Exploring Elon Musk's vision of telepathy and merging human brains with computer power, and the ethical concerns surrounding this technology. Also, the discovery of rare cases of Alzheimer's by researchers at UCL.
Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss the big science stories of the week – from news that Elon Musk’s Neuralink has implanted its first chip into a human, to research suggesting Alzheimer’s can pass between humans in rare medical accidents, and the revelation that Rishi Sunak begins each week with a 36-hour fast. Help support our independent journalism at
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