menu Items
Jun 29, 2021
Mon. 06/28 - A New Extinct Human Species? The Giant Skull Everyone's Talking About
Jun 28, 2021
Fri. 06/25 - 20,000 Years Ago, A Different Coronavirus Epidemic Hit Humanity
Jun 25, 2021
Thu. 06/24 - Astronauts' Dirty Laundry
Jun 24, 2021
Wed. 06/23 - How to Recover from "Zoom Body" + A Big Ol' Comet's a-Comin'
Jun 23, 2021
Tue. 06/22 - Smart Slime, Supermoons, & Upcycled Food Scraps
Jun 22, 2021
Mon. 06/21 - How the Pandemic Reshaped the Home of the Future
Jun 21, 2021
Fri. 06/18 - Are There Dinosaur Teeth on the Moon?
Jun 18, 2021
Thu. 06/17 - Top 10 Best Homes for Extraterrestrial Life & the 20-5-3 Rule
Jun 17, 2021
Wed. 06/16 - How Xerox & Some Dalmatians Saved Disney
Jun 16, 2021
Tue. 06/15 - A Lunar Telescope Built From Moon Dust
Jun 15, 2021
Mon. 06/14 - The Full Tale of the Man Nearly Eaten By a Whale on Friday
Jun 14, 2021
Fri. 06/11 - Why Are Tornado Warnings So Inaccurate & Last Minute?
Jun 11, 2021
Thu. 06/10 - The 1920s Transgender Clinic Destroyed By the Nazis
Jun 10, 2021
Wed. 06/09 - Millions Lack a "Mind's Eye" & We're Not Sure Why
Jun 09, 2021
Tue. 06/08 - New Giant Dinosaur, Same Boring Cereal
Jun 08, 2021
Mon. 06/07 - Squids In Space & Why Vaccine Lotteries Work
Jun 07, 2021
Fri. 06/04 - Shark-pocalypse & Extinct Flu Strains (possibly)
Jun 04, 2021
Thu. 06/03 - Why Unique People Are More Attractive
Jun 03, 2021
Wed. 06/02 - John Steinbeck's Unpublished Werewolf Murder Mystery Novel
Jun 02, 2021
Tue. 06/01 - Bacteria Saves Michelangelo Works From Medici Ooze
Jun 01, 2021
Fri. 05/28 - Rural Oregon Tries to Become Greater Idaho
May 28, 2021
Thu. 05/27 - Naked Mole Rats: The Key to Slowing Human Aging?
May 27, 2021
Wed. 05/26 - You Signed Up For a Vaccine Waitlist. Now What Happens To Your Data?
May 26, 2021
Tue. 05/25 - Do Ovens Dream of Frozen Pizza?
May 25, 2021
Mon. 05/24 - Big Wind Energy & Tech-Savvy Lessons from the Amish
May 24, 2021
Fri. 05/21 - The Cicadas Are Turning Into Dismembered, Zombie Sex Fiends
May 21, 2021
Thu. 05/20 - How The Sun Could Spoil NASA's Trip Back to the Moon
May 20, 2021
Wed. 05/19 - Is Carbon Neutral Gasoline Coming?
May 19, 2021
Tue. 05/18 - Why Mammals Don't Have Neon or Iridescent Skin Like Other Animals
May 18, 2021
Mon. 05/17 - The Historical Mix-Up That Led to COVID Aerosol Confusion
May 17, 2021
Fri. 05/14 - Using Nostalgia to Combat Boring Small Talk
May 14, 2021
Thu. 05/13 - I'll Have What She's Having: The Decline of Personalized Recommendations?
May 13, 2021
Wed. 05/12 - How Epidemiologists Are Approaching Post-Vaccine Life
May 12, 2021
Tue. 05/11 - The Real Voice Behind Alexa
May 11, 2021
Mon. 05/10 - Got Wood? America's Mounting Lumber Problem
May 10, 2021
Fri. 05/07 - No Shrooms on Mars, Just Misinformation
May 07, 2021
Thu. 05/06 - Is This Podcast Cheugy?
May 06, 2021
Wed. 05/05 - Professional Mermaids Are Taking Over
May 05, 2021
Tue. 05/04 - The Closest to a Real Lightsaber We'll Probably Get
May 04, 2021
Mon. 05/03 - Can We Expand Human Life Spans?
