A Teen Got To The “End” Of NES Tetris, And People Figured Out How To Hack The Software And Keep Playing

For the birthday of Tetris, the story of a 13 year old who played so deep into the NES version of the game that it crashed - and the gamers who found ways to keep playing even past that "end" point.

By |2024-12-12T21:04:11-05:00June 6, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Jets Can Burn Less Fuel Thanks To Electric Towing

Taxiing accounts for about 5 percent of a jet's fuel consumption, so one way to make flying greener is making taxiing greener, like through an all-electric towing system.

By |2024-12-10T08:39:46-05:00February 17, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

A 16 Year Old In Nebraska Once Bought His Town’s Jail

Harvard, Nebraska is home to about a thousand people and six historic markers, one of which tells the strange but true story of a teenager who ended up owning the city jail. 

By |2024-12-12T21:04:59-05:00December 20, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Depression-Detecting AI Is Much More Than A Virtual Mood Ring

Someday, smart speakers might be able to sound off if we don’t sound quite ourselves. Researchers at the University of Alberta have been working on a way for AI to detect depression through voice recordings.

By |2024-12-16T06:46:31-05:00July 31, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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