This isn't poker related, but I find discussion of other mind sports to be very interesting.
I read
this article recently and would love for you to talk to (in order of preference) Fabiano, the article's writer Seth Stevenson, or Jen Shahade about it.
Cliff notes: The greatest collection of chess talent ever assembled was playing a tournament in St. Louis. The number three player shocked the world by winning his first 7 matches (winning, not drawing, which is nearly unheard of) against the best players in the world including World #1 Magnus Carlsen. The difficulty of this feat was compared to throwing 100 innings of no-hit baseball.
I'd love for someone who is more intelligent than me to explain it to me. I think it might have some interest to your other listeners as well.