Dance Breaks and Deathfests (Cool Weird Awesome 46)

The dance team of Jew Wing Dong and Dorothy Takahashi, known professionally in their heyday as Toy and Wing. were often compared to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers for their electrifying performances on stage and screen.

By |2024-01-19T06:14:59-05:00May 23, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , |

If You Want To Stop Burglary, Then Study Burglars (Cool Weird Awesome 45)

And now, a look at a study that’s the kind of research Batman would do if he were an academic instead of a crimefighter: a scientific study of virtual burglary.

By |2021-05-18T08:21:57-04:00May 22, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , |

Excuse Me, My Suitcase Would Like To Get By (Cool Weird Awesome 44)

The busiest part of the year for travelers is coming, meaning that at airports, there will be a lot of people around to clonk into each other. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University may have a solution: a collision-detecting suitcase.

By |2021-08-12T13:28:59-04:00May 21, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Is It A Tortoise, Or Home Improvement Project? (Cool Weird Awesome 43)

Two weeks ago, the staff at the Humane Society of San Diego had to figure out how to help a tortoise with a hole in its shell. Veterinarians Daniel Barbour came up with a plan involving a trip to the hardware store.

By |2021-01-21T10:00:35-05:00May 20, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Sure, I’m Petty, Just Not Paypal-Petty (Cool Weird Awesome 42)

A group of researchers has been looking at the science behind digital pettiness - that’s like if you go out to eat with somebody and then use Paypal or Venmo to send them the exact amount of money to cover your order, down to the penny.

By |2021-07-02T10:10:18-04:00May 17, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Venus: If You Lived Here, You’d Have Melted By Now (Cool Weird Awesome 41)

Today's the 50th anniversary of an overlooked but important visit to a fairly nasty place… the planet Venus.

By |2021-06-28T14:10:03-04:00May 16, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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