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Several major publishing houses are suing the Internet Archive. Why? And what could the ramifications of the lawsuit have on the archive and on digital access to knowledge more broadly? Sponsors: Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/cool BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: Could the Internet Archive go out like Napster? (Slate) Publishers Worry as Ebooks Fly off Libraries' Virtual Shelves (Wired) Controlled Digital Lending Lawsuit over online book lending could bankrupt Internet Archive (Ars Technica, 2020) Search and Ye Might Find (99% Invisible) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re approaching overpopulation. Or we’re in danger of population decline. It depends who you ask. As we prepare to pass eight billion humans on Earth, a look at the history of population anxiety and thoughts about where we go from here. Plus, a visually-appealing compostable alternative to Keurig Cups and Nespresso pods. And a vital Muppet-related update. Sponsors: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/cool Links: How many people can Earth handle? (BBC) Before the Flood – the Enuma Elish and the Atrahasis (Literature and History) Why U.S. Population Growth Is in the Danger Zone (The Atlantic) If I Care About the Environment but Am Also Lazy, Should I Get a Nespresso or Keurig? (NY Times) K-Cup creator John Sylvan regrets inventing Keurig coffee pod system (CBC, 2015) Swiss retailer rolls out 'coffee balls' to replace capsules (AP) 'Tis (Almost) the Season to Watch the Restored 'Muppet Christmas Carol' On Disney+ (Collider) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the most American of all fruits finally going to get its time to shine? And, no, NASA did not officially ask the public to name the probe to Uranus, but they could one day and, if and when they do, the internet will be ready. Sponsors: Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/cool BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: Pawpaws are America’s hidden edible treasure. Here’s how to pick them. (National Geographic) Move Over, Açai—It’s the Pawpaw’s Time (New Yorker) Pawpaw: Small Tree, Big Impact (US National Park Service) What Is a Pawpaw, and Why Is It So Magical? (Food and Wine) The secret fruit that makes this time of year in Washington so sweet (Washington Post) The revival of a forgotten American fruit - BBC Travel (BBC) The all-American fruit you've probably never heard of (Vox, YouTube) Hillbilly Banana? How to open a PAWPAW & Taste Test -- Fruity Fruits (Emmymade, YouTube) Paw Paw Festivals Across the US (HEPPY) Ohio Pawpaw Festival The Internet Was Asked to Name A Probe For Uranus. Here's How That Went Down (Science Alert) Who Thought Asking The Internet To Name NASA’s Uranus Mission Was A Good Idea? (IFL Science) Uranus by 2049: Here's why scientists want NASA to send a flagship mission to the strange planet (Space.com) NASA Has Plans to Probe Uranus (Slate) The actual report for UOP that was photoshopped in the tweet (NASA) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merriam-Webster has added 370 words to the dictionary, but it’s not enough to keep up with the changing pace of language on the internet, especially as we increasingly communicate with imagery and in-jokes that transcend single word definitions. Plus, why more and more fast food chains are ditching dining areas, and what that means for our options for communal gathering. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: We Added 370 New Words to the Dictionary for September 2022 (Merriam-Webster) Cringe: Merriam-Webster Added a Bunch of Internet Slang to the Dictionary (Gizmodo) The real meaning behind the crab emoji is darker than you think (Mashable) Tumblr had a real big day yesterday (Garbage Day) Fast-food chains like Taco Bell, Dunkin’, and Panera are ditching dining areas for drive-thrus and mobile ordering. (Slate) Taco Bell Defy tests the future of fast food with 'tacos from the sky' (Washington Post) Tue. 06/14 - The Once and Future Mall (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hail is getting bigger and becoming more common to more areas, but we still know relatively little about it. Plus, a possibly complete dinosaur skeleton with intact fossilized skin has been discovered in Alberta. And a brief historical perspective on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, as well as some of the names King Charles III could have chosen to go by instead. Sponsors: I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: The Hunt for Big Hail (NY Times) Understanding evolving hail risk (Verisk) Rare Fossilized Dinosaur Skin And Tail Suggests Epic Fossil Hidden Inside Rock (IFL Science) Discovery of dinosaur fossil with skin in southern Alberta excites paleontologists (CBC) Fossil discovery could be rare complete dinosaur skeleton (University of Reading) 30% of US History (Matt Glassman, Twitter) Queen Elizabeth II's reign, in perspective (John Green, Twitter) The queen’s death brings a moment of reckoning for Britain. (NY Times) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet, Loab––a woman haunting every AI generated image she is summoned to with some of the goriest scenes you’ll find this side of Halloween. What does Loab tell us about AI generated art and our relationship to truth and reality online––especially when it comes to horrible stories that are so unbelievable, you might just have to believe them. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: Meet Loab, The AI Art-Generated Demon Currently Haunting The Internet (Forbes) Meet Loab: The Terrifying Face The Internet Has Dubbed the First AI Art Cryptid (IGN) Original Loab thread (supercomposite, Twitter) On Loab, Creepypasta, and Truth (Joe Ondrak, Twitter) How Disinformation Is a New Kind of Horror Fiction (Logically) What’s Really Behind Those AI Art Images? (Galaxy Brain) The Cryptid Factor Party City Launches Scavenger Hunt in Haunted Cities Across America (All Hallows Geek) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How analyzing baby teeth might be able to facilitate early intervention for childhood adversity. Plus, archaeologists have found the skeleton of a seventeenth century woman accused of being a vampire. And yet another Artemis update, including why the latest scrubbed launch attempt can kind of be blamed on the Space Shuttle. Sponsors: I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: The secret lives of baby teeth (Vox) 'Vampire' in Poland Found Buried With a Sickle to Prevent The Rise of The Dead (Science Alert) Archaeologists unearth remains of 17th-century female “vampire” in Poland (Ars Technica) Woman, Church & State by Matilda Joslyn Gage (Gutenberg) NASA to Stand Down on Artemis I Launch Attempts in Early September, Reviewing Options (NASA) NASA Scrubs Second Artemis I Launch Attempt (NY Times) Years after shuttle, NASA rediscovers the perils of liquid hydrogen (Ars Technica) NASA's Mega-Rocket Launch Delayed at Least a Month After Engine Leaks (Science Alert) NASA's Artemis moon mission won't launch anytime soon (Mashable) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The musicians getting paid anytime a preschooler makes a poop joke at an Alexa device. Plus, why Labor Day is a cursed weekend for movie releases. And the Artemis I launch is officially maybe happening on Saturday. Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: Kids Yell “Poop” At Alexa, And These Musicians Profit (BuzzFeed News) Why Do Movies Avoid Releasing on Labor Day? The History of the Cursed Holiday Weekend Explained (Collider) Why movie studios should start thinking differently about Labor Day (The Week) National Cinema Day Kate Bush to Reissue “Running Up That Hill” As CD Single (Consequence) Artemis 1 moon mission is 'go' for Saturday launch, NASA says (Space.com) NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Next Launch Attempt (NASA) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the biggest ever and one of the smallest ever sauropods, both discovered recently and both helping us learn more about where and why dinosaurs traveled millions of years ago. Plus, the latest on the soon-to-be-available omicron booster shots. Dolly Parton’s new Doggy Parton line, a Taco Bell-hosted metaverse wedding, and an update on the Taco Bell Mexican Pizza Tik Tok Musical. Sponsors: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: Adorable Little Sauropod Is Oldest Confirmed Dinosaur Ever Found in Africa (ScienceAlert) New Dinosaur Species Is Oldest Ever Found in Africa (Scientific American) Dinosaur remains in Portuguese garden could be Europe’s largest ever find (The Guardian) Largest dinosaur skeleton in Europe may have been found in Portugal (Phys.org) FDA authorizes Pfizer's and Moderna's updated Covid booster shots (NBC News) What to Know About the New Covid Booster Shots (NY Times) Vaccines.gov “ALMOST as Good as a Mexican Pizza”: Dolly Parton on Working with Doja Cat on Mexican Pizza: The Musical: Exclusive (Consequence) Taco Bell® Metaverse Wedding (Taco Bell) Thu. 05/12 - 1st Image of Milky Way Black Hole & 1st Taco Bell TikTok Musical, Equally Important Events (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The official trailer for the slasher horror version of Winnie the Pooh dropped and, I think I actually want to watch the whole movie now? Plus, the latest update on when Artemis I will actually be launching and what happened at the scrubbed launch on Monday. And the World Bog Snorkeling Championships. Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: Winnie the Pooh Goes on a Murderous Rampage in the Trailer for Childhood-Ruining ‘Blood and Honey’ (Rolling Stone) Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey’s New Trailer Is…good? (Nerdist) Thu. 05/26 - Winnie the Pooh: Horror Villain (Cool Stuff Ride Home) NUN OF THAT official trailer Camp Motion Pictures (AlternativeCinema, YouTube) NASA Targets Sept. 3 for Next Artemis I Moon Mission Launch Attempt (NASA) Media Briefing: Artemis I Launch Status (NASA Video, YouTube) NASA now aims to launch Artemis 1 moon mission on Sept. 3 after glitch (Space.com) NASA Plans to Retry Its Moon Rocket Launch on Saturday (NY Times) Jargon-less explanation of new launch date & what went wrong Monday (Swapna Krishna, Twitter) Video of Bog Championships (NowThis, Twitter) World Bog Snorkelling Championships return to Powys this weekend (Powys County Times) World Bog Snorkelling Championships 2022: The best pictures as crowds take to the water in incredible costumes (Wales Online) The Wee Welsh Town of Weird Sports (Great Big Story, YouTube) Thu. 08/11 - Bog Butter Blogs & Predator's Food Vlog (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The surprising history of how kale became so popular so quickly back in 2014, and how both Pizza Hut and Chick-fil-A were partially responsible––but not because they actually included kale on their menus. It’s a tale of lawsuits, publicity campaigns, bloated markets, and one very big kalespiracy. Sponsors: BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: Big Kale (weakankleblake, TikTok) Pizza Hut Used to Be One of the Largest Kale Purchasers in the US (TODAY) The Strange Mystery Of Who Made Kale Famous ... And Why (mindbodygreen) Fri. 07/08 - The Breakfast Episode (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Kotex, Kleenex, Huggies: Kimberly-Clark and the Consumer Revolution in American Business by Bob Batchelor and Thomas Heinrich The Great Kalespiracy (The Hustle) Who Owns Kale? (National Geographic) 2017 Census of Agriculture (USDA) Kale (Produce Market Guide) The Kale Craze Might Be Ending (The Atlantic) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Artemis I launch was scrubbed early this morning Here’s why the highly-anticipated launch didn’t get off the ground. Plus, rabies vaccines are raining down across the nation. And a new classic author version of Street Fighter. Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF Links: Launch Attempt Scrubbed (NASA, Artemis Blog) Engine explanation (Elisha Sauers, Twitter) NASA calls off Artemis 1 moon rocket launch over engine cooling issue (Space.com) Launch Mission Execution Forecast (Space Force) Rabioli (rabcyr_alt, Twitter) USDA scattering rabies vaccines for wildlife in 13 states (AP) New Steam Game 'Write N Fight' Has Classic Writers Beating Each Other Up (The Mary Sue) Write N' Fight Game Lets Players Punch Lovecraft in the [CENSORED] (CBR) Write 'n' Fight (Steam) Theaters to Offer $3 Tickets For All Movies On National Cinema Day (Collider) National Cinema Day Weird: The Al Yankovic Story trailer is a perfect parody of music biopics (Polygon) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google ran a study using its own pre-roll ads to try to prebunk people before they fall for conspiracy theories. Plus, scientists have found the first-ever evidence of carbon dioxide in a planet’s atmosphere beyond our solar system. And the curious case of the one song that used to crash any laptop it played on. