The Sniffer

Drones for Workaholics and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Jan 14, 2018 · 10 min · Episode 440 · 10.0 MB
0:00-10:27

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On this podcast, Cathi Bond talks about a surprising response to the problem of overwork in Japan: drones that chase employees out of the building by blasting annoying music (via New Atlas)

Nora Young talks about this article in Technology Review. It looks at the potential for brain-computer interfaces in the future. A brain surgeon and speculative fiction author believes in a possible future of so-called "neural prosthetics" that would allow us to communicate with our computers, and each other, directly with our brains. Freaky!