29 01, 2021

When A Raccoon Lived At The White House (Cool Weird Awesome 470)

By |2021-01-29T10:12:46-05:00January 29, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Champ and Major are the new White House dogs, but there have been lots of pets at the president's house over the years, including Rebecca the raccoon, who definitely left her mark on the place during Calvin Coolidge's presidency. Plus: a company in the UK just made a 500-plus pound protein bar. Do you eat it to refuel after an ultramarathon, maybe? 

10 01, 2020

We Could Make Fuel Kind Of Like Plants Do (Cool Weird Awesome 213)

By |2021-04-29T10:00:40-04:00January 10, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Humans have been trying to figure out how to replicate plant photosynthesis for a long time - and we’ve had some successes, but a team at the University of Michigan has taken one of the biggest steps forward, with a process that uses metals as catalysts to turn light, carbon dioxide and water into methane. Plus: a company in Japan will make a personalized mask for you in the shape of your pet’s face.

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