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A Mission to Study the Potential for Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa, A Potential Breakthrough in the Field of Neuroscience that Could Help Combat Alzheimer’s Disease & TDIH; the Microwave Oven is Patented
A mission to study the potential for life on Jupiter’s moon Europa is soon expected to launch. Plus, a potential breakthrough in the field of neuroscience that could help combat Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. And on 'This Day in History'; the microwave oven is patented. NASA is launching a major mission to look for habitable spots on Jupiter’s moon Europa (theconversation.com) SpaceX, NASA stand down from Oct. 10 Europa Clipper launch due to Hurricane Milton (msn.com) Neuroscientists spark shelter-seeking response by reactivating memory circuit Ride the (electromagnetic) Wave with Percy Spencer! (MIT) Percy Spencer & The Microwave Oven (MIT) National Inventors Hall of Fame Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Agriculture on Earth Began 66 Million Years Ago (And Not by Humans), Maximizing Cell Phone Usage in the Classroom & A Cultural Classic "American Bandstand" Debuts on Television
Scientists now say agriculture on earth began 66 million years ago thanks to ... ants! Plus, long thought to be a detriment to learning, a new study provides insight on how teachers can get the most out of cell phones – and other technology – in the classroom. And, on This Day in History, the TV show that brought the nation several dance crazes -- American Bandstand debuts in Philadelphia. Ant agriculture began 66 million years ago in the aftermath of the asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs Evaluating technology breaks on cell phone use in a college classroom "American Bandstand" goes national | August 5, 1957 | HISTORY The History of "American Bandstand" (liveabout.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Discovery on Pluto's Largest Moon, Plastic Eating Bacteria, and TDIH - The Beginning of Esquire Magazine
With the help of the Webb telescope, scientists have found new information about the surface on one of Pluto’s moons and as for our plastic problems here on earth – researchers have found a common family of bacteria using the material for food. What might that mean for global clean-up efforts. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the start of the “Men’s Only” magazine, Esquire. NASA's Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on a Pluto moon | AP News NASA Telescope Finds New Details About Pluto's Largest Moon - Newsweek Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide, hydrogen peroxide on surface of Pluto's largest moon - CBS News Really, Here's How You Pronounce "Charon"---Probably | WIRED Wastewater bacteria can breakdown plastic for food | ScienceDaily Esquire's Living Legacy Esquire | Men’s Fashion, Style & Culture | Britannica Arnold Gingrich — Catskill Fly Fishing Museum (cffcm.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The First Battery-Powered Planes Tested and TDIH - The First Female US Senator
The first battery-powered planes are tested to help improve global emissions emitted from aircrafts and on This Day in History, the first female senator is appointed - but only serves for 24 hours, we’ll explain. The world's first battery-powered planes have landed. But how safe are they? | BBC Science Focus Magazine Sustainable air travel: Could long-haul flights ever go green? - BBC Science Focus Magazine ZeroAvia Makes Aviation History, Flying World’s Largest Aircraft Powered with a Hydrogen-Electric Engine - ZeroAvia Rebecca Latimer Felton - New Georgia Encyclopedia Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Exoplanet Discovered at a Nearby Star, Weird Wednesday - Fat Bear Contest, London Sheep Herding Tradition, a Blue Lobster, and TDIH - The Snail Telegraph
A new exoplanet was discovered circling our nearest star neighbor – and no, I'm not talking about the sun. Weird Wednesday includes a fat bear contest, a sheep herding tradition, and a blue lobster. Plus, on This Day in History, 1851 – the pasilalinic-sympathetic compass promises to provide global communication without the use of electronics – instead, they used snails. Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our Sun | ScienceDaily Fat Bear Week 2024 | VOTE (explore.org) Online voting in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant | AP News Damian Lewis herds sheep over a London bridge in homage to a medieval tradition | AP News Watch: Aquarium rescues blue lobster from grocery store tank - UPI.com This week I learned: the snail telegraph – E. H. Mann (ehmannwrites.com) The Man Who Tried to Invent a Telegraph Made Out of Telepathic Snails (gizmodo.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Latest on Cell Phones and Their Potential to Cause Brain Cancer, a New Piece from Mozart is Discovered, and TDIH - President Lincoln’s Civil War Substitute
The latest on cell phones and their potential tie to brain cancer – what does the research tell us? A new piece from Mozart is discovered in Germany, And on This Day in History, President Lincoln’s Civil War substitute – we’ve got the details. Scientists Determine If Cell Phone Radiation Causes Brain Cancer (prevention.com) This Lost Mozart Composition Hasn't Been Heard for Centuries. Now, You Can Listen to It | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Previously Unknown Mozart Song Discovered in German Library After 200 Years (goodnewsnetwork.org) Mozart Biography - Opera Philadelphia John Summerfield Staples and Abraham Lincoln | Local History Articles | Monroe County Historical Association (monroehistorical.org) The Conscription Act and Abraham Lincoln's Civil War Substitute (warfarehistorynetwork.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comet A3 Visible in the Night Sky and TDIH - The World's First Rocket Propelled Flight
