Aug. 31, 2020
Mon. 08/31 - Monkey-Fighting Grannies with Airsoft Guns
An update on Elon Musk’s brain implant technology. Some slightly bizarre anxiety-reducing exercises. How to make Batman give you driving directions. And the monkey-fighting group of grannies in Japan.
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Links:
- Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing (Ars Technica)
- Elon Musk's Neuralink is neuroscience theater (MIT Technology Review)
- Ahead of Neuralink event, ex-employees detail research timeline clashes (STAT)
- Five-Minute Coronavirus Stress Resets (NY Times)
- Batman (and the Riddler) can now give you directions in Waze (Mashable)
- DC Comics reveals Batman Day plans and digital activities (AIPT)
- These Feisty Grannies Call Themselves 'Monkey Busters,' Chasing Away Local Primate Pests With Air Guns (Newsweek)
- 3 Retirees In Japan Form 'Monkey Busters' To Defend Crops From Pesky Primates (HuffPost)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Research Is Facing a Monkey Shortage (The Atlantic)
- Class Action Park | Official Trailer (HBO Max, YouTube)
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
