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

Curiosity Weekly
Curiosity Weekly
Episode • Apr 5, 2019 • 8m

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.

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