A spectacle in the night sky can be seen now and it will only get brighter and on This Day in History, the world’s first rocket-propelled flight – a publicity stunt, but also an inspiration for future inventors. Brightening Comet 2023 A3 set to light up autumn sky (bbc.com) Comet A3 Tracker For The Week Ahead — Where And When To See It (forbes.com) Fireworks forecast if comet survives risky sun flypast (phys.org) Car maker Opel’s 1929 publicity stunt to fly world’s first (key.aero) Today in Engineering History: First Manned Rocket-Propelled Plane Flight (designworldonline.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Balloon that Could Bring Tourists to the Edge of Space & on TDIH; An Endangered Rat Capable of Cracking Coconuts is Confirmed to Exist in 2017
A balloon could soon bring tourists to the edge of space, after undergoing a successful test. We’ll have the details on what it will cost you. And on 'This Day in History', an endangered rat that’s reportedly capable of cracking open coconuts is confirmed to exist -- on a single island -- back in 2017. So-Called 'Space Balloon' Completes Crucial Test Ahead of Tourist Flights (gizmodo.com) $125,000 Balloon Trips To Space Closer After Successful Test Flight (forbes.com) spaceperspective.com/journal/space-perspective-successfully-completes-development-flight-2 Passengers Invited to Experience an Astronaut's Eye View of Earth in a Balloon : ScienceAlert Giant, tree-dwelling rat discovered in Solomon Islands Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Tap Water Better for You Than Bottled Water? Mar's Atmosphere May Be in Its Soil, and TDIH - As an Underdog, America Wins What Becomes the Leech Cup
Scientists say drink more TAP WATER – it’s better for you than its store-bought, bottled counterpart, and Mars soil may be hiding the planet’s ancient atmosphere in plain sight – and it could one day be used as rocket fuel. We’ve got the details. Plus, on This Day in History; Bullseye! America wins what becomes the Leech Cup – the oldest trophy in shooting competition – on the final shot over the heavily favored Irish. Drinking bottled water is much worse for you than tap, scientists find | BBC Science Focus Magazine Mars' missing atmosphere could be hiding in plain sight | ScienceDaily THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com The Great 1874 International Match | An NRA Shooting Sports Journal (ssusa.org) The Leech Cup | An NRA Shooting Sports Journal (ssusa.org) Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Extinct Volcanoes Could Hold the Key to Rare Earth Minerals, Weird Wednesday Includes a Message in a Bottle from an Archeologist 200 Years Ago & on TDIH, the Remote Control is Born
Extinct volcanoes could hold the key to the rare earth minerals require for today’s electronics. Plus it’s Weird Wednesday and Reggie has a host of stories, including a message in a bottle from an archeologist 200 years ago. On 'This Day in History,' the telekino, aka a remote control is born in 1906. Extinct volcanoes a 'rich' source of rare earth elements Look: Archaeologist's message in a bottle found at dig site 200 years later - UPI.com Message in a bottle, written 200 years ago by an archaeologist, found on a French clifftop - CBS News Michigan library closed when bugs crawl out of returned DVD case - UPI.com A lost cat's mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California | AP News The World's First Remote Control Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
YouTube New Features Announced and TDIH - KFC Opens its First Franchise Location (Hint: It's Not in Kentucky)
YouTube announced more features for both viewers and creators, plus on This Day in History, KFC opens its first franchise location and it’s not in Kentucky! The Best New Features Coming to YouTube in 2024 (gizmodo.com) Made on YouTube 2024: Announcements for YouTube creators and viewers (blog.google) An Antique Employee-Tracking Device: The International Dial Time Recorder Clock - Core77 The History Of KFC – Feedough KFC - Our Heritage | KFC KFC | The Colonel's Story Timeline | The Life of Harland Sanders A struggling franchisee closes 25 KFC restaurants in the Midwest (restaurantbusinessonline.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Predicting Catastrophic River Shifts, New Rhino Population Stats, Woolly Rhino Found, and TDIH - A Legendary Video Game Company is Founded - With Playing Cards
The scientific breakthrough that could help us predict catastrophic river shifts. Plus, the global number of rhinos is headed in the right direction, but poaching is also on the rise and a new woolly rhino is found. This Day in History, the founding of what turned into a legendary video gaming company. Breakthrough study predicts catastrophic river shifts that threaten millions worldwide | ScienceDaily The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too | AP News India's one-horned rhino numbers charging ahead, govt says (yahoo.com) 32,400-year-old woolly rhino mummy unearthed with skin, fur intact (interestingengineering.com) Frozen Mummy of a Subadult Woolly Rhinoceros Coelodonta antiquitatis (Blumenbach, 1799) from the Late Pleistocene of Yakutia | Doklady Earth Sciences (springer.com) Nintendo was founded in 1889, nearly a century before the NES | The Vintage News 23 September 1889: Nintendo starts making playing cards | MoneyWeek From creating Japanese playing cards in 1889 to becoming one of the most iconic video game companies in history, see how Nintendo has evolved | Business Insider India Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Voyager 1 Adjustment to Continue Its Mission, Largest Blackhole Discovered, and TDIH - The First Fictitious Band to Hit Number One on the Billboard 100
47 years in and billions of miles from home, Voyager 1 still troubleshoots to explore the great beyond. Staying in space, the largest ever black hole jets have been discovered – and their size is almost incomprehensible. We’ll have the details. And on TDIH, the first fictitious band to hit number one on the Billboard 100. Voyager 1 survives clogged thruster issue billions of miles away | CNN NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space | Space Largest ever black hole jet pair discovered in the distant Universe | BBC Science Focus Magazine 50 Years Later, The Archies' 'Sugar, Sugar' Is Still 'Really Sweet' : NPR Contact the show - [email protected] Factormeals.com/coolstuff50 use promo code coolstuff50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scuba Diving Lizards, Earth's TWO Moons & TDIH: The First Carpet Sweeper Patented by Melvin Bissell Leads to the First Female CEO