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: Can a YouTube ad change your mind about disinformation? (The Verge) Google is trying out ‘pre-bunking’ in an effort to counter misinformation (NBC News) YouTube: how a team of scientists worked to inoculate a million users against misinformation (The Conversation) NASA’s Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanet Atmosphere (NASA) JWST sees carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time (Syfy Wire) Astronomers see carbon dioxide on planet outside solar system for first time (The Harvard Gazette) Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (The Old New Thing, DevBlogs) Janet Jackson music video given CVE for crashing laptops (The Register) Janet Jackson song from 1989 declared a cybersecurity vulnerability for crashing hard drives (TechSpot) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Invented traditions. Reimagined visions of the past. History is never free from our present-day biases, but the way we talk about the past often says more about us than the past itself. From the Disneyification of the Middle Ages to the aristocratic invention of Santa Claus in 1800s New York City, let’s talk about how pervading myths reveal the values of those who created them and continue to affect us today. Sponsors: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: What Our Fantasies About the European “Middle Ages” Say About Us (Hyperallergic) The Fantasy of the Middle Ages (Getty) Reinventing the Américas: Construct. Erase. Repeat. (Getty) Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon by Cindy Ott The Battle for Christmas: A Social and Cultural History of Our Most Cherished Holiday by Stephen Nissenbaum Christmas: A Candid History by Bruce David Forbes Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century by John Boswell 'Batgirl' to Have "Funeral Screening" on Warner Bros. Lot (Collider) Warner Bros. Discovery Doesn't Have the Money to Release Movies, Delays Aquaman and Shazam Sequels (Consequence) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world of nimcels––what are they and where do they fit in online? Plus, the genetic similarities between unrelated doppelgängers. And gummy bears made out of wind turbines. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: What is a Niche Internet Micro Celebrity? (Washington Post) Your Doppelgänger Is Out There and You Probably Share DNA With Them (NY Times) Doppelgangers Appear to Have Similar Genetic Patterns: Study (Gizmodo) Extreme Lookalikes May Share Much Deeper Ties Than We Ever Realized (Science Alert) Would You Eat a Windmill? These Scientists Hope So. (Gizmodo) Wind turbine blades could someday be recycled into sweet treats (American Chemical Society) Mon. 06/06 - Gummi Bears: A 100 Year Look Back (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Omicron-specific COVID boosters are coming to the US soon. How much of a difference will they make to immunity? Well, it’s complicated. Plus, NASA says Artemis I is go for launch. Here’s everything to know about the big event on Monday. And MoviePass is officially coming back from the dead next month. Sponsors: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Omicron-specific Covid booster shots are just weeks away. Here's who will—and won't—be eligible (CNBC) The U.K. approved omicron-specific booster shots. They're coming to the U.S. soon (NPR) New Covid boosters expected soon for everyone over age 12 (NBC News) Your first brush with coronavirus could affect how a fall booster works (Washington Post) NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is 'go' for Aug. 29 launch (Space.com) NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Artemis Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft (NASA) Artemis I Path to the Pad: The Rocket (NASA, YouTube) Artemis Mission: A guide to Nasa's mega Moon rocket (BBC) Artemis activities for kids and teachers (NASA) Science communicator Swapna Krishna will be live tweeting the Artemis I launch (Skrishna, Twitter) MoviePass Will Relaunch on Labor Day With New Points System (Gizmodo) AMC's CEO Turned His $9 Billion Company Into a Meme Machine (Bloomberg) February episode about MoviePass's return (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A dive into the viscous depths of the unshakeable ketchup bottle and its 57 different origin stories. Plus, NASA released the sound of an actual black hole. And expected and unexpected chicken wing news. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: When Every Ketchup But One Went Extinct (Atlas Obscura) How 500 Years Of Weird Condiment History Designed The Heinz Ketchup Bottle (Fast Company, 2013) U.S.: Sales of condiment & dressing categories 202 (Statista) Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky Pure Ketchup: A History of America's National Condiment by Andrew F. Smith NASA Has Captured 'Actual Sound' In Space And It’s Honestly Terrifying (VICE) New NASA Black Hole Sonifications with a Remix (NASA) A Universe of Sound (NASA) Applebee's Is Launching Chicken Wing-Inspired Lip Gloss (Thrillist) Chicken wing prices fall to pre-pandemic levels — just in time for football season (TODAY) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Competitive lifesaving and the USA Mullet Championships. Just a couple of niche competitions to kick off your weekend with. Plus, a possible new method for removing those pernicious “forever chemicals” from rain water. Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: What Does It Mean to Win at Saving Lives? (Sports Illustrated) The internet is losing its mind over the U.S.A. Mullet Championship kids (Input) Meet this year's child Mullet Championship finalists (NPR) 'Forever chemicals' in rainwater exceed safe levels (BBC) 'Forever chemicals' stay in the air and water permanently. But scientists have found a new way to destroy them. (NBC News) 'Spider-Man: No Way Home - The More Fun Stuff Version' Will Have 11 Minutes of New Footage (Collider) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could a century-old vaccine help protect against future epidemics? Plus, it turns out our oldest ancestor is not a half a billion year old sea creature with a mouth but no butt. And next month, the first Native American woman will be going to space. Sponsor: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: Why a Century-Old Vaccine Offers New Hope Against Pathogens (NY Times) BCG: the history and modern-day uses of the tuberculosis vaccine (Pharmaceutical Technology) One for All? (Harvard Medical School News) Mystery of half-billion year old creature with no anus solved (BBC) New evidence proves saccorhytus is ecdysozoan (EurekAlert) ‘Angry minion’ with no anus not related to humans after all, scientists conclude (The Guardian) First Native American woman to travel to space (BBC) First Native woman in space (Indian Country Today) NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission (NASA) Disney's Latest Theme Park Ride Movie Is Big Thunder Mountain (Gizmodo) Big Thunder Mountain Movie In Works At Disney With ‘Hawkeye’ Directors (Deadline) Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail | Official Trailer (TBS, YouTube) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Airlines has signed up for a supersonic boost. Plus, how to find the sweetest watermelon, and a brief history of the fruit. And Papa Johns is throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks… and coincidentally that seems to be the same strategy they used for their newest menu item, just throwing everything in it at once. Sponsor: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: American becomes third airline to place order for Boom Supersonic jets (The Guardian) American Airlines orders 20 Boom Supersonic passenger jets (Space.com) American Airlines places order for 20 supersonic jets from Boom Supersonic (The Verge) American Airlines places order for 20 experimental supersonic jets (The Dallas Morning News) American Airlines agrees to buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom (CNBC) This is what’s keeping electric planes from taking off (MIT Technology Review) Here’s What the Watermelon Was Up to Before It Tasted Good (Atlas Obscura) How To Pick a Watermelon With the Best Taste (Well+Good) Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon by Cindy Ott See Papa Johns new pizza bowls: Just toppings, no crust (CNN) Explanation for today's episode title (YouTube) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The team trying to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction is doing a trial run with Tasmanian tigers, funded in part by the Hemsworth brothers. Plus, NASA’s megarocket that will return humans to the moon and, perhaps one day take humans to Mars, has begun its four mile journey to the launch pad, readying for its uncrewed journey around the moon later this month. And a new breakfast cereal from Snoop Dogg. Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: De-extinction company sets its next (first?) target: The thylacine (Ars Technica) Scientists, A Startup, And the Hemsworths Are Trying to 'De-Extinct' the Tasmanian Tiger (Vice) Mon. 09/13 - De-Extinct Woolly Mammoths & Potty-Trained Cows (Cool Stuff Ride Home) NASA's First 4 Miles To The Moon Starts Today. Here's How To Watch. (Mashable) NASA film traces Artemis 1 rocket's 'Path to the Pad' as mission stack rolls out today (Space.com) Artemis I Path to the Pad: The Rocket (NASA, YouTube) A Geologic map of the Entire Moon has Been Released at 1:2,500,000-Scale (Universe Today) Snoop Dogg proudly introduces "Snoop Loopz" breakfast cereal (Boing Boing) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This one weird baking trick could make your cookies healthier and decrease waste in your home. Plus, the not-quite-net-positive potential in Greenland’s melting Arctic ice cover. Your chance to officially name an exoplanet. And a new law requiring New York museums to disclose if artworks on display were stolen by Nazis. Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: Banana peels make sugar cookies better for you (ScienceDaily) Something Awesome Happens When You Use Banana Peel as an Ingredient (Science Alert) Banana Peel Cuisine Is The Latest Plant Based Trend (Forbes) Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and other billionaires are backing an exploration for rare minerals buried beneath Greenland's ice (Business Insider) Billionaires are funding a massive treasure hunt in Greenland as ice vanishes (CNN) Did You Know You Could Name a Planet? (LifeHacker) NameExoWorlds (IAU) A New Law Requires New York Museums to Indicate If Artworks on View Passed Through Nazi Hands (Artnet News) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could chewing gum and micro-robots replace your toothbrush? Plus, a Lord Byron-themed RPG. And get paid to indulge in every pumpkin-spiced item at Trader Joe’s. Sponsors: Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/cool Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Will Micro-Robots Brush Your Teeth? (Neo.Life) No weekend plans? Gather your party and play this literary RPG about Lord Byron. (Literary Hub) Trapped in a Cabin with Lord Byron PDF (Google Drive) Astronomers have determined the exact hour that Mary Shelley thought of Frankenstein. (Literary Hub) Pumpkin spice season starting earlier than ever (Axios) Reddit Just Spotted The Starbucks Fall Flavor Everyone's Waiting For (Mashed) This Company Will Pay a 'Pumpkin Spice Pundit' $1000 to Sample Trader Joe's Fall Items (Mental Floss) Pumpkin Palooza: Get Paid $1000 to Taste and Rate Trader Joe's Fall Foods (Finance Buzz) Thu. 08/27 - Why Pumpkin Spice Will Never Die (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The science and history of bog butter–––still edible butter buried in Irish bogs thousands of years ago. Plus, the first-ever feature film dubbed entirely in the Comanche language, and more cool takeaways from the latest Predator installment. A Lyme disease vaccine has just entered its final stage of clinical trials. And a new weird Coke flavor just dropped. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/cool Links: I Can't Believe It's Butter That Was Buried in a Bog! (Atlas Obscura) How do bogs keep things fresh? (Slate, 2006) Tollund Man (Wikipedia) Underwater storage techniques used by early North American hunters preserve meat for at least six months (University of Michigan, 1995) Mon. 08/01 - Early Europeans Drank Milk Despite Lactose Intolerance; Ancient Humans, They're Just Like Us! (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Prey Is Officially the Predator Franchise's Most Critically Acclaimed Film (CBR) Prey Star Amber Midthunder on Indigenous Representation in the Predator Movie (The Hollywood Reporter) The Historic Power of Prey Is in Your Ears (Vulture) Does an animal die in Prey? (DoesTheDogDie.com) Prey's Predator used to be an Anthony Bourdain-inspired food vlogger (Gizmodo) Former Basketball Player Finds His Niche in Hollywood (NY Times) A Lyme disease vaccine is in its final clinical trial (NPR) Coke's latest bizarre flavor is here (CNN) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The story of the 197-year-old frozen gentleman–––a tale that will take us from unprecedented weather events and the 19th century version of misinformation to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, a 1980s medical miracle, and brief shout-out to the OG velocipede. Plus, Austrian Burger King say you’re abnormal if you like meat. And the upcoming live-action Pac-Man