Cool Stuff Ride Home

Cool Stuff Ride Home
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Cool Stuff Ride Home

Covering the most interesting and coolest stories that you may have missed around the world in about 15 minutes a day. Cool Stuff Ride Home looks at science, progress, life-hacks, memes, exciting art, and hope. This is the antidote to depressing headlines. Smart stuff in podcast form. Cool news, as a service. Hosted by Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff.

  1. 16 HR. AGO

    Possible Interstellar Travel Ideas Purposed, the Power of a Good Night's Sleep, and TDIH - the Clarinet is Invented

    Plans of emerged on how we can travel to the nearest star system in just 20 to 40 years, and we look at what a good night’s sleep can do for your mind. Plus, on This Day in History, the wind instrument family gets a bit larger with the addition of the clarinet. Scientists Have a Radical Plan to Travel to the Nearest Star System Within a Human Lifetime | Popular Mechanics Revolutionary Plan to Reach Nearest Star System in Our Lifetime! - Jurnal Time Physicists Unveil Radical Plan to Send a Probe Into Interstellar Space : ScienceAlert A Deep Sleep Clears the Mind at Night Like a Dishwasher Cleaning–But Beware of Sleeping Pills | Good News Network Johann Denner | Inventor of The Clarinet | All Things Denner A Brief History of the Clarinet Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    18 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    The Relation of Pupil Size During Sleep and Memories, Fly-By of Mercury, and TDIH - Henry Ford's Plastic Automobile

    How pupil size during sleep helps sort new and old memories and enhances memory retention, and the latest on last week's Mercury fly-by. Plus, on This Day in History, Henry Ford’s plastic automobile. Pupil size in sleep reveals how memories are sorted, preserved | ScienceDaily Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos | AP News Stunning Close-Up Images Reveal Mercury’s Icy Craters and Volcanic Plains | SciTechDaily Soybean Car - The Henry Ford Henry Ford's Plastic Hemp Car | January 13th, 1942 This Day in Patent History – On January 13, 1942, Henry Ford patented a Soybean car (a plastic car), which is 30% lighter than a regular car – Patent Yogi LLC The Rearview Mirror: Henry Ford’s Plastic Fantastic Car - The Detroit Bureau Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    16 min

  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    Your Future Neighborhood Vehicles, NASA's Cheaper Plans to Bring Back Mars Rocks, Coffee May Reduce the Risk of Some Cancer, and TDIH - The Texas Oil Boom

    Marques returns to CES and learns how Oshkosh truck is preparing your ‘neighborhood of the future. Plus, NASA is looking to cut costs on its mission to bring rocks samples back to Earth from Mars, and how coffee and reduce the chances of head and neck cancer. Also, on This Day in History, the start of the Texas Oil Boom. The maker of the electric USPS truck is also building garbage robots and EV firefighters - The Verge NASA proposes cheaper and quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth | AP News NASA announces way forward on Mars rock plan : NPR Coffee Drinkers Less at Risk of Head and Neck Cancers, New Research Suggests | Good News Network Spindletop Oilfield | Texas State Historically Association Spindletop ‑ Geyser, Timeline & Discovery | History.com Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    20 min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    A Jet Like You've Never Seen Before and TDIH - Columbus Sights "Mermaids" in the Caribbean

    Marques reports from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas where Alaska Airlines has a jet like you’ve never seen before, and on This Day in History, Christopher Columbus sights mermaids in the Caribbean…and he’s not impressed. Why Alaska Airlines is investing in a jet that's like nothing you've seen before - Fast Company Has The Time Finally Come For This Sci-Fi Looking Aircraft? Columbus mistakes manatees for mermaids | January 9, 1493 | HISTORY Columbus mistakes manatees for mermaids | Sky HISTORY TV Channel Uncovering the Ancient Origins of Mermaids - Ocean Info Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    17 min

