Weird Wednesday - Rats Driving Cars, King Richard III's Voice, and the 'Four Year Skip-Forward' Cruise. Plus, TDIH

It’s Weird Wednesday, so we are covering scientists that gave rats cars to drive and what was learned from their behavior behind the wheel, King Richard III’s voice is recreated, and the “Four Year Skip-Forward” cruise. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the TV movie that helped change the course of the Cold War.

Neuroscientists taught rats to drive tiny cars. They took them out on 'joy rides.' | Live Science

Rats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levels

King Richard III given Yorkshire accent using state-of-the-art technology | UK News | Sky News

US cruise company offering four-year escape during Trump presidency | US News | Sky News

‘The Day After’: This 1980s TV movie helped change the course of the Cold War | CNN

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