May 03, 2021
Fri. 04/30 - Human Memes Are Taking Back What They’re Owed
Apr 30, 2021
Thu. 04/29 - An AI Won a Crossword Tournament & the Olympics Gets Into eSports
Apr 29, 2021
Wed. 04/28 - How To Fix Our Crappy Toilets & Secure Our Future
Apr 28, 2021
Tue. 04/27 - This Famous Actor's Mom Helped Save the Apollo 13 Astronauts
Apr 27, 2021
Mon. 04/26 - The Battle of the Joshes
Apr 26, 2021
Fri. 04/23 - A McShake Up: The Battle Over McDonald's Ice Cream Machines
Apr 23, 2021
Thu. 04/22 - Your Grandma's Meme Stocks of the 1980s
Apr 22, 2021
Wed. 04/21 - Translating Whales' Conversations Using AI
Apr 21, 2021
Tue. 04/20 - The New Roaring 20s? An Economist & Epidemiologist Weigh In
Apr 20, 2021
Mon. 04/19 - Super League, Explained (w/ Brian McCullough)
Apr 19, 2021
Fri. 04/16 - Human-Monkey Chimera Embryos Are a Reality Now
Apr 16, 2021
Thu. 04/15 - What Do Spiderwebs Sound Like?
Apr 15, 2021
Wed. 04/14 - A Pterosaur With Opposable Thumbs?
Apr 14, 2021
Tue. 04/13 - A Methane-Eating Bacteria Inside of Trees
Apr 13, 2021
Mon. 04/12 - Is An Art Movement Happening On TikTok?
Apr 12, 2021
Fri. 04/09 - The Sound of Our Future Depends On Electric Vehicles
Apr 09, 2021
Thu. 04/08 - Who Invented the High Five?
Apr 08, 2021
Wed. 04/07 - The 1970s Clubhouse Precursor
Apr 07, 2021
Tue. 04/06 - A New Bacteria Discovered on the ISS That Could Help Grow Plants on Mars
Apr 06, 2021
Mon. 04/05 - Vaccine Side Effects: Myths & Tips
Apr 05, 2021
Fri. 04/02 - When Ships Were Stuck at the Suez Canal for Eight YEARS & a Micronation Was Formed at Sea
Apr 02, 2021
Thu. 04/01 - Slamilton: A Basketball Musical
Apr 01, 2021
Wed. 03/31 - Why All The Galaxy Carpets In 90s Movie Theaters?
Mar 31, 2021
Tue. 03/30 - Zombie Brain Cells Keep Going After We Die
Mar 30, 2021
Mon. 03/29 - Why The Lawyer Cat Filter Was a Default on Thousands of Computers
Mar 29, 2021
Fri. 03/26 - We Are All the Big Boat Stuck in the Suez Canal
Mar 26, 2021
Thu. 03/25 - How to Cook & Eat Cicadas
Mar 25, 2021
Wed. 03/24 - Oops All Shrimp Tails! The Cinnamon Toast Crunch Saga
Mar 24, 2021
Tue. 03/23 - How Fast Did Forrest Gump Run?
Mar 23, 2021
Mon. 03/22 - The Bakery AI Being Used For Cancer Research
Mar 22, 2021
Fri. 03/19 - The Feuding Cousins Responsible For Our COVID Test Swab Supply
Mar 19, 2021
Thu. 03/18 - Salmon Chaos & The Paris Commune
Mar 19, 2021
Wed. 03/17 - Why Doesn't Channel 37 Exist?
Mar 17, 2021
Tue. 03/16 - Daylight Saving Time? Not in this house!
Mar 16, 2021
Mon. 03/15 - Brood X and Self-Sabotaging Zoom Calls
Mar 15, 2021
Fri. 03/12 - A Sperm Bank on the Moon
Mar 12, 2021
Thu. 03/11 - Is This Ancient Biblical Forgery Actually Real?
Mar 11, 2021
Wed. 03/10 - A Year of the Pandemic WITHOUT the Internet
Mar 10, 2021
Tue. 03/09 - Could Aliens' Pollution Help Us Find Them?
