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How to Take A Compliment, Learn Anything in Four Steps, and Design a New Arecibo Message


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Learn why compliments are so embarrassing, and how you can take them better; how you can help astronomers design a new Arecibo Message to send to extraterrestrials; and how you can learn anything in four steps with the Feynman Technique.

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:

  • Why Are Compliments So Embarrassing? — https://curiosity.im/2EcrmiV
  • A New Arecibo Message to Extraterrestrials Needs Your Suggestions — https://curiosity.im/2EeoTEC
  • Learn Anything in Four Steps With the Feynman Technique — https://curiosity.im/2EbxfNz

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-take-a-compliment-learn-anything-in-four-steps-and-design-a-new-arecibo-message

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