Contacting Aliens with Lasers, African-American Polymath Benjamin Banneker, and The Seinfeld Strategy

Learn about Benjamin Banneker, an African-American polymath you need to know about; the Seinfeld Strategy for improving your productivity; and how an MIT student wants to contact aliens with a massive laser beam. Plus: professional wrestler Chris Jericho keeps coming up in conversation, thanks to one of the hosts who will remain unnamed.

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:

• Benjamin Banneker Was an African-American Polymath You Need to Know About — https://curiosity.im/2DaC5tJ
• The Seinfeld Strategy Can Help You Be Productive and Prolific — https://curiosity.im/2DaK4Hh
• This MIT Student Wants to Contact Aliens With a Massive Laser Beam — https://curiosity.im/2RDdWPy

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/contacting-aliens-with-lasers-african-american-polymath-benjamin-banneker-and-the-seinfeld-strategy

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