Mar 09, 2021
Mon. 03/08 - Replacing The Simpsons Cast with AI Voice "Actors?"
Mar 08, 2021
Fri. 03/05 - A Physical Warp Drive Is Now Possible, Scientists Say
Mar 05, 2021
Thu. 03/04 - Will NFTs Change How We Buy Music & Movies?
Mar 04, 2021
Wed. 03/03 - Life Lessons From Cats
Mar 03, 2021
Tue. 03/02 - Light-Up Tattoos For You and Your Avocado
Mar 02, 2021
Mon. 03/01 - The Future: Fast Vaccines and Slow Social Media?
Mar 01, 2021
Fri. 02/26 - Is Mr. Potato Head Non-fungible?
Feb 26, 2021
Thu. 02/25 - The Anti-Marie Kondo & Radical Keeping
Feb 25, 2021
Wed. 02/24 - How Childhood Illness Can Shape Future Immune Response
Feb 24, 2021
Tue. 02/23 - The History (and Erasure) of Black Brewers
Feb 23, 2021
Mon. 02/22 - Two-Way Dream Communication
Feb 22, 2021
Fri. 02/19 - Green Oranges, Pink Margarine, & Grey Salmon: A Brief History of Dyed Foods in the U.S.
Feb 19, 2021
Thu. 02/18 - Improving Twitter with an 1800s Etiquette Handbook
Feb 18, 2021
Wed. 02/17 - How Perseverance Could Pave the Way for Humans on Mars
Feb 17, 2021
Tue. 02/16 - Del Monte Engineered Pink Pineapples for Instagram
Feb 16, 2021
Mon. 02/15 - The Impactor That Killed the Dinosaurs: A New Theory
Feb 15, 2021
Fri. 02/12 - He Made a Guitar Out of His Uncle's Skeleton
Feb 12, 2021
Thu. 02/11 - Myspace is back!
Feb 11, 2021
Wed. 02/10 - The Curious Case of the Purple Daisy Photo
Feb 10, 2021
Tue. 02/09 - A Hacker Tried to Poison a Town's Water Supply
Feb 09, 2021
Mon. 02/08 - A Live Animated Stage Production... Wait, what?
Feb 08, 2021
Fri. 02/05 - This Is Your Brain On Juggling
Feb 05, 2021
Wed. 02/04 - An Unborn Baby's Debut Album
Feb 04, 2021
Wed. 02/03 - Are We Too Cynical for Viral Stunts These Days?
Feb 03, 2021
Tue. 02/02 - How Frozen Helped Solve the Dyatlov Pass Mystery
Feb 02, 2021
Mon. 02/01 - February's Mars Invasion
Feb 01, 2021
Fri. 1/29 - What Your Tone of Voice Could Say About Your Music Taste
Jan 29, 2021
Thu. 1/28 - Legal Protections for Sounds & Smells in France
Jan 28, 2021
Wed. 1/27 - Putting Your Money In GameStop is Old News
Jan 27, 2021
Tue. 1/26 - Werner Herzog on Skateboarding
Jan 26, 2021
Mon. 1/25 - The Moon Rock in Biden's Oval Office: A History
Jan 25, 2021
Fri. 1/22 - The Swedish Secret to Happy, Productive Work Days
Jan 22, 2021
Thu. 1/21 - Biophilic Recharge Rooms for Healthcare Workers
Jan 21, 2021
Wed. 1/20 - Baby Megalodons & The Muppet Gatsby
Jan 20, 2021
Tue. 1/19 - Should Sea Shanty TikTok Take Its Leave and Go?
Jan 19, 2021
Mon. 1/18 - When the FBI Spied on Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan 18, 2021
Fri. 1/15 - Wikipedia As An MMORPG & A Pigeon on Trial
Jan 15, 2021
Thu. 1/14 - How We Narrowly Avoided an Emoji Shortage
Jan 14, 2021
Wed. 1/13 - Pablo Escobar's Hippos Are Out of Control
Jan 13, 2021
Tue. 1/12 - 16th Century Disease Prevention & Beer Can Archaeology
Jan 12, 2021
Mon. 1/11 - Tim Berners-Lee's Quest to Restore Balance to the Web
Jan 11, 2021
Fri. 1/8 - What Folklore Can Teach Us About Conspiracy Theories
Jan 08, 2021
Thu. 1/7 - Dude, IceBots on Mars!
