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Curiosity Weekly

New Material Blocks Sound and Not Light, Task Switching to Boost Creativity, and Gamer Chimps

05 Apr 2019

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Learn about a new material that blocks sound while letting in light and air; how chimpanzees performed when scientists taught them how to play rock, paper, scissors; and how to be more creative by scheduling when you switch between tasks.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:Scientists Created a Material That Blocks Sound While Letting in Light and Air — https://curiosity.im/2HXqLCNScientists Taught Chimps to Play Rock, Paper, Scissors — https://curiosity.im/2HTOFPLTo Be More Creative, Regularly Switch Between Tasks — https://curiosity.im/2HYH7euIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/new-material-blocks-sound-and-not-light-task-switching-to-boost-creativity-and-gamer-chimps Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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