movie. Sponsors: Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/cool Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: The Hoax That Inspired Mary Shelley (JSTOR Daily) Mary Shelley and the Roger Dodsworth Hoax (Keats-Shelley Journal, JSTOR) Roger Dodsworth: The Reanimated Englishman. (University of Pennsylvania) Decades Ago, A Woman Survived Being 'Frozen Solid'. Here's The Science (ScienceAlert) Mon. 07/27 - The Year Without a Summer (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Burger King Austria now Asks Customers, 'Regular or With Meat?' (Ad Week) "Normal or With Meat?": All Burger King Items Are Plant-Based in Austrian Experiment, Meat Must be Requested (Vegconomist) Cracker Barrel faces blowback after adding Impossible sausage to menu (Washington Post) The Italians Finally Chased Domino's Out of Italy (Gizmodo) Live-Action Pac-Man Movie in the Works from Wayfarer, Bandai Namco (Exclusive) (Hollywood Reporter) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The exciting world of Excel eSports. Plus, a Native American tribe who has had their land returned to them after 350 years. The top scientist who caused a big stir with a tiny bit of sausage. And a group of spiders that have been named after David Bowie. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/cool Links: ESPN8 The Ocho is back: How to watch the 2022 schedule of weird sports, from death diving to OmegaBall (Sporting News) There's a World Excel Championships packed with commentators and analysis, people are loving it online (Sport Bible) Episode 606: Spreadsheets! (NPR) Native American tribe gets its land back after being displaced nearly 400 years ago (CNN) Rappahannock Tribe reacquires ancestral Virginia land 350 years later (Washington Post) Top scientist admits 'space telescope image' was actually a slice of chorizo (CNN) A prominent scientist posted an image of a distant star he said was taken by the Webb telescope. It was actually a slice of chorizo. (CBS News) New group of spiders named after David Bowie and his back catalogue (Natural History Museum) General Mills Is Bringing Back 4 Classic '80s Cereals (The Street) Share your 'moon snaps' to celebrate NASA's Artemis 1 mission (Space.com) Tue. 04/27 - This Famous Actor's Mom Helped Save the Apollo 13 Astronauts (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would happen if we just Thanos-snapped all the mosquitoes out of existence? Would there be significantly adverse effects? Plus, from heat indexes to physiology, why the same temperature can feel so different in two different places, or even at different times of the year. Sponsors: Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/cool Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Ecology: A world without mosquitoes (Nature, 2010) The 24 deadliest animals on Earth, ranked (CNET, 2019) Mosquitoes might be humanity’s greatest foe. Should we get rid of them? (Vox, 2019) Q&A: What Would Happen If Mosquitoes Disappeared? (NY Times, 2015) Should we kill every mosquito on Earth? (Live Science) Kill All the Mosquitoes?! (Smithsonian Mag, 2016) State of Florida Approves Oxitec Mosquito Technology for Continuation of Pilot Project in the Keys (Keys Mosquito Project) Why The Same Temperature Can Feel Different Somewhere Else (FiveThirtyEight) Episode about the "dog days of summer" (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s talk about your brain on horror movies. Plus, Mark Cuban wants to turn a Texas town into Jurassic Park. And a virtual map that lets you see what your town looked like millions of years ago. Sponsor: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: This Is Your Brain On Horror (Crime Reads) Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films by Nina Nesseth Mark Cuban wants to turn a Texas small town he bought into Jurassic Park (My San Antonio) This Map Lets You Plug in Your Address to See How It's Changed Over the Past 750 Million Years (Smithsonian Mag) Ancient Earth globe Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deep dive into the history of the IPA. What exactly is an IPA anyways? How did it get its name? And why did it become so ubiquitous over the last decade? Plus a very brief look at South Korea’s first-ever moon mission, launching this evening. Sponsor: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: Who Invented the IPA? It’s Complicated. (Wine Enthusiast) The Truth About the Origins of IPA (The Beer Connoisseur) What Is an IPA Beer? A Complete Guide to the India Pale Ale (Bon Appétit) A Brief History of the IPA (PUNCH) If You Don’t Like IPAs, There’s a Reason Why. Here’s 10. (Beer and Brewing) The IPA is dead, long live the IPA: Why the love-it-or-hate-it beer is here to stay (Salon) What is a Hazy IPA & Why is it so popular? (Sierra Nevada) The IPA Boom Rolls On (MarketWatch) Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) (NASA) SpaceX will launch South Korea's 1st moon mission today: Watch live (Space.com) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cheese baths––a nineteenth century fad coming back in style. Plus, Shaun the Sheep is officially going to the moon later this month, alongside 10,000 other trinkets. And a volcano has erupted near the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik, but all seems to be under control. Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: Bathtub Full Of Cheese Is Meant To Soften Skin (Insider, YouTube) The Return of Swiss Cheese Baths (Atlas Obscura) European Space Agency recruits Shaun (the sheep) for Artemis 1 moon mission (Space.com) Apollo 11 relics among 10,000 mementos flying on Artemis I to the moon (collectSPACE) NASA's 'Moonikin' mannequin boards Orion spacecraft for Artemis 1 moon mission (Space.com) Snoopy to Fly on NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission (NASA) Webcam from the eruption (RÚV) Huge demand for helicopter volcano tours (RÚV) Deja vu as volcano erupts again near Iceland capital (Phys.org) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virtual Reality doesn’t stink. And that’s kind of a problem. Why virtual smell could take the VR experience to the next level. Plus, a paper battery that’s activated by adding water. And you could get paid $100K a year to sit on your couch and eat candy. Sponsor: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: VR Still Stinks Because It Doesn’t Smell (Wired) Scientists Invent a Paper Battery—Just Add Water (Scientific American) Paper batteries on the cards to power IoT and smart labels (The Register) This company wants to pay you $100000 a year to eat candy—here's how to apply (CNBC) You could get paid to eat candy as a Canadian company's chief candy officer (NPR) The sweetest job opening