Diving lizards use an air bubble to breathe underwater. What can we learn from this fascinating admiral adaptation? Plus, Earth will soon have two moons…temporarily. And on 'This Day in History; the first carpet sweeper patented by Melvin Bissell also leads to the world’s first female CEO – in 1889. 'Scuba-diving' lizards use bubble to breathe underwater and avoid predators Earth will soon have a temporary second moon | KTLA What you need to know about Earth's new, temporary mini-moon - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) A Two-month Mini-moon: 2024 PT5 Captured by Earth from September to November - IOPscience The First Carpet Sweeper Contact the show - [email protected] Factormeals.com/coolstuff50 use promo code coolstuff50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Coffee and Caffeine Health Benefits, Weird Wednesday Has a Python Catching Competition, Bird of the Year, and the Oldest Person Alive, and TDIH - The First White Female Native American Chief
Coffee and caffeine may be good for your health, we’ll explain. Weird Wednesday has a python catching competition, the bird of the year, and the oldest person alive is honored in Japan. Plus, on This Day in History, the first white female to be recognized as a chief in the Native American community. Moderate coffee and caffeine consumption is associated with lower risk of developing multiple cardiometabolic diseases, new study finds | ScienceDaily Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge | AP News A shy penguin has won New Zealand's bird election | AP News New Zealand names bird of year after contest with bird costumes, craft beer - UPI.com World's oldest living person honored on Respect for the Aged Day - UPI.com pbs.org/warrior/content/bio/converse.html Contact the show - [email protected] Factormeals.com/coolstuff50 use promo code coolstuff50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"God of Chaos" Asteroid's Close Encounter with Earth and TDIH - The First Transcontinental Flight of the US
A city-killer sized asteroid’s close encounter with Earth could provide us with new data - but what are the odds it actually hits us? Plus, on This Day in History, how long did the first transcontinental flight of the US take? We’ll have the answer and tell who and how he did it. 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis could still hit Earth in 2029, study hints — but we won't know for 3 more years | Live Science NASA can't wait for its OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft to meet 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis in 2029 | Space Could 'God of Chaos' asteroid hit Earth in 2029? | WFRV (wearegreenbay.com) On the Sensitivity of Apophis's 2029 Earth Approach to Small Asteroid Impacts - IOPscience Sept. 17, 1911: First Transcontinental Flight Takes Weeks | WIRED Contact the show - [email protected] Factormeals.com/coolstuff50 use promo code coolstuff50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dinosaur-Era Tree Saplings Being Auctioned, How an Aging Immune System Fuels Cancer Growth & TDIH: The 1920 Bombing of Wall Street & The Empire State Building's Mooring Mast
On today's episode, dinosaur-era tree saplings are being sold at auction with the goal of spreading their presence across Australia. Plus, a new study reveals how an aging immune system fuels cancer growth. And on This Day in History, the 1920 bombing of Wall Street – PLUS, was there really a secondary purpose to the Empire State Building’s massive spire? 6 Saplings of Dinosaur-Era Tree Species Being Auctioned to Spread the Pines Around Australia Novel study reveals how aging immune system fuels cancer growth, potentially opening new avenues for prevention TDIH: Blimps Docked on Empire State Building: True or False? TDIH: Docking on the Empire State Building TDIH: Wall Street Bombing 1920 Contact the show - [email protected] Factormeals.com/coolstuff50 use promo code coolstuff50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cardiovascular Issues a Daughter Can Have Due to a Father's Diet, Ig Nobel Prizes Announced, and TDIH - The NYC Riot That Started with a Hat
Like father, like daughter – a new study finds fathers with unhealthy diets can actually cardiovascular disease on to their daughters specifically. Plus, you won’t want to miss the Ig Nobel award-winning research this year – Reggie has details. And on TDIH, the NYC riot that started with a hat! Like father, like daughter | ScienceDaily Ig Nobel prize: Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive award | CNN Studies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead fish among Ig Nobels winners | AP News 100 Years Ago Men and Boys Fought on the Streets of New York Over Wearing Straw Hats Past Summer | The New York Public Library (nypl.org) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Protein That Can Extend Longevity, Most Detailed Video of a Star, and TDIH - The Messier Catalog is Started
The protein that may determine how long we live, and the most detailed video of a star ever shows bubbling gas on the surface. Plus, on This Day in History, The Messier Catalog is started - to let astronomers know what objects in the night sky aren't a comet. Newly discovered gene may influence longevity | ScienceDaily Astronomers track bubbles on star's surface | ScienceDaily Who was Charles Messier? | BBC Sky at Night Magazine Charles Messier - NASA Science Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Using Bacteria to Anticipate Seasonal Changes, Weird Wednesday - Rare Dime, Odd Hotels Requests and Finds, and Message-in-a-Bottle, & TDIH - The History of Dialysis
