Cool Stuff Ride Home

By Cool Stuff Ride Home

Covering the most interesting and coolest stories that you may have missed around the world in about 15 minutes a day. Cool Stuff Ride Home looks at science, progress, life-hacks, memes, exciting art,... more

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March 12, 2021Fri. 03/12 - A Sperm Bank on the Moon
The proposal to create a “modern ark” aka scientists want to store sperm and eggs in lava tubes on the moon as a back-up plan in case we accidentally destroy the earth. A new tool that could help us spot deepfakes. And how beer-making used to be women’s work until men figured out how to monetize it and accused women brewers of being witches.

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Scientists Want to Send a Massive Load of J--- to the Moon (Vice)
Will Experts Send Sperm and Egg Samples to the Moon Through This Modern Noah's Ark? (The Science Times)
Mon. 10/26 - Water on the Moon & Oreo's Arctic Vault (Kottke Ride Home)
Tool spots deepfake photos via light in the eyes (Futurity)
How to spot deepfakes? Look at light reflection in the eyes (University at Buffalo)
Robert Downey Jr and Tom Holland in Back to the future - This is heavy! [ deepfake ] (EZRyderX47, YouTube)
Biden Delaware back tattoo deepfake (jojobiden46, Tiktok)
Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch accusations started pouring in (The Conversation)
The Ale-Soaked Medieval Origins of the Witch's Hat (Vice)
Hops: The beer ingredient (most) drinkers love (Washington Post)
The history of the witch's hat: origins of its pointy design. (Slate)
How Much Did the History of Beer Have to Do With ... Witches? (The Mary Sue)
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March 11, 2021Thu. 03/11 - Is This Ancient Biblical Forgery Actually Real?
It was written off as a forgery in 1883, but now it’s being reconsidered as the oldest known Biblical manuscript. Also, how the pandemic has affected the names people are choosing for their babies. And how a lake in Turkey may hold the key to finding signs of ancient life on Mars.

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Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript? (NY Times)
Murder Among the Mormons | Official Trailer (Netflix, YouTube)
How COVID Influenced Most Popular Baby Names Of 2021 (Refinery29)
From ‘Alma’ to ‘Zuri,’ Parents Are Looking for Positive Baby Names (NY Times)
What Is Cottagecore? : 1A (NPR)
Mars on Earth: Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet (Reuters)
Netflix 'The Last Blockbuster' Docu Release (Hypebeast)
If I Did It (Alanna Bennett, Twitter)
September Kottke episode mentioning The Last Blockbuster (Kottke Ride Home)
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March 10, 2021Wed. 03/10 - A Year of the Pandemic WITHOUT the Internet
Reflections from a man who quit using the internet right before the pandemic started. A meteorite older than Earth was discovered in the Sahara Desert. And playable music videos? How film and music are pulling more and more from gaming both in terms of tech and mentality.

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He Quit the Internet 2 Months Before the Pandemic (NY Times)
Scientists Discover Chunk of Protoplanet Older Than Earth In Sahara Desert (Vice)
This Is a Piece of a Lost Protoplanet, And It's Officially Older Than Earth (Science Alert)
A music video you can play: Indie rock inside the Unity engine (Ars Technica)
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18min
March 09, 2021Tue. 03/09 - Could Aliens' Pollution Help Us Find Them?
Can we find extraterrestrial civilizations by searching the cosmos for their pollutants? Are humans hard-wired to be productive? And what can we learn about leisure from hunter-gatherer societies? Plus, a big uh-oh from HBO Max and masks that are sure to freak out everyone you encounter.

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Can Alien Smog Lead Us to Extraterrestrial Civilizations? (Wired)
How Civilization Broke Our Brains (The Atlantic)
Zack Snyder's Justice League leaked early on HBO Max (CNET)
Maskalike — Your Own Face On A Mask

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17min
March 08, 2021Mon. 03/08 - Replacing The Simpsons Cast with AI Voice "Actors?"
Could The Simpsons replace their entire cast with AI replicas? A look at the scientific, artistic, and legal possibilities. Researchers have discovered an interesting trait in green tree frogs that they’re describing as built-in noise-canceling headphones. A few highlights from the 1,200 new words added to the German dictionary last year. And a website that lets you play streaming music on a vinyl interface.

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Could The Simpsons replace its voice actors with AI deepfakes? (Wired)
Digital Image Rights & Right of Publicity (SAG-AFTRA)
Treefrogs have noise-cancelling headphones built into their ears (Popular Science)
Coronaangst ridden? Overzoomed? Covid inspires 1,200 new German words (The Guardian)
Needledrop: A turntable interface for music playback

We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy by Caseen Gaines
Jack Dorsey is offering to sell the first tweet as an NFT (CNBC)
Boot fills Foot’s boots as Shoe Zone finance boss (The Evening Standard)
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19min
March 05, 2021Fri. 03/05 - A Physical Warp Drive Is Now Possible, Scientists Say
Will warp drive ever be possible? These scientists say they’ve created the first physical model for how it could work. A lookback at the Star Wars immunization PSAs of the 1970s. And a potential new type of COVID-19 test that will double as a form of stress relief. Plus, vaccinated orangutans, SXSW in VR, and the first-ever podcast NFT?