ever: $78,000 a year to taste candy while sitting on your couch (CNN) Hershey warns of Halloween candy shortage (Reuters) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first major study of its kind sheds new light on the evolution of all you mutants who can digest dairy. Plus, engineers at MIT have developed a wearable sticker that can see inside your body. And, was George Jetson born over the weekend? Sponsor: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: How Humans’ Ability to Digest Milk Evolved from Famine and Disease (Scientific American) Early Europeans Could Not Tolerate Milk but Drank It Anyway, Study Finds (NY Times) MIT engineers develop stickers that can see inside the body (MIT News) MIT Engineers Develop Ultrasound Stickers That Can See Inside the Body (SciTech Daily) Fine, let's actually work out whether George Jetson will be born tomorrow (A/V Club) Was George Jetson Born in 2022? (Snopes) Wikipedia suspends edits to its 'recession' page (NPR) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How likely are you really to get bit by a shark and do some of those cliché comparisons still hold up as waters warm and shark sightings seem to be on the rise? Plus, future lunar explorers could enjoy year round sweater weather in moon caves. And murder hornets are getting a new name. Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Sharks vs. vending machines: Which kills more people yearly? (Slate) Sharks Are Spotted Off Long Island. Scientists Say Don’t Panic. (NY Times) Here's What's More Likely to Happen to You Than Winning the Mega Millions (Gizmodo) Strange Moon Pits Could Have Temperatures Comfortable Enough For Humans to Live In (ScienceAlert) UCLA scientists discover places on the moon where it’s always ‘sweater weather’ (UCLA) NASA’s LRO Finds Lunar Pits Harbor Comfortable Temperatures (NASA) Congress Sneaks NASA Authorization Bill Into CHIPS, Approves Moon-to-Mars Program (Gizmodo) Why murder hornets are getting a new name (National Geographic) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why a new discovery about plesiosaurs has gotten everyone talking about the Loch Ness Monster. Plus, the oldest DNA from a horse domesticated in America might have solved a centuries-old mystery. And the scoop on that thirteen-eyed anthropomorphic oyster mascot from Halifax. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: Freshwater Plesiosaur Discovery Is Amazing But Does Not Make Nessie “Plausible” (IFL Science) Existence of Loch Ness Monster 'plausible' after discovery of fossils in North Africa (The Scotsman) African fossils show 'monster' could have lived in Loch Ness (BBC) Plesiosaur fossils found in the Sahara suggest they weren’t just marine animals (University of Bath) What were marine reptiles doing in a 100 million year old river? (Nick Longrich) Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore (ScienceDaily) Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore (Florida Museum of Natural History) Beloved Chincoteague ponies' mythical origins may be real (National Geographic) An Exclusive Interview With The Nightmare Oyster Mascot That Went Viral (BuzzFeed News) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptographers have identified the first known secure global communication system, in the form of nineteenth century newspaper ads. Plus, a fourth patient has been effectively cured of HIV. And Netflix is retroactively editing Stranger Things. The edits are not as big a deal as they seem, but the fact that Netflix can implement them so easily raises bigger questions about the future of arts and entertainment. Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Codebreakers Find ‘Sexts,’ Arctic Dispatches in 200-Year-Old Encrypted Newspaper Ads (Vice) Fourth patient seemingly cured of HIV (BBC) Fourth person 'cured' of HIV, but is a less risky cure in sight? (Medical Xpress) Stranger Things Season 4: Duffer Brothers on Fixing Will's Birthday (Variety) Netflix retroactively editing Stranger Things is the beginning of a dangerous TV trend (GQ) Is Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Editing Out Jonathan’s Creepy Behavior in Season 1? (The Mary Sue) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s take a visit to the Museum of Failure. Plus, robot spider zombies. Not a new comic book series, but an actual experiment from mechanical engineers in Texas. And the Earth’s earliest animal predator has been named after David Attenborough. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: Museum of Failure thread (Trung Phan, Twitter) Museum of Failure Scientists Are Turning Dead Spiders Into 'Necrobots' And We Are So Creeped Out (ScienceAlert) 'Necrobotic' spiders: Manipulating dead spiders' legs with a puff of air to serve as grabbers (Phys.org) Researchers Turn Dead Spiders Into 'Necrobotic' Grippers (CNET) ‘Earliest animal predator’ named after David Attenborough (NBC News) Ancient fossil is earliest known animal predator (BBC) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world’s first verified image of Mormonism founder Joseph Smith has been found… but it’s not convincing everyone just yet. And how did the NASA logo become so ubiquitous in clothing from fashion runways to rural Walmarts? Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: Mormon founder Joseph Smith's photo discovered by descendant after nearly 180 years (Religion News Service) At long last, a photo of Mormon founder Joseph Smith emerges (Salt Lake Tribune) Photo of Joseph Smith? Descendant claims to find daguerreotype image (Deseret News) Murder Among the Mormons | Official Trailer (Netflix, YouTube) Why everyone's wearing NASA-branded clothes (CNN) How Did NASA Hoodie Become a Trend? (Champion Hoodie) Sometimes it seems that everyone on Earth is wearing a NASA T-shirt (Washington Post) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do we laugh and what causes us to do so? Was laughing at one point an evolutionary advantage? Plus, the reason for a mysterious pink glow over a small Australian town on Wednesday. And the latest contender in Home Depot’s line of extremely large yard decorations. Sponsor: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: What's So Funny? The Science of Why We Laugh (Scientific American) Mysterious pink glow in sky over Australian town revealed to be from local cannabis facility (The Guardian) Heat, drought - now snakes? That's what messed up a North Texas city's water pressure Wednesday (ABC, WFAA) Home Depot’s 12-Foot Skeleton Walked So Their Colossal Crustacean Could Walk Sideways (The Mary Sue) Sarah Michelle Gellar Set for Teen Wolf Spinoff at Paramount+ (Consequence) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A