Can an organism as simple as bacteria really anticipate seasonal changes? Weird Wednesday has an expensive dime, odd room service requests, interesting items found in hotels, and a message-in-a-bottle birthday wish come true. And on This Day in History – the history of dialysis. 'Ice bucket challenge' reveals that bacteria can anticipate the seasons | ScienceDaily Ohio family expects huge payout for rare coin hidden for decades | AP News Hotels reveal most unusual lost and found items, room service requests - UPI.com Hotel Room Innsights Report: Hotels.com Pulls Back the Covers on the Surprising World of Hotels - Expedia Newsrooms Visitor to Georgia island finds third-grader's message in a bottle - UPI.com Message in a bottle makes its way from Charleston to Georgia | News | postandcourier.com The History of Dialysis - DaVita Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making Skin Transparent, How Rare Are Colorful Lobsters? Plus, TDIH - The TV Dinner
Scientists may have discovered the key to making skin transparent and like Reggie, some scientists are questioning how rare some of those colorful lobsters are. Plus, on This Day in History, the tv dinner comes to the table…or maybe the living room. Scientists make tissue of living animals see-through | ScienceDaily Rainbow colored lobsters spark curiosity, but how rare are they? | AP News A Brief History of the TV Dinner | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Volcanic Activity On the Moon & TDIH: The Erie Steamship Suffers a Tragic Fate en Route to Chicago.
The moon may have had volcanic activity more recently than previously believed, and on 'This Day in History', the Erie steamship suffers a tragic fate en route to Chicago. New research suggests the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth | AP News The moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm Disaster on Lake ErieThe Horrifying Erie Steamship Tragedy Eerie Steamship Disaster Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making Money Collecting Pine Cones, New Species of Dinosaur Unearthed in Spain, and TDIH - Piggly Wiggly, The First Supermarket Opens
The Wisconsin DNR is looking for pine cones…we’ll explain why, and, yet another species of dinosaur has been unearthed in Spain. Plus, on This Day in History, the first supermarket opens and it has a name you can’t forget. Wisconsin DNR will pay money for bushels of pine cones, part of reforestation program | WFRV (wearegreenbay.com) DNR Looking To Buy Bushels Of Red Pine Cones | Wisconsin DNR Fossil site found by happenstance likely to produce several new dinosaur species (msn.com) The Bizarre Story of Piggly Wiggly, the First Self-Service Grocery Store | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) About Us - Piggly Wiggly (lovingthepig.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bacterial Cells Transmit Memories to Offspring, Six New Rogue Worlds Discovered & TDIH: The First Gas Pump
On today’s episode, do bacteria cells have memories? A new study out of Northwestern has the answer. Plus, six new rogue worlds have been discovered in space. And, on 'This Day in History', we look back on the first gasoline pump. Bacterial cells transmit memories to offspring Six new rogue worlds: Star birth clues First Gas Pump and Service Station - American Oil & Gas Historical Society (aoghs.org) The First Gasoline Pump | Days to Remember (wordpress.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nuclear Powered Batteries, Weird Wednesday - Unwanted Shirts, Long Lost Postcard, Another Orange Lobster and TDIH - The First Newspaper Boy
Why your next batteries could be nuclear powered, Weird Wednesday has unwanted shirts, a long lost postcard that helps reunite a family and another orange lobster. Plus, on This Day in History – the first newspaper boy is hired in NYC. Why your next batteries might be nuclear-powered | BBC Science Focus Magazine Nuclear power in your pocket? 50-year battery innovation | CAS Chinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan — Betavolt BV100 built with Nickel-63 isotope and diamond semiconductor material | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com) Man Keeps Getting Unwanted Trump ‘Chillin Like a Felon’ Jerseys in the Mail (gizmodo.com) Swansea: Woman meets relatives after 121-year-old postcard finally delivered | UK News | Sky News Orange lobster returned to the wild after arrival at Long Island store - UPI.com Ten-year-old Barney Flaherty was New York's first paperboy | IrishCentral.com Barney Flaherty Archives - TIMOTHY J. BOYCE (timboyce.com) This Day in History (4-Sep-1833) – Ten-year-old Barney Flaherty was the first newspaper boy in New York – This Day in History (mukundsathe.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Potential Solution for Migraine Headaches, New Methods for Creating Chocolate Given the Shortage & on TDIH; Online Auction Site eBay is Founded
Today's episode features a potential solution for those who suffer from migraine headaches – so long as you know one is coming on. And, as demand for cocoa increases while supplies dwindle, new methods for creating chocolate are being developed. Plus on TDIH; online auction site EBay is founded. That’s coming up on Cool Stuff. Cure for migraines: Scientists closer to breakthrough with new pill Companies seeking new ways to grow cocoa to keep up with demand | AP News Rich cocoa prices hitting shoppers with bitter chocolate costs as Easter approaches | AP News History of eBay: Facts and Timeline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Side Effect of Intermittent Fasting, "Corn Sweat" Causing Humidity Levels to Rise, and TDIH - The Longest Overwater Bridge in the US
Too much of a good thing - Does the popular trend of intermittent fasting have a downside? Plus, are you feeling the corn sweat? We’ll explain. And on This Day in History, the longest overwater bridge opens. 'Too much of a good thing': Here’s what fasting could actually do to your body | BBC Science Focus Magazine Sweaty corn is making it even more humid | AP News Feeling Sticky This Summer? 'Corn Sweat' Could Be Raising the Humidity | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) What is corn sweat? A Midwest heat wave is causing humidity to skyrocket. | Vox Driving the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway: The Longest Overwater Bridge in the World - UponArriving Tammany Family: Mandeville History: A Resort Dreamed Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Opens (nationalgeographic.org) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matching Dinosaur Footprints on Different Continents, The First Human-Caused Asteroid Shower, and TDIH - The Zeppelin Around-The-World Trip