Jan 07, 2021
Wed. 1/6 - The 60s Spy Satellite Helping Today's Environmental Scientists
Jan 06, 2021
Tue. 1/5 - A Nanny Cam to Keep You On-Task?
Jan 05, 2021
Mon. 1/4 - Time Confetti & the Quantum Internet
Jan 04, 2021
Wed. 12/30 - The Cognitive Case for Talking To Yourself
Dec 30, 2020
Tue. 12/29 - How Humans Began to Read and Write
Dec 29, 2020
Mon. 12/28 - What If 2020 Was Just One Big MMORPG?
Dec 28, 2020
Wed. 12/23 - Leave Out Porridge for Belligerent Elves on Christmas Eve
Dec 23, 2020
Tue. 12/22 - The Holy Pooper & the Curse of the Targeted Butt-flap PJs Ad
Dec 22, 2020
Mon. 12/21 - How Will Movie Theaters Stay Afloat Post-Pandemic?
Dec 21, 2020
Fri. 12/18 - The Business of X-Mas Trees & How COVID Changed Science
Dec 18, 2020
Thu. 12/17 – Snowflake Toast & The Sound of a Perfect Fluid
Dec 17, 2020
Wed. 12/16 - What Pfizer Can Learn From Dippin’ Dots
Dec 16, 2020
Tue. 12/15 – The Origins of the Emoticon
Dec 15, 2020
Mon. 12/14 - How To Remember More of What You Read
Dec 14, 2020
Fri. 12/11 - How Our Homes Were Shaped By Epidemics + Hot Dr Pepper
Dec 11, 2020
Thu. 12/10 - Deepfake Santa & The Great Conjunction
Dec 10, 2020
Wed. 12/9 - Space Booze: It's... For Science
Dec 09, 2020
Tue. 12/8 - Can We Pre-Design Vaccines For Future Pandemics?
Dec 08, 2020
Mon. 12/7 - What It's Like Finding Buried Treasure in 2020
Dec 07, 2020
Fri. 12/4 - When You Find Out You're a Meme
Dec 04, 2020
Thu. 12/3 - Proximity Chats: A Solution to Bad Zoom Parties?
Dec 03, 2020
Wed. 12/2 – Competitive Tetris Champions & Christmas Carols For Dogs
Dec 02, 2020
Tue. 12/01 - China's Chang'e 5 Lands on the Moon
Dec 01, 2020
Mon. 11/30 - The Utah Monolith Has VANISHED
Nov 30, 2020
Wed. 11/25 - Did Devo & Green Day Predict 2020?
Nov 25, 2020
Tue. 11/24 - An Unexplained Monolith in the Utah Desert
Nov 24, 2020
Mon. 11/23 - Oxford's Vaccine & "Word" of the Year
Nov 23, 2020
Feed Drop - Jacked: Rise of the New Jack
Nov 21, 2020
Fri. 11/20 - Did Ben Franklin Want to Replace the Eagle With the Turkey as the National Bird?
Nov 20, 2020
Thu. 11/19 - Paleomixology & the Baskin-Robbins Turkey Cake: Tips For Spending the Holidays Alone
Nov 19, 2020
11/18 - Real Talk on Thanksgiving Celebrations in 2020
Nov 18, 2020
Tue. 11/17 - The Little-Known History of Transgender People
Nov 17, 2020
Mon. 11/16 - The Moderna Vaccine: What You Need To Know
Nov 16, 2020
Fri. 11/13 - How Did Friday the 13th Become Unlucky?
Nov 13, 2020
Thu. 11/12 - How Many Holes Does a Straw Have?
Nov 12, 2020
Wed. 11/11 - Why People Are Mad About Mary Wollstonecraft in 2020
Nov 11, 2020
Tue. 11/10 - Make Better Habits By Being Bad At Them
Nov 10, 2020
Mon. 11/09 - What To Know About the Pfizer Vaccine
Nov 09, 2020
Fri. 11/06 - The Most Extreme, Hellish Planet Yet Discovered
Nov 06, 2020
Thu. 11/05 - Why Nebraska Splits Its Electoral Votes
Nov 05, 2020
Wed. 11/04 - Brian Eno & the Atomization of Society
Nov 04, 2020
Tue. 11/3 - The Atheist Ban
Nov 03, 2020
Mon. 11/02 - Debunking & Distracting From Election Coverage
Nov 02, 2020
Fri. 10/30 - Is the Pandemic Causing Prohibition-esque Ripple Effects?
