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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.
Recent Episodes
Aug. 15, 2025
Laser Weapons No Longer the Stuff of Science Fiction? + A Fascinating Discovery 30,000 Feet Below the Ocean's Surface
Scientists say they cruised the ocean in a deep-sea submersible and came across an undiscovered ecosystem The US Navy Just Tested a Laser Weapon That Could Change Warfare Forever Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com L...
Aug. 13, 2025
Black Holes! The Most Massive Black Hole Merger Ever Detected & The Tiny Spacecraft that may One Day Travel to a Black Hole
Scientists detect most massive black hole merger ever — and it birthed a monster 225 times as massive as the sun This tiny spacecraft could race to a black hole and rewrite physics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Aug. 11, 2025
Visions of the Six Million Dollar Man: Bionic Knees Becoming a Reality + Regeneration in Humans? What Can We Learn from Zebrafish?
This Bionic Knee Plugs Into Your Bones and Nerves, and Feels Just Like A Real Body Part Can Zebrafish Help Human Regrow Hearing Cells? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug. 7, 2025
The Past and Future of the Moon
New information on how the moon may have possibly formed and our future plans for our only natural satellite. Nasa to build nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 - US media | BBC NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nucl...
July 31, 2025
New Health Benefits of Owning a Pet and Do Dogs Actually Judge People?
New reports on the benefits of owning a dog…or pets in general and are dogs actually good at judging people? New study reveals surprising benefit of having a dog | The Independent Owning a Cat or Dog Could Boost Brain Healt...
July 14, 2025
Reconstructing the Lighthouse of Alexandria, Mars Isn't Round & How Lemurs Can Help Humans with Inflammation
Scientists Discover Mars Isn’t Round Reconstructing the Lighthouse of Alexandria Lemurs age without inflammation—and it could change human health forever Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad c...
July 10, 2025
Moa Could Return with Help from Peter Jackson
Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting ExpressVPN.com/cool and you can get an extra four months FREE. An extinct bird may be coming back thanks to the help of a movie director. Peter Jackson joins Colossal Biosci...
July 9, 2025
The Benefits of Silencing Your Phone and Third Interstellar Object Discovered
Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting ExpressVPN.com/cool and you can get an extra four months FREE. How silencing your phone can help with work and your personal life, plus, the third interstellar object ever dis...
July 8, 2025
Virtual Forest Bathing Benefits & Very Plastic Problem Causing Premature Death (Not So Cool)
Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting ExpressVPN.com/cool and you can get an extra four months FREE. Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics Multisensory VR forest reboots your brain ...
July 7, 2025
Cough Medicine To Ward Off Dementia? & The Multivitamin Myth
Cough medicine turned brain protector? Ambroxol may slow Parkinson’s dementia The great multivitamin myth: Why the pills could be harming your immune system Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your...
July 4, 2025
Killer Whales Gifting Fish to Humans & The First Commercial Space Station Has Nearly Arrived
Why do killer whales keep handing us fish? Scientists unpack the mystery The first commercial space station is nearly here. And it could change space forever Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ...
July 1, 2025
The Footprints Rewriting American History & Is Dairy REALLY Causing Your Bad Dreams?
Buried for 23,000 years: These footprints are rewriting American history Is cheese secretly fueling your nightmares? Science weighs in Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
June 30, 2025
Can Vagus Nerve Stimulation Legitimately Treat Depression? & A Coastline Restoration Project Gone Wrong
Why protecting your vagus nerve is key to optimal mental health China’s massive coastal restoration project could backfire Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
June 28, 2025
We've Finally IMAGED a Planet Outside Our Solar System, Is Africa Splitting Apart? & Robots That Fly Into and Clear Your Sinuses
The James Webb telescope just found a planet by actually ‘seeing’ it A giant pulse beneath Africa could split the continent — and form an ocean Swarms of tiny robots could go up your nose, melt the mucus and clean your sinuse...
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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.