Matching dinosaur footprints on two different continents and for the first time ever, a human-caused asteroid shower is coming to Earth. Plus, on This Day in History, a Zeppelin airship completes its round-the-world trip. Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean | ScienceDaily NASA's dart mission may spark human-caused meteor showers (msn.com) Fallout from NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission could hit Earth — potentially triggering 1st human-caused meteor shower | Live Science NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space - NASA Ninety years since the first round-the-world airship flight | World Air Sports Federation (fai.org) Passengers and Crew of Graf Zeppelin's Round the World Flight of 1929 | Airships.net Graf Zeppelin’s Historic 1929 Flight Around the World (youtube.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tarantula Mating Season, Weird Wednesday Has the Oldest Bottle of Cognac, the Oldest Living Man, The Not Missing Kid, and a Nude Bike Race, Plus TDIH - the Race with the First American Steam Locomotive
Don’t panic, but thousands of tarantulas will soon emerge in search of a mate – at least, in select parts of the country (we’ll tell you where). Plus, it’s Weird Wednesday and we’re bringing you the oldest bottle of cognac, the oldest living man, a missing kid that wasn’t really missing, and a nude bike race. And on This Day in History – the first American steam locomotive is built, and the race that secures its place in the future of transportation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A New Prospective Solution for Keeping Alzheimer's and Other Brain Conditions at Bay, An Endangered Bird Will Soon Fly Again (w/ Help from Humans) & TDIH; the First Known Play in America Leads to a Criminal Trial
A new prospective solution for keeping Alzheimer's and other age-related brain conditions at bay. Plus, an endangered bird will soon take flight again, with the help of humans. And on 'This Day in History', the first known play in America leads to a criminal trial. Cleaning up the aging brain: Scientists restore brain's trash disposal system This bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it's back, and humans must help it migrate for winter | AP News LIFE Northern Bald Ibis The First American Play: Ye Bare and Ye Cubbe, Insights into Colonial Culture and Individual Rights - History Arch Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Power of the Placebo -Results from a New Study, Tela Bay Coral Reef and What Can Be Learned There, and TDIH - The Morris Mini-Minor Released
The power of the placebo – a new study reveals interesting benefits even when patients are aware of what they’re receiving, and the coral reefs are slowly dying – but not in Tela Bay. What secrets might this area possess, and can they be applied to other reefs around the world? Plus, on This Day in History, one tiny car becomes a cultural icon. Placebos reduce stress, anxiety, depression -- even when people know they are placebos | ScienceDaily This coral reef should be dead—so why is it thriving? (nationalgeographic.com) First-Ever Coral Crossbreeding Hopes to Mimic the Resilience of an 'Invincible' Reef in Honduras (goodnewsnetwork.org) The Original Mini: A Look Back At The Morris Mini Minor (hotcars.com) 1959 Morris Mini-Minor road test - Throwback Thursday | Autocar How many Minis were built? (aronline.co.uk) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A New Computer Interface Gives Those Suffering from ALS Their Voice Back. A New Lunar Timezone, a Runaway Star, and on TDIH; William Beebe Descends Into The Ocean Depths in his Bathysphere
REMINDER: Reggie and Marques will be off August 19-23, attending a podcast conference. They'll be back with episodes beginning Monday, August 26. A new computer interface could give those suffering from ALS their voice back. Plus, scientists look to implement a universal lunar clock to keep tabs on time on the moon. A runaway star that’s faster than anything we've ever heard of. And on TDIH; William Beebe descends into the ocean depths in his bathysphere. New brain-computer interface allows man with ALS to 'speak' again International astronomy group joins calls for a lunar clock to keep time on the moon 'Failed star' brown dwarf runaway races through the cosmos at 1 million mph August 15, 1934: World-Record Dive in the Bathysphere by Barton and Beebe The first Bathysphere and the work of William Beebe William Beebe: Britannica VIDEO: Sketches from the Deep Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Possible Underground Oceans on Mars, NASA's VIPER Rover's Second Chance, and TDIH - The American Tourist Who Kissed Hitler
Water … in space! Exciting news from a celestial body and where it could be hiding, and NASA’s VIPER rover may have a second chance. Plus, On This Day in History; the American tourist who kissed Adolph Hitler. Scientists Just Found Oceans of Liquid Water on Mars – But There's a Catch : ScienceAlert Mars Once Had So Much Water, It Could Have Been An Ocean World, Scientists Say : ScienceAlert Mars Education | Developing the Next Generation of Explorers (asu.edu) Liquid water in the Martian mid-crust | PNAS NASA’s Abandoned Moon Bot Might Get a Rescue Mission From a Lunar Startup (gizmodo.com) NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration - NASA Intuitive Machines seeks to take over NASA’s VIPER lunar rover - SpaceNews The Woman Who Kissed Hitler - J. Mark Powell (jmarkpowell.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weird Wednesday - Shipwrecked Champaign, Baby Orange Lobsters, Great Lakes Alligator, Guinness World Record Record, and TDIH - First Actual Flight?