Oct 30, 2020
Thu. 10/29 - Haunted Bathrooms & Lab-Grown Brains
Oct 29, 2020
Wed. 10/28 - 2020's Best Game Is a Cursed Real Estate Listing
Oct 28, 2020
Tue. 10/27 - Kazakhstan Is Very Nice, But Venus Is Not
Oct 27, 2020
Mon. 10/26 - Water on the Moon & Oreo’s Arctic Vault
Oct 26, 2020
Fri. 10/23 - The Bat Who Went To Space
Oct 23, 2020
Thu. 10/22 - The Rare Tree Needed for a COVID-19 Vaccine
Oct 22, 2020
Wed. 10/21 - Co-Working On A Ferris Wheel
Oct 21, 2020
Tue. 10/20 - Tardigrade Sunscreen & Cursed Twinkies
Oct 20, 2020
Mon. 10/19 - The Moon Is Getting a Nokia Cellular Network
Oct 19, 2020
Fri. 10/16 - Will Plastic Bubbles Save Live Music? The Flaming Lips Think So.
Oct 16, 2020
Thu. 10/15 – 50/50 Odds We Live In a Simulation, New Study Finds
Oct 15, 2020
Wed. 10/14 - Can Virtual Public Parks Save Democracy?
Oct 14, 2020
Tue. 10/13 - A Star Spaghettified By a Black Hole (Yes, that's the technical term)
Oct 13, 2020
Mon. 10/12 - The Indigenous Practice of Controlled Burning to Prevent Wildfires
Oct 12, 2020
Fri. 10/09 - What OS Do They Use In Space?
Oct 09, 2020
Thu. 10/08 – 1000 Years Before Darwin, Islamic Scholars Wrote About Evolution
Oct 08, 2020
Wed. 10/07 - Paid to Gate-Crash Funerals
Oct 07, 2020
Tue. 10/06 - Asbestos: The Secret Weapon Against Climate Change?
Oct 06, 2020
Mon. 10/05 - Vending Machine Operators Are Trending
Oct 05, 2020
Fri. 10/02 - Witchy Ingredients Aren't What They Seem
Oct 02, 2020
Thu. 10/01 - The Earth Does NOT Have a Black Hole Inside It... Right?
Oct 01, 2020
Wed. 09/30 - Edward Hopper Copied Others in Early Paintings
Sep 30, 2020
Tue. 09/29 - The Dark Origins of Nike's "Just Do It" Slogan
Sep 29, 2020
Mon. 09/28 - Time Travel, Biomedical Tattoos, & Satanic Tea
Sep 28, 2020
Fri. 09/25 - Making Millions on Face Masks
Sep 25, 2020
Thu. 09/24 - The Secret Mancave Beneath Grand Central Terminal
Sep 24, 2020
Wed. 09/23 - Eat a Five Star Dinner, From Your Car
Sep 23, 2020
Tue. 09/22 - Horror Fans Fare Better During the Pandemic
Sep 22, 2020
Mon. 09/21 - Get Vacation Stress-Relief Without the Vacation
Sep 21, 2020
(Bonus) A Conversation with Jason Kottke
Sep 19, 2020
Fri. 09/18 - How Bras Inspired the N95
Sep 18, 2020
Thu. 09/17 - Practice Friluftsliv This Winter
Sep 17, 2020
Wed. 09/16 - No Seasonal Peeps, Yes Taco Bell Wine
Sep 16, 2020
Tue. 09/15 - Life on Venus & Responsible Shrek Fans
Sep 15, 2020
Mon. 09/14 - Preventing "Mask Breath" & Worse
Sep 14, 2020
Fri. 09/11 - Why Do Americans Love Rotisserie Chicken?
