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Cool Stuff Daily

Tue. 11/10 - Make Better Habits By Being Bad At Them

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Society & Culture, News, Tech News, Science

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Australian scientists have discovered two new mammals. The trick to sticking to new habits that requires letting yourself be bad at things. A new perfume that smells like books. And a calming, hand-drawn web-based game to help you chill out. Sponsor: Gabi Insurance, gabi.com/kottke Links: Two new species of greater glider discovered (Sydney Morning Herald) Here's how I finally got myself to start exercising (TED Ideas Blog) Portland's iconic Powell's Books is selling a book-scented unisex fragrance (CNN) Short Trip (Alexander Perrin) Kottke.Org 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

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0:00.0

Want to give a special someone a gift they'll truly love this Valentine's Day?

0:04.8

Treat them to something that never goes out of style.

0:07.7

A beautiful bouquet of 12 red roses.

0:11.1

They're classic for a reason.

0:12.9

And all for just £15 at Waitrose.

0:16.3

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0:17.6

Subject to availability ends 14th of February.

0:30.0

Welcome to the Kotky Ride Home for Tuesday, November 10th, 2020.

0:31.2

I'm Jackson Bird.

0:36.2

Australian scientists have discovered two new mammals.

0:42.8

The trick to sticking to new habits that requires letting yourself be bad at things.

0:46.5

A new perfume that smells like books.

0:51.6

And a calming, hand-drawn web-based game to help you chill out.

0:54.7

Here are some of the cool things from the news today.

1:02.5

Australian scientists have discovered two new mammals.

1:09.4

It turns out there are actually three types of greater gliders, not just one, as previously believed.

1:10.7

Greater gliders are possum-sized, nocturnal,

1:13.9

aeronautical marsupials that live in the hollows of trees and spend their evenings soaring through

1:20.1

the air 100 meters or over 300 feet off the ground. They are mostly found in the forests of

1:26.7

Eastern Australia. Within Eastern Australia,

1:30.3

scientists now know that there are three distinct species of the Greater Glider, divided up

1:35.3

between the northern, southern, and central ranges. While many long thought, there may be

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