It’s Baseball Week on Cool Weird Awesome
This week we're replaying some of our favorite shows about the old ball game:.
Dad Jokes Are Good For Kids, And Here’s The Science That Says So (Cool Weird Awesome 978)
Dad jokes may not be good jokes, but they may be good for us: a study from The British Psychological Society shows how telling a very simple, groan-inducing joke is a pretty complex process.
Potatoes Could Help Astronauts Build “Cosmic Concrete” On Mars, Or Even Here On Earth (Cool Weird Awesome 977)
A team at the University of Manchester has developed a kind of “cosmic concrete” for building structures on Mars - and the key ingredient comes from potatoes.
For Self-Help Robots, Looks Matter (Cool Weird Awesome 976)
The University of Cambridge did a study about robotic wellbeing coaches. And it turns out that if we want robots to help us help ourselves… they need to be cute.
We Let AI Write This Show And Host Most Of It, Too (Cool Weird Awesome 975)
This is a bonus episode of the show, available exclusively to our Patreon backers.
The Air Force Once Bombed Montana (Cool Weird Awesome 974)
Today in 1944, the U.S. Air Force carried out a bombing raid in Montana. Even stranger, they did so at the request of the governor. We'll explain.
Ulysses, Kansas, The Town That Moved A Couple Miles Down The Road (Cool Weird Awesome 973)
Today in 1873, the town of Ulysses, Kansas was first established - but not where you’ll find the modern day town of Ulysses, Kansas. We'll explain why they moved, just a few decades after putting themselves on the map.
How To Keep Flying Robots Flying Even When Their Wings Are Damaged (Cool Weird Awesome 972)
Drones are becoming increasingly useful, but they can get damaged and grounded pretty quickly. A team at MIT has found bee-inspired workarounds that would keep impaired robotic crafts flying.
This Pen Can Help People With Parkinson’s Disease Keep Writing (Cool Weird Awesome 971)
Students at Northwestern University have developed SteadyScrib, a customized pen that’s designed to help people with Parkinson’s disease keep writing.
Discovered Creature
Shouldn't she be warning the Scooby gang to avoid the haunted amusement park right about now?