

Neura Pod (All Things Neuralink)
Ryan Tanaka
Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews to easily learn about Neuralink and it's future.
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Feb 17, 2023 • 1h 58min
Learning about Neuralink w/ James Douma (ChatGPT x Neuralink)
00:00 Intro
01:01 ChatGPT x Neuralink
16:45 Inserting stents into blood vessels
26:48 Pros & Cons of Neuralink's architecture
31:55 Neuralink clinics
33:51 Downloading our minds onto a Tesla Optimus Bot
52:30 If you get a Neuralink, will you lose free will?
1:04:16 AI helping Neuralink
1:09:55 Everyone's brain is unique
1:23:16 Getting a Neuralink as a baby
1:25:20 Sleep paralysis
1:30:01 Nanotechnology x Neuralink
1:31:59 James has an idea for Neuralink
1:46:22 James' favorite answer to the Fermi Paradox
1:55:08 Haha :)
Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews to easily learn about Neuralink and its future.
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ryantanaka3/
Support: https://www.patreon.com/neurapod/
Please consider supporting by joining the channel above, or sharing my other company website with retirees: https://www.reterns.com/. Opinions are my own. Neura Pod receives no compensation from Neuralink and has no affiliation to the company.
#Neuralink #ElonMusk #Tesla

Jan 22, 2023 • 1h 60min
Neural network expert explains NEURALINK (in simple language)
00:00 Trailer
05:54 Tertiary brain layer
19:49 Curing paralysis
23:09 How Neuralink works
33:34 Showing probes
44:15 Neuralink will be wayyy better than prior devices
1:01:20 Communication is lossy
1:14:27 Hearing Bluetooth, WiFi, Starlink
1:22:50 Animal testing & brain proxies
1:29:57 Controlling muscle units w/ Neuralink
I had the privilege of speaking with James Douma- a self-described deep learning dork. James’ experience and technical understanding are not easily found. I think you’ll find his words to be intriguing and insightful. This is one of several conversations James and I plan to have.
We discuss: 1. Elon’s motivations for starting Neuralink
2. How Neuralinks will be implanted
3. Things Neuralink will be able to do
4. Important takeaways from the latest Show and Tell event
In future episodes, we’ll dive more into:
- Neuralink’s architectural decisions and plans to scale
- The spike detection, decoding algorithms, and differences among brain regions
- Robot/ hardware/ manufacturing
- Neural shunt concept/ future projects Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews to easily learn about Neuralink and its future.
Support: https://www.patreon.com/neurapod
James Douma's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesdouma
Neura Pod's Twitter: https://twitter.com/NeuraPod
Ryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanTanaka3
Please consider supporting by joining the channel above, or sharing my other company website with retirees: https://www.reterns.com/. Opinions are my own. Neura Pod receives no compensation from Neuralink and has no affiliation to the company.
#Neuralink #ElonMusk #Tesla

Dec 21, 2022 • 29min
2023: Elon Musk's Neuralink Begins Chip Implants in HUMANS
Ryan covers these topics in this episode:
00:00 Intro
01:46 Neuralink’s Clinical Trials Timing & Patient Registry
04:01 Technical presentations (Things you may have overlooked)
07:19 World record
09:14 New vs old device versions
12:01 Physically upgrading your Neuralink
17:38 Commitment to animal care
22:12 The event & after party
Links:
Neuralink’s Patient Registry: https://neuralink.com/patient-registry/
Neuralink’s 2022 Show & Tell Event: https://youtu.be/YreDYmXTYi4
Neura Pod’s April 2022 Update (Animal Welfare): https://youtu.be/3qUhEXwrL74
Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews to easily learn about Neuralink and its future.
Support: https://www.patreon.com/neurapod
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NeuraPod
Ryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanTanaka3
Please consider supporting by joining the channel above, or sharing my other company website with retirees: https://www.reterns.com/. Opinions are my own. Neura Pod receives no compensation from Neuralink and has no affiliation to the company.
#Neuralink #ElonMusk #Tesla