product that could help you hear the person you’re trying to have a conversation with in a loud, crowded room. Plus, a follow-up on why Unicode is adding so many more colored hearts in the next emoji drop. There was more to the story than I thought. And why everyone online is making horrifying memes about something called Pink Sauce. Sponsor: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: Hearing aids that read your brain will know who you want to hear (MIT Technology Review) The Past and Future of Flag Emoji (Unicode) TikTok's pink sauce is taking over the internet. What's going on? (Mashable) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The real-life sport inspired by quidditch has announced their new name––and I have a lot of thoughts. Plus, a few companies in Japan have introduced standing “nap boxes” into their offices. And on the anniversary of the moon landing, NASA has announced the launch windows for the kick-off mission of our return to the moon. Sponsors: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: Quidditch rebrands as quadball and further distances itself from Harry Potter author (NPR) Quidditch changes its name to distance itself from 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling (NBC News) Broomsticks Stay, but Not the Name: Quidditch Becomes ‘Quadball’ (NY Times) IQA European Games livestream (IQA, YouTube) How to Sleep Upright? Japan Comes Up With ‘Nap Box’ for Office Workers (Bloomberg) Standing Nap Boxes Exist and They Look So Uncomfortable (Nerdist) NASA just announced an ambitious date to launch its megarocket to the moon (Mashable) NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Moon Mission (NASA) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three species frozen in time within one single piece of amber. Plus, the DIYers building their own coffins. And Costco has promised not to raise the price of their rotisserie chickens, but is that a good thing? Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: Entombed together: Rare fossil flower and parasitic wasp make for amber artwork (Oregon State University) A Wasp, Flower, And Fly Trapped in Amber Reveal 30-Million-Year Old Microcosm (ScienceAlert) Final DIY Project: Build Your Own Coffin (Wall Street Journal) "How life in America is going" (Taylor Lorenz, Twitter) Costco's inflation-proof $4.99 rotisserie chicken, explained (Vox) Inflation is raising prices on almost everything, except rotisserie chicken (NPR) 'Powerpuff Girls' Animated Series Reboot In Works At Hanna-Barbera (Deadline) What the hell is "Ken-ergy?" Here's our working definition (A/V Club) Daniel Kaluuya's 'Heartbreaking' Live-Action Barney Movie Is Still Early in Development (IGN) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heatwaves around the world are so extreme this week that one of them matches a projected forecast for 2050. Plus, MIT engineers have found a more efficient method for boiling water. And the winners of the World Emoji Awards as well as all the new emojis drafted to hit Unicode 15 in September. Sponsors: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: A hypothetical weather forecast for 2050 is coming true next week (CNN) Met Office projections and commentary (Dr. Simon Lee, Twitter) A Whole Lot of Southwest Europe Is on Fire Right Now, And It's Only Getting Hotter (ScienceAlert) These maps show how excessively hot it is in Europe and the U.S. (Washington Post) UK heatwave: how to keep cool and stay safe in 40C (The Guardian) Scientific tips for staying cool in a heatwave (BBC Future) Redheads given free cinema tickets to escape heatwave on Monday and Tuesday (Yahoo News UK) MIT Engineers Find a Way To Save Energy and Make Water Boil More Efficiently (SciTechDaily) Scientists Have Found a Way to Save Energy And Boil Water More Efficiently (ScienceAlert) New Emojis In 2022-2023 (Emojipedia) World Emoji Awards Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can the slow and timid adoption of coal in the US tell us about the transition to solar and wind power? Plus, this newly-discovered dinosaur sheds some light on why T-Rexes had those tiny li’l arms. And, when cities welcome physical monuments to fictional pop culture characters. Sponsors: Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: When Coal First Arrived, Americans Said 'No Thanks' (Smithsonian Magazine) Fraud, Failure, and Frustration: This Is the Story of America's First Energy Transition (The Atlantic) Weird Old Book Finder Old episode about the Weird Old Book Finder (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Behold Meraxes, Argentina’s Ancient ‘Giant Dragon’ (Atlas Obscura) Newly discovered dinosaur had tiny arms like T. rex (National Geographic) Newly Discovered Giant Predatory Dinosaur Had Tiny Arms, But It's Not Related to T. Rex (ScienceAlert) Albuquerque Erecting Statues of Walter White And Jesse Pinkman (IGN) Netflix knows you miss Eddie Munson, so they immortalized him in an Indiana cornfield (Mashable) Old episode about less-popular recipes from the Kelloggs brothers (Cool Stuff Ride Home) The Fake 2000s Yo-Yo Career of 'What We Do In the Shadows' Mark Proksch (Cool Stuff Ride Home) The 1920s Transgender Clinic Destroyed By the Nazis (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Who Invented the High Five? (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Why All The Galaxy Carpets In 90s Movie Theaters? (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The JWST images are here! But what are we actually looking at? Plus, could gene editing put an end to cholesterol-related disease? And Cat Power is planning to perform a cover of an entire Bob Dylan concert at the original venue where he performed it. