Cool Stuff Daily

Tue. 10/18 - How Quickly Would Vampires Make Humans Extinct?


Listen Later

Could vampires exist, mathematically speaking? Plus, an update on COVID variants of concern as we head into winter. And the United Kingdom has ruled that GIFs are still relevant and Meta can’t hog them all.

Sponsor:

  • Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool

Links:

Here's How Long it Would Take for Vampires to Annihilate Humanity (Atlas Obscura)
  • The transylvanian problem of renewable resources (RAIRO) 
  • Cinema Fiction vs Physics Reality: Ghosts, Vampires, and Zombies (Skeptical Inquirer) 
  • Mathematical Models of Interactions between Species: Peaceful Co-existence of Vampires and Humans Based on the Models Derived from Fiction Literature and Films (Applied Mathematical Sciences) 
  • Trick or Treat Month: Gourds with Jackson Bird (SciShow Tangents)
  • New COVID variant BQ.1 now makes up 1 in 10 cases nationwide, CDC estimates (CBS News)
  • BA.5 is finally fading—sublineages BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 rise from variant stew (Ars Technica)
  • XBB, BQ.1.1, BA.2.75.2 — a variant swarm could fuel a winter surge (Washington Post)
  • What to Know About COVID-19 Variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 (TIME)
  • Meta Forced to Sell Giphy in UK Antitrust Case (Gizmodo)
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
  • See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Cool Stuff DailyBy Cool Stuff Daily

    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6

    4.6

    730 ratings


    More shows like Cool Stuff Daily

    View all
    WSJ Your Money Briefing by The Wall Street Journal

    WSJ Your Money Briefing

    1,723 Listeners

    BrainStuff by iHeartPodcasts

    BrainStuff

    1,646 Listeners

    CyberWire Daily by N2K Networks

    CyberWire Daily

    1,033 Listeners

    Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

    Science Friday

    6,467 Listeners

    Make Me Smart by Marketplace

    Make Me Smart

    5,497 Listeners

    Up First from NPR by NPR

    Up First from NPR

    57,056 Listeners

    The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

    The Indicator from Planet Money

    9,577 Listeners

    The Jordan Harbinger Show by Jordan Harbinger

    The Jordan Harbinger Show

    12,013 Listeners

    Tech Brew Ride Home by Morning Brew

    Tech Brew Ride Home

    969 Listeners

    The Journal. by The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

    The Journal.

    6,099 Listeners

    Fiction - Comedy Fiction by The Sunset Explorers

    Fiction - Comedy Fiction

    6,447 Listeners

    Consider This from NPR by NPR

    Consider This from NPR

    6,466 Listeners

    Big Technology Podcast by Alex Kantrowitz

    Big Technology Podcast

    511 Listeners

    Cybersecurity Headlines by CISO Series

    Cybersecurity Headlines

    138 Listeners

    The Economics of Everyday Things by Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett

    The Economics of Everyday Things

    1,679 Listeners