Nov 11, 2022 • 10min
#71 Neuralink: Elon Musk's Quest to Cure Paralysis
Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews to easily learn about Neuralink and its future.
Support: https://www.patreon.com/neurapod/ Please consider supporting by joining the channel above, or sharing my other company website with retirees: https://www.reterns.com/.
Opinions are my own. Neura Pod receives no compensation from Neuralink and has no affiliation to the company.
Scripted/ edited/ voiced by: Ryan Tanaka
#Neuralink #ElonMusk #Tesla

Oct 24, 2022 • 47min
#70 Explaining Neuralink's Human Trials
Ellen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenmaue/
00:00 Intro
01:02 Neuralink FDA application an IDE (Investigational Device Exemption?)
07:13 Full FDA trial timeline?
09:02 Does approval for one indication = approval for all?
10:20 Who selects trial participants?
11:48 Who is the principal investigator?
13:42 FDA equivalent in other countries?
16:00 General trial license possible?
17:46 Expedite timeline by paying more?
21:28 Neuralink trials special?
22:57 Trial process for drugs vs devices?
24:53 IDE, PMA, De Novo?
27:55 Class 1, 2, & 3 devices?
30:44 How often do research groups and companies work together?
34:09 Would merging with Synchron expedite the trials?
41:28 Comparing drug vs device patent life after approval
43:59 Neuralink's breakthrough device designation won't make approval faster
45:05 Additional context for Ellen's job
46:26 Thanks for watching. Please like/ subscribe.
Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews to easily learn about Neuralink and its future.
Support: https://www.patreon.com/neurapod/
Please consider supporting by joining the channel above, or sharing my other company website with retirees: https://www.reterns.com/.
Opinions are my own. Neura Pod receives no compensation from Neuralink and has no affiliation to the company. Edited by: Ryan Tanaka
#Neuralink #ElonMusk #HumanTrials

Sep 21, 2022 • 11min
#69 Neuralink Update – September 2022
00:00 Intro
01:01 Halloween update event 🎃👻
02:10 Neuralink shop
02:41 Neuralink documentary (Trailer)
03:36 Merging with BCI Competitor?
05:04 Elon on Full Send podcast
06:05 Austin, Texas expansion plans
07:08 BrainGate2 Clinical Trials
08:02 Mark Zuckerberg talks Neuralink
09:11 Making a Neuralink Robot
10:19 Thank you/ Please subscribe :)
Neuralink Shop: https://shop.neuralink.com/
BrainGate2 Clinical Trials: https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headl...
To learn more about the study, visit Braingate.org or contact braingate@ucdavis.edu.
Elon Musk on Full Send Podcast: https://youtu.be/fXS_gkWAIs0?t=5532
Neuralink Job Opening: "Manufacturing Engineer": https://boards.greenhouse.io/neuralin...
Patreon support: https://www.patreon.com/neurapod/
Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews to easily learn about Neuralink and its future.
Please consider supporting by joining the channel above, or sharing my other company website with retirees: https://www.reterns.com/. Opinions are my own. Neura Pod receives no compensation from Neuralink and has no affiliation to the company.
Scripted/ voiced by: Ryan Tanaka
Edited by: Omar Olivares
#Neuralink #ElonMusk #Tesla

Aug 12, 2022 • 12min
#68 Neuralink Update – August 2022
Watch the video on Youtube
00:00 Intro
01:12 Elon Musk on psychedelics/ MDMA
01:58 Tim Urban on brain-machine interfaces
02:46 Domino’s mind ordering app
04:48 Elon tweet: digital vs biological
05:47 Head Neurosurgeon, Dr. Matthew MacDougall
08:02 Shivon Zilis & Elon Musk twins!!
09:05 Neuralink founder, Paul Merolla departs
11:17 https://neuralink.com/careers/
11:35 DeepMind Documentary: https://youtu.be/kFlLzFuslfQ
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/neurapod/
Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews to easily learn about Neuralink and its future.
Please consider supporting by joining the channel above, or sharing my other company website with retirees: https://www.reterns.com/. Opinions are my own. Neura Pod receives no compensation from Neuralink and has no affiliation to the company.
Scripted/ voiced by: Ryan Tanaka
Edited by: Omar Olivares

