Chimps Can Play Rock Paper Scissors, a Metamaterial Blocks Sound Without Blocking Light, and Staying Creative by Switching Tasks

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/2HXqLCN  Scientists Taught Chimps to Play Rock, Paper, Scissors — https://curiosity.im/2HTOFPL  To Be More Creative, Regularly Switch Between Tasks — https://curiosity.im/2HYH7eu  Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing! Just click or tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.