Learn about futuristic tethers that could help us stop making a mess in space; how we finally solved a deceptively simple mathematics mystery; and, the surprising science of glass, with special guest Nick Uhas.

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:

• Futuristic Tethers Could Help Satellites De-Orbit When They Die — https://curiosity.im/2XryS2E
• This Map-Coloring Problem Was a Century-Old Mathematics Mystery — https://curiosity.im/2XsnYtx

Additional resources from Nick Uhas:

• Watch “Blown Away” on Netflix — https://netflix.com/blownaway
• Corning Museum of Glass — https://www.cmog.org/
• Subscribe to Nick Uhas on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/NickUhas
• Follow @NickUhas on Twitter — https://twitter.com/nickuhas/
• Follow @NickUhas on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/nickuhas/
• Nick Uhas’ official website — https://www.nickuhas.com/

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