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Cool Stuff Daily covers the most interesting and coolest stories in the world of 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.
Episodes(40 episodes)

The Perfect Opportunity to View Jupiter and Its Moons + A Stray Dog Joins Monks on Their Peace Walk
January Stargazing Offers the Best Time of the Year to See Jupiter and its Moons
Rescue Dog Leading 19 Buddhist Monks on 2,300 Mile Peace Walk Across the US
Buddhist monks embark on walk of peace from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C.
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Published: Jan 6, 2026Duration: 10:53

Part 2: The Story of a Beer That's Also a Vaccine
He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing
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Published: Jan 5, 2026Duration: 15:19

Part 1: The Story of a Beer That's Also a Vaccine
He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing
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Published: Jan 5, 2026Duration: 15:55

Have We Finally Found a 'Cure' for Gray Hair?
We may finally have a way to reverse grey hair
Quantitative mapping of human hair greying and reversal in relation to life stress
Hair Repigmentation During Immunotherapy Treatment With an Anti–Programmed Cell Death 1 and Anti–Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Agent for Lung Cancer
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Published: Dec 30, 2025Duration: 19:14

Will We Hear from MAVEN Again?
NASA says Maven spacecraft that was orbiting Mars has gone silent - CBS News
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is still silent at Mars — and apparently is spinning, too | Space
NASA Loses Signal from Critical Mars Orbiter | Scientific American
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Published: Dec 29, 2025Duration: 11:30

Chernobyl Fungus May Eat Radiation and Inspire Future Space Exploration
The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation | BBC
Black fungus living at Chernobyl has evolved to "eat" radiation - Earth.com
Frontiers | Cultivation of the Dematiaceous Fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum Aboard the International Space Station and Effects of Ionizing Radiation
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Published: Dec 23, 2025Duration: 13:13

Scientists Claim to Have Discovered 20 New Aquatic Species
Scientists say they have discovered 20 new species deep in the Pacific Ocean
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Published: Dec 23, 2025Duration: 8:00

Strongest Evidence of an Atmosphere on Another Planet
NASA’s Webb Detects Thick Atmosphere Around Broiling Lava World - NASA Science
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Published: Dec 19, 2025Duration: 11:48

AI Village - Reality Show for AIs
Welcome to the AI Village, a Reality Show for AIs - Decrypt
1,000 AIs were left to build their own village, and the weirdest civilisation emerged | BBC Science Focus Magazine
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Published: Dec 18, 2025Duration: 12:01

Why We Are Testing Mayo in Space
Scientists are studying mayonnaise in space, here’s what they’ve found so far! | Daily Galaxy - MSN
Scientists are Studying the Behavior of Mayonnaise in Space— Here’s Why it Matters - Green Matters
What happens to creams and drugs in space? COLIS studies the behaviour of soft matter in weightlessness | EurekAlert!
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Published: Dec 17, 2025Duration: 12:20

The First Human Cornea Transplant Using 3D-Printed, Lab Grown Tissue
First Human Cornea Transplant Using 3D Printed, Lab-Grown Tissue Restores Sight in a ‘Game Changer’ for Millions Who are Blind
Precise Bio completes 1st human cornea transplant using 3D-printed, lab-grown tissue
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Published: Dec 16, 2025Duration: 8:34

What Can A New Computer Model Teach Us About Human Thought
This ‘digital brain’ could soon simulate ethically forbidden experiments
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Published: Dec 15, 2025Duration: 11:51

Geminids Return - How and When You Can Get the Best View
How to catch the Geminid meteor shower in December | AP News
How to Watch the Geminid Meteor Shower, Which Peaks This Weekend | Smithsonian Magazine
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Published: Dec 12, 2025Duration: 11:14

Your Poop Type Could Impact Your Health
How Long Poop Stays in Your Body Could Impact Your Health, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Advancing human gut microbiota research by considering gut transit time | Gut
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Published: Dec 11, 2025Duration: 10:23

Massive Sunspot Pointed Towards Earth
Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it's pointed right at Earth | Live Science
Massive Sunspot Just Like the One That Caused the 1859 Carrington Event is Pointing Right at Earth! | Daily Galaxy
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Published: Dec 10, 2025Duration: 11:58

Rats Catching Bats in the Air & Could Genetically Engineered Pig Livers Be the Future of Human Organ Transplantation
Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them
Scientists keep a human alive with a genetically engineered pig liver
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Published: Dec 9, 2025Duration: 12:57

When the Lungs Don't Work, Could People Intake Air Through Their ... Butts?
‘Butt breathing’ could help people who can’t get oxygen the regular way
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Published: Dec 8, 2025Duration: 11:01

Anaconda - The Snake that Never Changed
Fossils Reveal the Green Anaconda Has Been a Giant For 12 Million Years | ZME Science
Bones of giant anacondas found in Venezuela. Here's what scientists discovered when they pieced them together | Discover Wildlife
Gigantism In Anacondas Has Existed For 12 Million Years, As Seen In These Huge Backbone Fossils | IFLScience
Fossils reveal anaconda snakes have been giants for millions of years - BBC Newsround
Full article: An early origin of gigantism in anacondas (Serpentes: Eunectes) revealed by the fossil record
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Published: Dec 5, 2025Duration: 12:40

2025 Word of the Year
Rage bait takes the title as "2025 Word of the Year" for Oxford Dictionary.
‘Rage bait’ is Oxford’s Word of the Year | CNN
Rage bait named word of the year 2025 by Oxford University Press
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Published: Dec 4, 2025Duration: 10:44

A Robot That Swims Through Your Bloodstream To Deliver Medication & A Gene Responsible for Mental Illness
This magnet-powered micro-robot could soon swim through your bloodstream
Scientists discover first gene proven to directly cause mental illness
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Published: Dec 3, 2025Duration: 11:07