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Could shooting electricity through your brain give your superhuman powers of thought? Is it possible to build a real-life matrix? Join Ben and Matt for the second part of their series on DARPA. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Nov 15, 2013

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