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A potential model for a real physical warp drive (Phys.org)
Scientists Announce a Physical Warp Drive Is Now Possible. Seriously. (Esquire)
Star Wars vaccination PSA: C-3PO and R2-P2 vs. measles and polio (A/V Club)
An Oral History of the Star Wars Immunization Campaign (Mel Magazine)
Vintage Star Wars C-3PO R2-D2 smoking PSA commercial (Hoth Iceplanet, YouTube)
Scream, not swab: Dutch inventor hopes he discovered new COVID test (Reuters)
This Trained Singer Teaches Metal Bands How To Scream (Kottke)
Looks Like You Need Iceland (Inspired By Iceland)
SXSW Will Build a Virtual Downtown Austin for Attendees to Experience in VR (Ad Week)
Announcing SXSW Online XR Including the Full Virtual Cinema Program (SXSW)
Tech Meme Ride Home NFT (Tech Meme Ride Home)
First great apes at US zoo receive COVID-19 vaccine made for animals (National Geographic)
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18min
March 04, 2021Thu. 03/04 - Will NFTs Change How We Buy Music & Movies?
Will NFTs bring about an economic and creative revolution for artists and change the way we buy our media? Kings of Leon are willing to give it a shot. A small village in Iceland is making a big bid for Oscar glory. And another small town that just might be the job capital of the U.S.

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Kings of Leon Will Be the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT (Rolling Stone)
Unfortunately, We're Going to Talk About Blockchain Now (The Content Mines, Spotify)
NFTs Explained: Why They're Nifty and Terrible (FutureNow, YouTube)
“BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH CRYPTOART WILL BE SOLVED SOON, RIGHT?” (Everest Pipkin)
"The next 10 years will be a total revolution..." (Raoul Pal, Twitter)
"Sounds like a gimmick until..." (Brian Hiatt, Twitter)
Undeterred by “Jaja Ding Dong” snub, the town from Eurovision stumps for its Oscar (A/V Club)
Óskar for Húsavík – My hometown

the job capital of america (BNet)
New York City woman finds hidden empty apartment behind her medicine cabinet (Boing Boing)
Hidden basement TikTok: Ponder its unseen horrors (A/V Club)
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19min
March 03, 2021Wed. 03/03 - Life Lessons From Cats
Cuttlefish have passed a test designed for small human children. Polaroid has made a pen that draws in edible 3D candy. What we can learn from cats about being happier and more content with life. And a website that translates your typing into jazz music.

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A Cephalopod Has Passed a Cognitive Test Designed For Human Children (Science Alert)
Cuttlefish can pass the marshmallow test (Ars Technica)
Polaroid Made a Pen That Lets You Draw Pieces of Candy (Gizmodo)
Feline philosophy: what humans can learn from cats (Vox)
Jazz Keys (Plan8)
Digitally Reading 17-Century Locked Letters (Kottke)
Meet this year’s winners of the Dance Your PhD contest (Ars Technica)
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19min
March 02, 2021Tue. 03/02 - Light-Up Tattoos For You and Your Avocado
Scientists have created light-up OLED tattoos that could tell you when to put on sunscreen or when your avocados have gone bad. The Twitter account tracking Geneva Convention violations in video games. And good news: scientists have confirmed that all of us suck at ending conversations with each other.

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Scientists Invent Light-Up OLED Tattoos (Gizmodo)
Light-emitting tattoo engineered for the first time (University College London News)
Sharp needles for the Cold War: Yes, some kids got tattooed with their blood type (Washington Post)
Quantum-dot tattoos hold vaccination record (Rice News)
False claim: Bill Gates wants to microchip people; Anthony Fauci wants people to carry vaccination certificates (Reuters)
The Twitter Account Tracking Geneva Conventions Violations in Video Games (Vice)
Can You Pet the Dog? (@CanYouPetTheDog)

People Literally Don’t Know When to Shut Up—or Keep Talking, Science Confirms (Scientific American)
Dr. Seuss: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Stuff You Should Know)
6 Dr. Seuss Books With Racist Imagery Pulled From Printing (Vulture)
Just how racist is children’s literature? The author of ‘Was the Cat in the Hat Black?’ explains. (Washington Post)
How to 'Read Across America' Without Dr. Seuss (Life Hacker)
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18min
March 01, 2021Mon. 03/01 - The Future: Fast Vaccines and Slow Social Media?
How the RNA-based platform used for some of the COVID-19 vaccines is already changing the game for other diseases. Plus, “I got vaccinated” stickers and selfie stations are starting to pop up. And an app that’s bringing back the disposable camera… without the disposable camera.

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First vaccine to fully immunize against malaria builds on pandemic-driven RNA tech (Academic Times)
The joy of vax: The people giving the shots are seeing hope, and it’s contagious (Washington Post)
Vaccine centers embrace stickers and selfie stations (The Verge)
Dispo, David Dobrik's Photo-Sharing App, Is Taking Off (NY Times)
Pass/Fail class (Harmit S. Malik, Twitter)
"Coming in late with a C minus" (Johan Miranda, Twitter)
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