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Aug. 31, 2020

Mon. 08/31 - Monkey-Fighting Grannies with Airsoft Guns

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  • Show Notes

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
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