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The official podcast of Kottke.org. 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.

15 minutes 25 seconds

Preparing for an Asteroid, Cicadas Collective Roar Compares to Jet Engine & TDIH: The First Polio Vaccine is Released

Earth’s upcoming close encounter with an asteroid which will be 10 times closer than our own moon and Scientists plan to study it, the cicadas are here and wreaking havoc in South Carolina, plus, on This Day in History, mass trials of the Polio vaccine are distributed.

Asteroid (Gizmodo) (MSN)

Cicadas (AP News)

Polio Vaccine (Britannica) (NPR)

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26 April 2024, 3:00 pm
14 minutes 11 seconds

Incredible Chickadees Memory, Bringing Mars Samples to Earth, and TDIH - The First Solar Cell

The incredible memory of Mountain Chickadees, plus NASA is soliciting help to bring Mars samples back to Earth faster and cheaper, and on This Day in History, the first solar cell is unveiled.

Chickadee Memory (GNN) (University of Colorado)

Mars Samples (AP News)

First Solar Cell (Popular Science)

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25 April 2024, 5:05 pm
16 minutes 48 seconds

Taco Bell Hero, Weird Wednesday (Hippo Identity, Seagull Boy, Star Wars Payday), and TDIH - Trip Around the World

The heroic act of a Taco Bell manager in Pennsylvania, plus Weird Wednesday brings us a hippo with a mistaken identity, it’s not pigman, but a seagull boy, and getting paid to watch Star Wars . Plus, on This Day in History, a man makes a trip around the world…in a fishing boat.

Taco Bell Hero (GNN)

Hippo Gender Identity (BBC)

Seagull Boy (BBC)

Star Wars Marathon (FinanceBuzz)

Trip Around the World (Britannica)

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24 April 2024, 2:48 pm
17 minutes 39 seconds

Benefits of Exercise on Depression, New Method to Heal Broken Bones, Voyager 1 Update, and TDIH - "Hillbillies"

A new study examines the benefits of exercise on depression, a new technique to heal broken bones that makes them better than ever, and good news from Voyager 1. Plus, on This Day is History, we look at the term “Hillbilly”.

Exercise Benefits on Depression (GNN) (JACC Journals)

Broken Bones Healing Technique (GNN) (OMU)

Voyager 1 (CNN)

Hillbilly History (Appalachian History) (History Collection)

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23 April 2024, 4:44 pm
17 minutes 19 seconds

Ram Aggression Technique, Ancient Pacific City, Listener Mail, and TDIH - First Eye Transplant

British Farmers have a unique way to curb Ram aggression, archaeologists uncover an ancient city in the Pacific, and we look at some listener mail. Plus, on This Day in History, the first eye transplant occurs.

Ram Aggression (UPI)

Ancient Pacific City (GNN)

Cedar City Lighthouse (SUU)

Eye Transplant (Dawn) (Science News)

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22 April 2024, 5:20 pm
15 minutes 18 seconds

Monkey Mayhem in Thailand, Bees Underwater, and TDIH - Mae West Arrested for Broadway Play

Monkey Mayhem in Thailand, and what local officials are doing to stop it, an incredible new fact about bees is discovered, plus on This Week in History, actress Mae West is arrested for her Broadway play.

Monkey Mayhem (HuffPost via AP News)

Bees Underwater (CNN) (Ecobnb)

Mae West (Biography) (Britannica)

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19 April 2024, 5:00 pm
22 minutes 16 seconds

Solar Powered Car, Loch Ness Hunters Ask NASA for Help, and TDIH - The London Bridge is Moved

A car fueled by the sun is closer to becoming a consumer reality, a group of monster hunters appeal to an unlikely agency for assistance, and on This Day in History, London Bridge is falling down … but springing back to life in the American desert.

Solar Powered Car (GNN) (Aptera)

Loch Ness and NASA (Sky News)

London Bridge (History)

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18 April 2024, 7:31 pm
24 minutes 4 seconds

Possible Blindness Cure, Weird Wednesday, and TDIH - The Mustang is Introduced

A long-term plan to cure many individuals afflicted with blindness, Weird Wednesday brings us a new, collaborative version of Scrabble, cats in a palace, and a hippo walking through suburbia. Plus, on This Day in History, the first Ford Mustang is introduced to the public.

Blindness Cure (Brisbane Times)

Collaborative Scrabble (BBC)

Palace Cats (AP News)

Escaped Hippo (UPI)

Lawnmower GWR (UPI)

Mustang (Ford) (Motor Biscuit) (Motor Trend)

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17 April 2024, 5:54 pm
21 minutes 5 seconds

"Scientific" Marriage Pact, Stunning Pompeii Discovery, and TDIH - Annie Oakley Breaks a Shooting Record

A scientific pact for lasting love devised by one Stanford student, a stunning find in Pompeii, and on This Day in History – sharpshooter Annie Oakley breaks yet another record.

Marriage Pact (Fox News)

Pompeii Discovery (EuroNews)

Annie Oakley (PBS) (Patch)

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16 April 2024, 5:00 pm
20 minutes 9 seconds

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)

Fish Swim in Schools for Stealth–as 100 Fish Make Less Noise Than an Individual Swimming Alone (Supplemental: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-3190/ad3a4e)

World-first treatment at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke for teenager with rare condition

Heroes, Heroines, and History: The Backward Walk Around the World (Supplemental 1: PLENNIE WINGO - Wired For Adventure, Supplemental 2: Ben Montgomery's 'Man Who Walked Backward' lets readers step into history)

15 April 2024, 5:00 pm
15 minutes 1 second

Screaming Frogs, Cicada STDs (not a typo), Chechnya's Strange Music Ban & TDIH: The First Human in Space

Frogs are screaming - we just can't hear them, scientists in Brazil discover

Cicadas are nature's weirdos, and about to infest 2 parts of the U.S. | AP News

Chechnya 'bans music that is too fast or too slow'

TDIH: Yuri Gagarin and Vostok 1, the First Human Spaceflight

12 April 2024, 5:00 pm
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