Jul 22, 2022 • 53min
#67 DeepMind: The Quest to Solve Intelligence
00:00 Intro
03:05 Demis Hassabis: Founder of DeepMind
14:30 DeepMind: Mission and early years
19:18 Beating the Atari games
27:22 Elon Musk: thoughts on DeepMind
28:42 Elon Musk: AI could destroy humanity
30:20 AlphaGo
36:14 AlphaZero
38:30 MuZero
40:56 WaveNet
43:18 AlphaStar
45:33 AlphaFold
48:39 Gato, A generalist agent
50:02 Solving everything else
This premium episode is a documentary-style video about the history and importance of Alphabet subsidiary, DeepMind. Demis Hassabis, the founder, was a chess prodigy by the time he was 13 years old. He went on to conclude he wanted to "solve intelligence" by building artificial intelligence agents and using digital tools. The team at DeepMind has created systems that defeated the world's best chess and Go professionals. They've also cracked the code on the infamous 'protein-folding problem.' Demis Hassabis and DeepMind are fascinating. Moreover, they're still just getting started.
Fantastic interview of Demis Hassabis by Lex Fridman: https://youtu.be/Gfr50f6ZBvo
Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews to easily learn about Neuralink and its future.
Please consider supporting by joining the channel above, or sharing my other company website with retirees: https://www.reterns.com/. Opinions are our own. Neura Pod receives no compensation from DeepMind or Neuralink and has no affiliation to either company.
Scripted/ edited by: Omar Olivares
Scripted/ voiced by: Ryan Tanaka

May 29, 2022 • 7min
#66 Neuralink Update – May 2022 (Part 2)
00:00 Intro
00:32 Addressing Alzheimer’s, brain damage
01:22 Neural-cap
02:20 Reterns: https://www.reterns.com/
03:14 Curing depression
05:14 Neuralink fire pit
05:24 FDA application + trials status & robot
Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews to easily learn about Neuralink and its future. Please consider supporting by joining the channel above, or sharing my other company website with retirees: https://www.reterns.com/.
Opinions are my own. Neura Pod receives no compensation from Neuralink and has no affiliation to the company.
Scripted/ voiced by: Ryan Tanaka
Edited by: Omar Olivares
#Neuralink #ElonMusk #Tesla

May 8, 2022 • 20min
#65 Neuralink Update – May 2022 (Part 1)
00:00 Intro
00:57 Human trial application this year
02:13 Monkey MindPong - - Helping paralyzed patients
05:24 Axel Springer Interview – Elon
07:20 Neuralink artificial brain x Tesla Bot?
12:38 TED Interview – Elon
15:28 Tinnitus and Morbid Obesity
19:30 Incentive to Subscribe
Video Links:
TED Interview: https://youtu.be/YRvf00NooN8?t=1930
Monkey MindPong: https://youtu.be/rsCul1sp4hQ?t=23
Axel Springer Interview: https://youtu.be/2WX_mgnAFA0?t=1169
Neura Pod January Update: https://youtu.be/XsvVr53Viyw?t=163
Neuralink 2019 Launch Event: https://youtu.be/r-vbh3t7WVI?t=1595
Neuralink 2020 Update Event: https://youtu.be/DVvmgjBL74w?t=1363
Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews to easily learn about Neuralink and its future.
Please consider supporting by joining the channel above, or sharing my other company website with retirees: https://www.reterns.com/. Opinions are my own. Neura Pod receives no compensation from Neuralink and has no affiliation to the company.
Scripted/ voiced by: Ryan Tanaka
Edited by: Omar Olivares
#Neuralink #ElonMusk #Tesla