It’s Weird Wednesday and we’re bringing you shipwrecked champagne, rare baby lobsters, a Great Lakes alligator, and a Guinness World Record record –. And on This Day in History – were the Wright Brothers really the first in flight? Some would beg to differ, and we’ll tell you why. A 19th-century shipwreck is filled with Champagne bottles and Sweden won't allow anyone a sip | AP News A 1-in-30-million orange lobster in Maine is having colorful babies (msn.com) Maine university's rare orange lobster hatches babies (wisn.com) Sighting of alligator swimming off shore of Lake Erie prompts Pennsylvania search | AP News Watch: David Rush breaks 15 Guinness World Records in one day - UPI.com Gustave-Whitehead.com, Gustav Weißkopf, © John Brown Gustave Whitehead - Wikipedia Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Supposed 'Shocking' Health Benefits of Neuromodulation, An Event Sky-Gazers Won't Want to Miss & TDIH: The First Greyhound Bus Ride Takes Place (w/out a Bus)
A shocking way to keep your brain young (potentially), and two celestial bodies are set to appear side-by-side in the night sky. Plus on 'This Day in History', The first Greyhound bus ride takes place (but without a bus 🤔). Anti-ageing neuro-tech: The bold new devices built to keep your brain young Sky watch: Mars and Jupiter won't get this close again until 2033 | AP News Carl Wickman Drove Greyhound All The Way To The Top | Investor's Business Daily (investors.com) 100 Years on a Dirty Dog: The History of Greyhound | Mental Floss Greyhound acquired by fast-growing FlixMobility, which aims to expand bus travel in the US | Smart Cities Dive Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Discovery - The Smallest Human Species and TDIH - IBM Introduces the Personal Computer
New ancient bones lead to the discovery of the smallest humans, plus, on This Day in History, IBM introduces the personal computer. Fossils suggest ‘hobbits’ roamed Indonesian island 700,000 years ago | AP News Early evolution of small body size in Homo floresiensis | Nature Communications The IBM PC The IBM PC - CHM Revolution (computerhistory.org) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why the Continents Rise, New Theory for How the Pyramids Were Built, and TDIH - CBS' "Our Secret Weapon"
Scientists have a new theory on why Earth’s continents rise, a new method on how the pyramids were built has been proposed, and on TDIH; we look back at CBS' Our Secret Weapon. Mysterious forces are causing Earth's continents to rise. Now scientists think they know why | BBC Science Focus Magazine Egypt’s first pyramid constructed using a hydraulic lift, study says | CNN journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0306690 Wartime_Activities_Press_Coverage.pdf (nerowolfe.org) Our Secret Weapon: The Truth (August 30th, 1942) (youtube.com) On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio - John Dunning - Google Books Our Secret Weapon - Wikipedia Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Have Your Chocolate and Eat it Too? Scientists Devise Fascinating New Way to Limit Sugar Intake, A Dog Who Stops Child Predators & TDIH: Galileo Presents His Telescope
Scientists are developing a way for our bodies to turn sugar into fiber. What does that potentially mean for food manufacturing? A dog in Oklahoma puts his nose to use against child predators. And, on 'This Day in History', Galileo presents his first telescope to the Venetian Senate. Forget Cutting Sugar—New Tech Makes It Healthier Instead HERO DOG: Oklahoma dog uses nose to bring child predators to justice (VIDEO) Oklahoma’s Four-Legged Hero I Lt. John Haning & Rosco I Ep. 06 Galileo's Revolutionary Vision Helped Usher In Modern Astronomy | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) 1609: Galileo Galilei Presents his Version of the Telescope in Venice | History.info Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Scientific Evaluation of Social Media's 'Oat-Zempic' Craze, Weird Wednesday Features a Tortoise on the Run & TDIH: Remembering Phil Petit's INSANE High-Wire Act on the Twin Towers
Evaluating the scientific merit's of social media's 'Oat-zempic' craze. Plus, on Weird Wednesday we’ve got a Disneyland Park Ticket redeemed nearly four decades after it was received, a tortoise ‘on the run’ and a new albino alligator in Florida. And on This Day in History, we look back and commemorate the 50th anniversary of Philippe Petit’s unauthorized twin tower high-wire act. Oats mimic the effects of Ozempic, new study finds Man who won Disneyland Passport ticket nearly 40 years ago finally redeems it | KTLA Runaway tortoise's Oregon highway crossing a mystery - UPI.com Wild Florida, the Exclusive Attraction for Albino Gator Breeding, is Thrilled to Welcome a New Baby Albino Gator! (prnewswire.com) Welcome Our New Baby Albino Gator! (wildfloridairboats.com) TDIH: Remembering Philippe Petit’s High-Wire Walk 43 Years Later TDIH: Philippe Petit on his Twin Towers walk, 50 years later Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Screaming Woman Mummy Mystery Solved, Possible Natural Treatment for Baldness, and TDIH - The Oldest Known Living Tree Cut Down
At least one mystery of the famous screaming woman mummy is solved, and we’ve heard this a million times before, but scientists believe they may have discovered a NATURAL and effective treatment for male pattern baldness. Plus, on This Day in History, the world’s oldest known living tree was cut down. 'Screaming Woman': Egyptian mummy's pained expression may have been caused by rare event | Offbeat News | Sky News Scientists may have finally found a cheap, natural cure for baldness | BBC Science Focus Magazine Frontiers | Stimulation of hair regrowth in an animal model of androgenic alopecia using 2-deoxy-D-ribose (frontiersin.org) Why a scientist cut down ‘the oldest living tree’ - High Country News (hcn.org) How One Man Accidentally Killed the Oldest Tree Ever | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Research Suggests Night Owls Could Have the Cognitive Advantage, A New Element Is On the Verge of Joining the Periodic Table & TDIH: The Cornerstone is Laid for the Statue of Liberty
Are night owls cognitively superior to early risers? A new study suggests that may be the case. The periodic table could be expanding soon, with scientists on the verge of creating a new element. And, on This Day in History, the Statue of Liberty’s cornerstone is laid on Bedloe’s Island Night owls are 'cognitively superior’ to early risers. Here’s why STUDY: Sleep duration, chronotype, health and lifestyle factors affect cognition: a UK Biobank cross-sectional study A new element on the periodic table might be within reach (sciencenews.org) Nuclear Structure 2024 (21-July 26, 2024): Pursuing New Superheavy Elements: Progress Update from Berkeley Lab · Indico (anl.gov) Creating the Statue of Liberty Liberty Island Chronology Cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty Pedestal Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DISCOVERY: Tree Bark Absorbs Methane from the Atmosphere, ChatGPT is NOT Ready to Play Doctor & TDIH: A Patent for an Escalator is Issued in the US.
On today’s episode, Scientists in the UK discover tree bark actively removes methane from the atmosphere, making trees more important than ever in the battle against climate change. Plus, ChatGPT won’t be replacing your human doctor anytime soon. And on This Day in History; an escalator patent is granted to George A. Wheeler. We'll bring the early history of the device so many now rely on regularly. Trees reveal climate surprise – bark removes methane from the atmosphere Global atmospheric methane uptake by upland tree woody surfaces ChatGPT Basically Sucks at Diagnosing Patients (gizmodo.com) Evaluation of ChatGPT as a diagnostic tool for medical learners and clinicians | PLOS ONE ChatGPT Will Soon Have a New Voice (gizmodo.com) Overcoming the “Her” hurdle, ChatGPT gets its advanced Voice Mode - PhoneArena TDIH: The History of the Escalator (David A. Cooper) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An Ark on the Moon for Endangered Species, Possible New Geyser in Yellowstone, and TDIH - The Michelin Star
Scientists want to build an ark on the moon – think Noah’s ark here … we’ll tell you why and a follow-up on Yellowstone’s recent explosion, which may have caused some geological changes in the area. Plus, on This Day in History; the Michelin Star – how it came to be the most sought after restaurant ranking in the world. Scientists Want to Build an Ark on the Moon—Here's Why (msn.com) Safeguarding Earth's biodiversity by creating a lunar biorepository | BioScience | Oxford Academic (oup.com) Scientists plan 'Noah's Ark' on the Moon where they will freeze rare animals (msn.com) That Dramatic Yellowstone Explosion May Have Birthed a New Geyser (gizmodo.com) History of the MICHELIN Guide What is a Michelin Star? Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Using Soda Cans and Seawater to Create Fuel, Weird Wednesday - Boneless(?) Wings, Dog Returns After 9 years, the Bedpan Collection, and TDIH - Black Tot Day
An exciting new way to produce hydrogen, and consequently, clean energy – discovered at MIT and Weird Wednesday has boneless wings that can contain bones in Ohio, a dog returns home after 9 years, and a bedpan collection that no one wants. Plus, on This Day in History – bottomless Rum for all! Black Tot Day is celebrated in the Royal Navy. A Recipe for Zero-Emissions Fuel: Soda Cans, Seawater, and Caffeine (goodnewsnetwork.org) Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides | AP News Gizmo the dog went missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He's been found alive after 9 years | AP News Collection of 163 unique bedpans fails to sell at auction - UPI.com Watch: Man pulls three planes while walking on his hands - UPI.com Reasons Why the Royal Navy Bribed Sailors With Booze | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Black Tot Day - Learn the History of Rum Rationing and Navy Rum (alwaystheholidays.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spray-On Shoes at the Olympics, Connecticut Bear Attacks, TDIH - A Forgotten "Father of Radio"
