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