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    Weird Wednesday - Cyborg Insect Swarms, Illegal Illness, Toilet Seats Versus Toilet Paper, Left Out Bananas, and TDIH 0 The Battle of New Orleans

    It is a Weird Wednesday episode, and we cover scientists that have developed technology to control cyborg insect swarms, a town that made getting sick illegal, toilet seats that can’t handle toilet paper, and another town that is just going bananas over pealed bananas- we’ll explain. Plus, on This Day in History, we look back to the Battle of New Orleans. Scientists develop technology to control cyborg insect swarms | ScienceDaily Scientists develop technology to control cyborg insect swarms | TechXplore Swarm navigation of cyborg-insects in unknown obstructed soft terrain | Nature Communications Italian mayor's proclamation makes it illegal to get sick - UPI.com Toilet maker warns customers not to wipe the seats with toilet paper - UPI.com Peeled bananas left on English street corner each month vex locals - UPI.com TDIH: Chalmette National Historical Park (Battle of New Orleans) TDIH: The American Battlefield Trust's map of the War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815 TDIH: Battle of New Orleans YouTube: Johnny Horton Sings The Battle of New Orleans (1959) TDIH: The Battle of New Orleans Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    18 min

  6. JAN 7

    "Smart Cell" Construction Kit, Video Games That Improve Mental Health, and TDIH - The Video Phone Released 30 Years Ago

    Bioengineers develop a groundbreaking 'Smart Cell' construction kit for disease-fighting therapies" and how some video games can improve your mental health and add balance to your life. Plus, on This Day in History, the video phone that was released over 30 years ago. Breakthrough for 'smart cell' design | ScienceDaily Journal of Medical Internet Research - Open-World Games’ Affordance of Cognitive Escapism, Relaxation, and Mental Well-Being Among Postgraduate Students: Mixed Methods Study Open-World Video Games Boost Relaxation and Mental Well-Being - Neuroscience News Open-World Games Like Zelda Can Boost Your Mental Health, Study Says : ScienceAlert AT&T calls new video phone wave of the future - UPI Archives AT&T launched the VideoPhone 2500 in 1992. It sold for $1,499 | CNN Business Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    19 min

  7. JAN 6

    Why Winter Increases Your Chances of a Cold, 2025 Stargazing Events, and TDIH - The Wheel of Fortune

    On today’s episode, we’ve all heard it before during winter - “If you don’t dress warm, you're going to catch a cold”. We take a look at why winter makes you more vulnerable to colds. Also, what 2025 has in store for your stargazing plans. Plus, on This Day in History, we spin the wheel for the first time, as Wheel of Fortune debuts on NBC. Why winter makes you more vulnerable to colds – a public health nurse explains the science behind the season | The Conversation January stargazing: Ring in 2025 with a meteor shower, 'planet parade,' and best chance to spot Mars | Popular Science The Sky Promises Many Big Events in 2025 The first meteor shower of 2025, the Quadrantids, is here. Here's how to catch a glimpse | AP News ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Turns 40, But Do You Remember the Other Versions? | TV Insider Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    21 min

  8. JAN 3

    Are Humans Changing Earth's Tilt and Rotation? Plus, Carnivorous Squirrels and TDIH - Construction Begins on the Brooklyn Bridge

    Human activity could be changing the Earth’s tilt and rotation, and researchers discover squirrels that don’t just eat nuts - they hunt and eat voles. Plus, on This Day in History, construction begins on the Brooklyn Bridge, the first steel-wire suspended bridge in the world. Human activity is changing Earth’s tilt and rotation. What does that mean for the planet? | BBC Science Focus Magazine Carnivorous squirrels documented in California | ScienceDaily ASCE Metropolitan Section - Brooklyn Bridge A Mini History Lesson on the Brooklyn Bridge, Downtown’s Stunning Suspension - Downtown Alliance Brooklyn Bridge - New World Encyclopedia Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    20 min
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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.

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    Cool Stuff Ride Home
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
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