Sep 11, 2020
Thu. 09/10 - How Where You Live Determines Your Personality
Sep 10, 2020
Wed. 09/09 - Modern-Day Willy Wonka Is Giving Away His Candy Factory
Sep 09, 2020
Tue. 09/08 - Long Live the (Cloned) Woolly Mammoth
Sep 08, 2020
Fri. 09/04 - Meditate With a Squid
Sep 04, 2020
Thu. 09/03 - The Schwarzenegger School of Social Media Etiquette
Sep 03, 2020
Wed. 09/02 - Super Medium Black Holes & An OG Viral Reboot
Sep 02, 2020
Tue. 09/01 - Bee Venom Cancer Treatment & Diamond-Powered Batteries
Sep 01, 2020
Mon. 08/31 - Monkey-Fighting Grannies with Airsoft Guns
Aug 31, 2020
Fri. 08/28 - The Border Town Currently Isolated From Both Canada & the US
Aug 28, 2020
Thu. 08/27 - Why Pumpkin Spice Will Never Die
Aug 27, 2020
Wed. 08/26 - Netflix's Enola Holmes Hit With Lawsuit From Doyle Estate
Aug 26, 2020
Tue. 08/25 - New Game Lets You Relive the Boredom of a Long Flight
Aug 25, 2020
Mon. 08/24 - No Asteroid Apocalypse, But Maybe Aliens?
Aug 24, 2020
Fri. 08/21 - Dinner Reservations That Require DNA Samples
Aug 21, 2020
Thu. 08/20 - Zines & Floppy Disks: Making a 2020 Comeback?
Aug 20, 2020
Wed. 08/19 - A US Unit of Measurement Is Being Retired & The Swiss Have Chocolate Snow
Aug 19, 2020
Tue. 08/18 - The Lost Colony Was Never Lost
Aug 18, 2020
Mon. 08/17 - Smog-Eating Murals & An Announcement
Aug 17, 2020
Fri. 08/14 - A New Ice Cream Truck Song & A New Dinosaur
Aug 14, 2020
Thu. 08/13 - The Australian Wastewater Treatment Plant Powered By Leftover Beer
Aug 13, 2020
Wed. 08/12 - Sleepover At the Last Blockbuster in the World
Aug 12, 2020
Tue. 08/11 - How To Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower
Aug 11, 2020
Mon. 08/10 - Rent-A-Pineapple
Aug 10, 2020
Fri. 08/07 - Netflix's Rejected Goat Sound Logo & the Vegetable Orchestra
Aug 07, 2020
Thu. 08/06 - Excel Error Causes Genes To Be Renamed
Aug 06, 2020
Wed. 08/05 – Crystal Pepsi and the Harbingers of Failure
Aug 05, 2020
Tue. 08/04 - The Anti-Mask League… of 1918
Aug 04, 2020
Mon. 08/03 - 2019 Tax Refunds Signed By Walt Disney
Aug 03, 2020
Fri. 07/31 - What Toddlers’ Nonsensical Emojis Mean
Jul 31, 2020
Thu. 07/30 - Plutonium: American Made, Martian Approved
Jul 30, 2020
Wed. 07/29 - How To Peek Inside Someone Else’s Filter Bubble
Jul 29, 2020
Tue. 07/28 - Your Lost Laundry May End Up On Instagram
Jul 28, 2020
Mon. 07/27 - The Year Without a Summer
Jul 27, 2020
Fri. 07/24 - How AOL Inspired a Hamilton Song
Jul 24, 2020
Thu. 07/23 - Are Apple Store Closures the New Waffle House Index?
Jul 23, 2020
Wed. 07/22 - A New, Reusable N95 Mask?
Jul 22, 2020
Tue. 07/21 - Would You Wear a T-Shirt Made From Milk?
Jul 21, 2020
Mon. 07/20 - Coming Soon: KFC's 3D Bioprinted Chicken Nuggets
Jul 20, 2020
Fri. 07/17 - Unicode's Rejected Emojis
Jul 17, 2020
Thu. 07/16 - Bottled Moon Scent & Dinosaurs Up For Auction
Jul 16, 2020
Wed. 07/15 - The True Origin of Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Jul 15, 2020
Tue. 07/14 - What Ants Can Teach Us About Epidemics
Jul 14, 2020
Mon. 07/13 - Is This Podcast Cake?
Jul 13, 2020
Fri. 07/10 - Groceries Delivered Via Puppy
Jul 10, 2020
Thu. 07/09 - Does A Mask Make You More Attractive?