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: NASA's Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet (NASA) And then there were five: NASA releases the rest of Webb's first images (Ars Technica) The First Jwst Images Of The Infrared Sky Are Here And They Do *Not* Disappoint (Syfy Wire) Carpet JWST image meme (Dominick Nero, Twitter) Make your phone into a personal planetarium. (NY Times) Edits to a cholesterol gene could stop the biggest killer on earth (MIT Technology Review) Cat Power will cover a full Bob Dylan concert at original venue (A/V Club) Where to Score Free Fries for National Fry Day (Mental Floss) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could an MIT idea to ease the climate crisis by blowing up giant sun-blocking bubbles in space actually work? Plus, the Polynesian voyagers who are reviving ancient seafaring techniques and traversing thousands of miles across the ocean without maps or modern technology. And a cool little interactive Easter egg from the latest season of Stranger Things. Sponsors: Calm, Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription calm.com/coolstuff Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: MIT Scientists Suggest Wild Plan to Ease Climate Change: Space Bubbles (ScienceAlert) Space Bubbles (MIT Senseable City Lab) Climate change: MIT proposes using a space bubble shield the size of Brazil to cool the Earth (Interesting Engineering) MIT Scientists Propose Space Bubbles to Reverse the Worst of Climate Change (Gizmodo) This woman navigated a 3,000-mile Pacific voyage without maps or technology (National Geographic) Polynesia's master voyagers who navigate by nature (BBC) “Stranger Things” Has a Surprise for Fans That Call the Surfer Boy Pizza Number (Teen Vogue) Where to Buy Stranger Things' Surfer Boy Pizza (Pop Sugar) NASA Is About to Unveil The Deepest View of The Universe Ever – A Day Ahead of Schedule (ScienceAlert) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to our accidental breakfast episode. First, how did orange juice become our go-to breakfast beverage of choice? Plus, Waffle House’s in-house record label. And, someone’s been eating their Wheatie’s, how major sports tournaments are using AI to improve the game and the fan experience. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Calm, Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription calm.com/coolstuff Links: How orange juice took over the breakfast table (BBC Future) Misunderstanding Orange Juice as a Health Drink (The Atlantic, 2014) Coronavirus: orange juice weekly sales growth US 2020. (Statista) A B-Side With Your Bacon? Waffle House Has Its Own Music Label (NPR) Waffle House Has Its Own Record Label (Great Big Story, YouTube) Waffle House has its own record label and the songs are in the restaurant jukeboxes (Boing Boing) Waffle House Records (Spotify) Waffle House Music - scroll down for music videos Wimbledon wants to teach its audience about tennis. Luckily, there's an app for that (CNN) FIFA Will Use AI to Track Players' Bodies During World Cup (Gizmodo) Beyonce Joins Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson for This Hot 100 Milestone — As a Solo Artist & With a Group (Billboard) NASA Updates Coverage for Webb Telescope's First Images Reveal (NASA) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1972, a team of international researchers used computer modeling to assess and warn us about the potential collapse of human civilization. Fifty years later, how does their assessment add up and have we heeded their warning? Plus, we’ve got space tourists. Now it’s time for astroletes. Why sports might be the next big thing in space. And Spotify Pie. Sponsors: Calm, Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription calm.com/coolstuff Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: The Infamous 1972 Report That Warned of Civilization's Collapse (Wired) The Limits to Growth (NY Times, 1972) Why Sports in Space Could Be the Next Big Thing (Wall Street Journal) Axiom Space plans to build a movie studio module for the International Space Station by 2024 (Space.com) How to see your Spotify Pie chart, the latest viral website that analyzes your Spotify data (Mashable) Spotify Pie Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a deep dive into the freshwater lake origins of Big Mouth Billy Bass, the singing fish, and his riptide success in the early 2000s. And, in other peak scientific innovation news, the Large Hadron Collider has been booted up once more and already discovered three new exotic particles. Sponsors: Calm, Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription calm.com/coolstuff Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: An Oral History Of Big Mouth Billy Bass (MEL) The Rise And Fall Of Big Mouth Billy Bass, The Kitschy Singing Wall-Fish That Ruled The Year 2000 (Ranker) How a robotic singing fish made $100m in one year (The Hustle) Singing Bird Clock commercial (Dakota Clark, YouTube) Wellerman, performed by Bill Bass and friends (Kevin Heckart, TikTok) LHCb discovers three new exotic particles (CERN) CERN scientists observe three 'exotic' particles for first time (NBC News) Large Hadron Collider Physicists Discover Three New Exotic Particles (Gizmodo) We need another particle accelerator. Don’t let these 5 myths fool you (Big Think) Large Hadron Collider scientists hail most powerful collisions (Space.com) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could the historic flooding at Yellowstone National Park be a positive thing in the long term? Plus, new findings into long COVID-caused brain fog. And why some movie theaters are banning formal attire. Sponsors: Calm, Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription calm.com/coolstuff I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: Historic Yellowstone flooding brings renewal despite destruction (National Geographic) Episode introducing Yellowstone's Inheritance Pass (Cool Stuff Ride Home) 4 answers about Yellowstone's June megaflood (Futurity) The Secrets of Covid 'Brain Fog' Are Starting to Lift (Wired) ​​Minions: The Rise Of Gru Scores Biggest July Fourth Opening Ever With Nearly $219 Million Globally (Slash Film) Minions: Cinemas ban teens in suits over #gentleminions trend (BBC) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The murky history of Popsicles, and freeze pops or Otter Pops or whatever you call them. Plus, those skin mites that live on your face might be able to reveal your geographic ancestry. And the Canadian radio station that only plays one song by Rage Against the Machine now. Sponsors: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: The Accidental Invention the Popsicle (Food & Wine) The Cold, Hard Truth About Popsicles (Collectors Weekly) How An 11-Year-Old Boy Invented The Popsicle (NPR) A Brief History of Popsicles (Smithsonian Magazine) The Popsicle was supposedly invented by an SF 11-year-old. But the legend doesn't add up. (SF Gate) A Brief History of Freeze Pops (Eater) Old episode about the history of Kool-Aid (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Where Are You From? Check Your Parasites (JSTOR Daily) Scientists say face mites evolved alongside humans since the dawn of human origins (Science Daily) Mystery as Canadian radio station plays Rage Against the Machine song nonstop (The Guardian) Vancouver's KiSS FM has been playing Rage Against the Machine on repeat. Why? (Vancouver Sun) Cole Sprouse And Kathryn Newton To Star In Diablo Cody-Scripted 'Lisa Frankenstein' For Focus Features (Deadline) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices