Sad-Eyed Wallaby Of The Lowlands (Cool Weird Awesome 29)

Bob Dylan still doesn’t like cell phone cameras at his concerts, judging by the admonition he gave a crowd this month. And yet, one of the most famous images was a concert photo taken by a random guy in the crowd!

By |2021-02-09T13:48:24-05:00April 30, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

De-ice De-ice, Baby (Cool Weird Awesome 28)

Researchers have developed a coating that can stop ice from building up on your car until it’s almost impossible to scrape off. Instead, it collapses under its own weight and just slides to the ground. Not all heroes wear capes.

By |2020-07-21T23:54:07-04:00April 29, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , |

Ship To Shark Communication (Cool Weird Awesome 27)

A new study spotted sand tiger sharks returning to the same shipwrecks, sometimes over months or even years. Are they taking a rest stop on their migration routes? Are they mating there - like a pirate-themed make-out spot for sharks?

By |2021-04-14T08:08:31-04:00April 26, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

I Love Drone Lamp (Cool Weird Awesome 26)

Japanese designer Kazuhiro Yamanaka has just released a flying drone lamp - this little light of yours will fly around the room with you as you move. Imagine how cool an episode of Ghost Hunters would be if they had one.

By |2020-07-15T08:35:11-04:00April 25, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Take Off Your Password and Jacket (Cool Weird Awesome 25)

Passwords are totally out of control and no one’s happy about it. On the plus side, the security studies about how bad we are at passwords are pretty funny to read

By |2023-09-25T09:02:04-04:00April 24, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

The Many Moods Of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Cool Weird Awesome 24)

Thirty years ago today was the last regular season game of one of the greats on and off the court. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored more points than any NBA player ever - and he may have set the record for most kinds of post-basketball success, from doing fight scenes with Bruce Lee to writing on the reboot of Veronica Mars.

By |2021-03-23T09:47:29-04:00April 23, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Roombas! In! Spaaaaaaace! (Cool Weird Awesome 23)

Being an astronaut is hard work - not only are you floating up in space, away from the rest of the world, you have a lot of cleaning to do. But there are plans for a new system that would disinfect the interiors of spacecrafts and space stations with ultraviolet lights.

By |2024-01-12T09:43:48-05:00April 22, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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