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Wed. 10/06 - "Corpse Medicine," Brain Implants, & Actors In Space

Wed. 10/06 - "Corpse Medicine," Brain Implants, & Actors In Space

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Wed. 10/06 - "Corpse Medicine," Brain Implants, & Actors In Space

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

ratings:
Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Oct 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A Russian film crew have arrived on the International Space Station to shoot the first-ever feature length film in space. A woman has received a brain implant that is successfully treating her depression by painlessly zapping her hundreds of times a day. And the seventeenth century health trend that was all the rage in Europe: corpse medicine.Sponsor:Novo, BankNovo.com/kottkeLinks:This Russian duo are set to make the first feature film in space (Euro News)Russian film crew in orbit to make first movie in space (AP)A Russian actor blasts off to make a movie on the International Space Station (NPR)This woman’s brain implant zaps her with electricity when it senses she’s getting depressed (MIT Technology Review)A surgically implanted brain stimulation device could help treat severe depression (The Verge)European 'Corpse Medicine' Promised Better Health Through Cannibalism (Atlas Obscura)Zodiac Killer Allegedly Identified by Team of Independent Investigators (Complex)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Oct 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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