- 1,305
- Episodes
- 278
- Transcribed
- 791
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 18K
- YouTube views
About Cool Stuff Ride Home
Cool Stuff Daily covers the most interesting and coolest stories in the world of science, progress, life-hacks, memes, exciting art, and hope. This is the antidote to depressing headlines. Smart stuff in podcast form. Cool news, as a service. Hosted by Zach Morris.
- Publisher
- Cool Stuff Daily
- Category
- news · science · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 May 2020
- Latest episode
- 30 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
278 of 1,305 episodes have a transcript.
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Birdwatching: Give Your Brain Something to Chirp About
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Do Spiders Dream? Scientists Discover a REM-arkable Secret
28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Lava Planet With a Cosmic Sunscreen
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Birdwatching: Give Your Brain Something to Chirp About
Published 30 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Your next brain-boosting adventure might be sitting right outside your window. A study looked at brains of expert bird watchers compared with people who were just starting out. The research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, was led by Eric Wing at Baycrest Academy for Research and Education in Toronto, Canada. Researchers studied 58 adults, 29 expert bird watchers, and 29 beginners. The groups were matched on characteristics including age, gender, and education. Using MRI brain scans, the researchers examined what happened as participants identified bird species. The experienced bird watchers showed differences in brain regions involved in attention, visual perception, and recognizing what they were looking at. […]
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- YouTube views
- 18,287
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 735 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.3 / 5
- 56 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 97
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