Spray-on shoes making their way to the Olympics, Bear attacks in Connecticut, and This Day in History - one of the forgotten "Fathers of Radio" gets his patent of wireless telegraphy. Lightest-Ever Running Shoes Are Made by a Spray–to Win Marathons and Shake up Olympics (goodnewsnetwork.org) Black bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside | AP News Mahlon Loomis - Engineering and Technology History Wiki (ethw.org) Dr. Mahlon Loomis: Pioneer of Radio — Lynchburg Museum System Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rewriting the History of Oxygen and Early Life, Troubles for the Galapagos Islands, and TDIH - Woman Survives 75-Story Fall at the Empire State Building
New evidence reshapes our thinking on oxygen and early life on earth, and warming waters and invasive species are causing issues with life in the Galapagos islands. Plus, on This Day in History, a woman survives a 75 story fall in an elevator at the empire state building. 'Dark Oxygen' hidden on ocean floor could rewrite the rules of evolution | BBC Science Focus Magazine Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor | Nature Geoscience The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters | AP News How an elevator attendant survived a 1,000-ft fall down the Empire State Building | Guinness World Records Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scientists Identify The Root Cause of Lupus, A Yellowstone Eruption Sends People Scrambling, Sharks Affected by Drug Smugglers & TDIH: The First Permanent Movie Theater
Scientists believe they'd identified the root cause of Lupus though questions remain, a Yellowstone eruption sends dozens of people running, sharks test positive for cocaine due to drug smuggler ocean dumps, and on This Day in History; the first permanent movie theater emerges in New Orleans. Scientists say they have identified lupus' root cause — and it could pave the way for new treatment Surprise eruption sends dozens running for safety in Yellowstone | AP News Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine TDIH: Vitascope Hall: America's first movie theater - New Orleans Entertainment Coalition America's First Movie Theater / Vitascope Hall Historical Marker (hmdb.org) History of the Movie House | (wordpress.com) Shift to Projectors and the Vitoscope | History of Edison Motion Pictures | Articles and Essays | Inventing Entertainment: The Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies | Digital Collections | Library of Congress (loc.gov) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alcohol’s Impact on your Biological Age, A Surprise Eruption in Yellowstone Sends People Scrambling and on This Day in History, the Chappaquiddick Incident Leaves a Woman Dead
Alcohol’s impact on your biological age; scientists discover new indicators in your DNA, and on This Day in History, the Chappaquiddick incident leaves a promising young woman dead, and a famous senator’s career hanging in the balance. Alcohol has a dramatic impact on your biological age. Here’s how (BBC Science Focus) TDIH: Ted Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick Incident: What Really Happened On this day in history, former Kennedy aide killed in 'Chappaquiddick incident' (Video) Chappaquiddick | Based on a True Story Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rock Discovery on Mars Stuns NASA, Weird Wednesday - Royal Goat, Orange Lobster Saved, Large Hairball Removed, Depressed Bear, and TDIH - Window Tax Repealed
Scientists are left stunned by the contents of a rock on Mars, after being split open by the Curiosity rover. Weird Wednesday has a new royal goat, a special Denver lobster, a large hairball, and a depressed bear. Plus, on This Day in History, the window tax is repealed in the UK. NASA Stunned by Discovery After Mars Rover Breaks Open a Rock (goodnewsnetwork.org) NASA’s Curiosity rover makes its ‘most unexpected’ find on Mars | CNN No kidding! King Charles III bestows royal title on rare golden goat breed | AP News Meet Crush, the rare orange lobster diverted from dinner plate to aquarium by Denver Broncos fans | AP News Doctors Pulled a 2-Pound Hairball From a Woman's Stomach (gizmodo.com) Florida sheriff's office warns against taking selfies with 'depressed' bear - UPI.com Window Tax - UK Parliament Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Finding Life on Saturn and Jupiter's Moons, Affordable Antivenom, and TDIH - The First American Typewriter
We may be closer than ever to discovering life outside of Earth, and there’s more promise in developing an affordable snake antivenom than ever, plus on This Day in History, the first American typewriter – err, typographer – is patented. Signs of Life Could Be Found Close to the Surface of Two Nearby Moons (gizmodo.com) Life signs could survive near the surfaces of Saturn and Jupiter's moons Encleadus and Europa | Space CRISPR Identifies Commonly Available Drug That Works as Cobra Venom Antidote (goodnewsnetwork.org) New antidote for cobra bites discovered - The University of Sydney A Brief History of Typewriters (xavier.edu) 1829 Detail, William Austin Burt Invents the Typewriter - America's Best History, U.S. History Timeline: The 1820's (americasbesthistory.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices