This is our very first episode of to day explain that'll reach listeners as a podcast, but also a broadcast. Earlier in the show, you heard from jonathan mowens, hes of freeland, science journalist,. The line was, brain implant allows fully paralyzed patient to communicate. And guess what? Now, you can call them on your auto insurance too. You tell progressive how much you want to pay for car insurance, and they'll show you coverage options that fit your budget.
A groundbreaking new study claims to have found a way for a fully paralyzed person to communicate entirely via thought. But the scientists behind it have a checkered past.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Tori Dominguez and Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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