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In just 15 minutes, the coolest stuff that happened in the world today. Science, progress, life-hacks, memes, exciting art and hope. The antidote to depressing headlines. Smart stuff in podcast form. Cool news, as a service.
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Dec. 12, 2025
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 Save on the perfect Holiday gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off
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Dec. 11, 2025
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 Save on the perfect Holiday gift by visiting AuraFrames.com t...
Dec. 10, 2025
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 ...
Dec. 9, 2025
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 Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Dec. 8, 2025
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 Save on the perfect Holiday gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off
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Dec. 5, 2025
Anaconda - The Snake that Never Changes
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...
Dec. 4, 2025
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 Save on the perfect Holiday gift by v...
Dec. 3, 2025
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 Save on the perfect Holiday gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off
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Dec. 2, 2025
Dogs STILL Share DNA with Wolves and It Has Quite the Influence
Scientists discover hidden wolf DNA in most dogs Save on the perfect Holiday gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off
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Dec. 1, 2025
How Far Are We From Communicating with Animals?
Scientists have almost cracked the secret language of animals. Here's what they've learned. Save on the perfect Holiday gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off
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Nov. 28, 2025
The First Kiss is Older Than Modern Man & Connection Between Gray Hairs and Cancer
First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists | BBC Kissing started 20 million years ago, long before humans existed - UPI.com A comparative approach to the evolution of kissing - ScienceDirect Grey hairs grow when y...
Nov. 27, 2025
New Structures Beyond Neptune Including a Second Kuiper Belt Found
We’ve found an unexpected structure in the solar system’s Kuiper belt | New Scientist 2nd Kuiper Belt? Our solar system may be much larger than thought | Space "Very Old, Undisturbed Structure" May Have Been Discovered Beyond...
Nov. 26, 2025
Enceladus Shows Even Stronger Signs of Life
Newly released data from both a Cassini probe mission and supercomputer data increases the chance of that life exists on Enceladus. NASA Cassini Study Finds Organics ‘Fresh’ From Ocean of Enceladus - NASA Supercomputers decod...
Nov. 25, 2025
Still Searching for the Elusive Morning Routine for Maximum Productivity? Here's What Science Suggests
This is the Optimal Morning Routine, According to Science For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames using promo code COOLSTUFF at checkout. Contact the Show: coolstuffdaily...
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About the Host
Jackson Bird
Host, Kottke Ride Home
Jackson Bird is a writer and internet creator dedicated to demystifying the transgender experience. A YouTube NextUp Creator and GLAAD Rising Star Digital Innovator, Jackson shares his and others’ stories on his YouTube channel, jackisnotabird, and in his debut book Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vulture, The Advocate, and more, and his TED Talk "How to talk (and listen) to transgender people" has been viewed over one and a half million times. Jackson lives in New York City, where he hosts the daily podcast Kottke Ride Home. You can follow him online @jackisnotabird.
