April 16, 2026
(Wired) – California-based startup Sabi is developing a thought-to-text wearable that could usher in the cyborg future. Speech-to-text capability is now baked into all modern computers. But what if you didn’t have to dictate to your computer? What if you … Read More
April 16, 2026
(New Scientist) – Monkeys with around 300 electrodes implanted in their brain were able to steer avatars around different virtual environments Monkeys fitted with a brain-computer interface (BCI) successfully navigated a variety of virtual worlds using only their thoughts. Researchers … Read More
April 15, 2026
(IEEE Spectrum) – Early BCI users reveal what the technology gives—and takes More people have gone to space than have received advanced brain-computer interfaces (BCI) like his. But a growing number of companies are now attempting to move the devices … Read More
April 13, 2026
(BBC) – A ballerina with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) says she was able to dance again after her brainwaves were used to power an avatar live on-stage in Amsterdam. Breanna Olson, a mother of three, found out two and a … Read More
April 10, 2026
(Washington Post) – Chips seeded with the astronauts’ bone marrow cells circled the moon to help probe how deep-space flight affects human biology. As the four Artemis II astronauts looped around the moon this week before their return trip to … Read More
April 8, 2026
(Wired) – The trial focused on tumor types where HER3 signaling is implicated. HER3 is a membrane-bound protein that mediates cell-to-cell communication on growth and division. But when cancer is present, HER3 signaling can act as a pro-cancer driver, contributing … Read More
April 1, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – In an interview with Wired, R3 listed three investors: billionaire Tim Draper, the Singapore-based fund Immortal Dragons, and life-extension investors LongGame Ventures. But there is more to the story. And R3 doesn’t want that story told. … Read More
March 31, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – In front of me is essentially a metal box on wheels. Standing at around a meter in height, it reminds me of a stainless-steel counter in a restaurant kitchen. It is covered in flexible plastic tubing—which … Read More
March 31, 2026
(Wired) – Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful. Buckwalter has been a quadriplegic since a diving accident at age 16 left him paralyzed from the chest … Read More
March 30, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Cryonic preservation is pricey and might never work. Some people think it’s worth it anyway. Over the past few years, I’ve spoken to people who run cryonics facilities, study cryopreservation, or just want to be cryogenically … Read More
March 24, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Coles, a gerontologist who spent the latter part of his career studying human longevity, opted to have his brain cryogenically preserved when he died of pancreatic cancer. After he was declared dead, Coles’s body was kept … Read More
March 24, 2026
(Wired) – R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term goal, says a cofounder, is to make human versions. As the Trump administration phases out the use of … Read More
March 24, 2026
(Wired) – Attachment to smart devices and biometric surveillance leaves Americans more vulnerable to police searches than ever. Left unchecked it will only get worse. The desire for self-awareness is not new, but these data offer a different twist on … Read More
March 19, 2026
(Nature) – Chip allows people with paralysis to control a soft robotic hand. China has approved a brain implant for people with severe paralysis to help restore their hand movements. The brain–computer interface (BCI) is the first in the world … Read More
March 18, 2026
(The Pilot) – How can rapid advancements in medical technology, questions about the criteria for brain death and the rise of transhumanism be considered within a Catholic framework? Charlie Camosy recently spoke on this topic with Gabriel LeBeau, a second-year … Read More
March 18, 2026
(Derek Thompson Substack) – The quantified life has become a modern religion. But many of us are measuring life the wrong way. In the late 19th century, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously criticized religion in part because he claimed its … Read More
March 17, 2026
(Wired) – Researchers in Japan pioneered reprogrammed cells 20 years ago. Now the country has given the first-ever authorizations to manufacture and sell medical products based on the technology. SMaRT, located in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, is responsible for the … Read More
March 13, 2026
(Nature) – ‘Cryosleep’ remains the preserve of science fiction, but researchers are getting closer to restoring brain function after deep freezing. Researchers attempting the cryogenic freezing and thawing of brain tissue from humans and other animals — mostly young vertebrates … Read More
March 2, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Now, scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz are taking lab-grown mini-brains into their toddler era, after demonstrating that brain organoids can process information in real time. In a remarkable breakthrough published in the journal … Read More
February 24, 2026
(BBC) – A baby boy has become the first child in the UK to be born using a womb transplanted from a dead donor. Grace Bell, who is in her 30s and was born without a viable womb, says her … Read More
February 23, 2026
(WSJ) – Scientists developing a new underwear-able hope to do for gastroenterology what the Apple Watch did for cardiology This sensing device, which would have been impossible to make until very recently, sits at the intersection of some of the … Read More
February 19, 2026
(New York Times) – Last summer, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he could tell that someone was having “mitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them. The nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, features mitochondria prominently in her … Read More
February 19, 2026
(Quanta Magazine) – Innovations in imaging and genetic engineering are coming together to probe the biophysics of cytoplasm inside living animals. Over the past few years, thanks to stunning advances in imaging and genetic engineering, scientists have been able to … Read More
February 9, 2026
(NYT) – The heart devices do not track location, nor do they transmit across large distances. Like an estimated three million Americans, Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of the NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie, has a pacemaker implanted in her … Read More
February 9, 2026
(IEEE Spectrum) – Flow’s headset is the first tDCS device approved by the FDA In December the FDA approved a tDCS headset produced by Flow Neuroscience for treatment of major depressive disorder. The decision paves the way for the Swedish … Read More