Jul 09, 2020
Wed. 07/08 - No Change For America (literally, there's a coin shortage)
Jul 08, 2020
Tue. 07/07 - The Selfless Inventor of the N95 Mask
Jul 07, 2020
Mon. 07/06 - Is America Running Out of Fireworks?
Jul 06, 2020
Thu. 07/02 - The Exploding Whale Memorial Park (is a real thing)
Jul 02, 2020
Wed. 07/01 - The Beer Garden Run By Nuns
Jul 01, 2020
Tue. 06/30 - Coming Soon: 3D-Printed Plant-Based Steaks
Jun 30, 2020
Mon. 06/29 - Virtually Relive Your Daily Commute
Jun 29, 2020
Fri. 06/26 - When Going to a Polling Site is Against Your Religion
Jun 26, 2020
Thu. 06/25 - NASA Wants YOU To Design a Moon Toilet
Jun 25, 2020
Wed. 06/24 - Mental Health Tips for Reopening Post-Lockdown
Jun 24, 2020
Tue. 06/23 - Get Ready To Go To Flavortown, Ohio
Jun 23, 2020
Mon. 06/22 - Send Your Cardboard Avatar To a Football Game
Jun 22, 2020
Fri. 06/19 - Space Cake: The Future of Astronaut Food
Jun 19, 2020
Thu. 06/18 - The Segway Inventor Plans to Mass Produce Human Organs
Jun 18, 2020
Wed. 06/17 - How Poop Can Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks
Jun 17, 2020
Tue. 06/16 - The 411 on Dexamethasone: A New COVID-19 Treatment?
Jun 16, 2020
Mon. 06/15 - New Pandemic Solution: Just Print Your Own Money
Jun 15, 2020
Fri. 06/12 - CGI Crowds & Virtual Barbers: Our New Normal
Jun 12, 2020
Thu. 06/11 - How To Safely Hug Someone Again
Jun 11, 2020
Wed. 06/10 - The Woman Who Made Stuffed Olives During Brain Surgery
Jun 10, 2020
Tue. 06/09 - When Epidemiologists Expect to Resume Everyday Activities
Jun 09, 2020
Mon. 06/08 - The Hottest New Musician in the Bay Area: The Golden Gate Bridge?
Jun 08, 2020
Fri. 06/05 - It's National Donut Day! ...But Why?
Jun 05, 2020
Thu. 06/04 - Isaac Newton's Little Known Plague Cure
Jun 04, 2020
Wed. 06/03 - How the Pandemic Has Changed the Way We Sleep
Jun 04, 2020
Tue. 06/02 - The Introvert's and Extrovert's Guides to Lockdown
Jun 02, 2020
Mon. 06/01 - Could Humans Go Into Hibernation?
Jun 01, 2020
Fri. 05/29 - Did COVID-19 Outbreaks Actually Start Later Than We Thought?
May 29, 2020
Thu. 05/28 - Can Biomarkers Tell Us How COVID-19 Affects People Differently?
May 28, 2020
Wed. 05/27 - Are Planes the Safest Way to Travel Right Now?
May 27, 2020
Tue. 05/26 - What We Know & Don't Know About COVID-19
May 26, 2020
Fri. 05/22 - Is There Any Safe Way to Socialize IRL?
May 22, 2020
Thu. 05/21 - CDC Updates Guidelines on Touching Surfaces
May 21, 2020
Wed. 05/20 - How A.I. Can Help Us Develop a Vaccine More Quickly
May 20, 2020
Tue. 05/19 - Where Tests Abound, Why Aren't People Getting Them?
May 19, 2020
Mon. 05/18 - Phase One of Moderna's Vaccine Trial Looks Promising
May 18, 2020
Fri. 05/15 - Have Birds Gotten Louder During Lockdown?
May 15, 2020
Thu. 05/14 - How To Beat COVID-19 and Save The Economy
May 14, 2020
Wed. 05/13 - A Practical Guide to Avoiding COVID Risks
May 13, 2020
Tue. 05/12 - Why You Still Can't Find Clorox Wipes
May 12, 2020
Mon. 05/11 - And Now For Some Good News
May 11, 2020