Learn about new research that shows why you might enjoy watching TV more if you put your phone away. Then, learn about space elevators with Zach Weinersmith, creator of the popular geek webcomic “Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.”

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why you should get off your phone while you watch TV: https://curiosity.im/2SG8ZqZ 

Additional resources from Zach Weinersmith: 

Pick up “Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything” on Amazon — https://amazon.com 

Geek webcomic “Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal” — https://www.smbc-comics.com/

Follow @ZachWeiner on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ZachWeiner

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