health

How socialized healthcare creates a society of overly cautious, scared adults

If you've ever lived in England, you've likely run into some of the over-the-top "health and safety" regulations. One journalist remarked 15 years ago that the country "was on the verge of a permanent change in national character, with its inhabitants shifting in attitude from self-starting to supine, from proud to Read more [...]

Neuralink, and the end of humanity

Neuralink is a company created by Elon Musk that aims to make brain-machine interfaces. They just released a presentation detailing their progress so far, and it looks like they've come quite far ahead. Human trials are planned for next year, 2020. The idea is to implant thousands of tiny electrodes (thinner than a Read more [...]