Strange Realm - Ep. 063 - May 12th, 2024

On tonight's show we bring you an intriguing and ionized episode as we briefly discuss the solar storm, as well as take a look at news that the world's first Neuralink has run into a problem and may now have a reduced functionality for its user, whereas it seems that fruit flies infected with a bacteria that grows in their brain have better memories than those uninfected. In bio-engineering news, a new AI platform has been developed which can design CRISPR proteins not found in nature, promising bespoke gene therapies in the future, and also it seems China may have inadvertently heated up the ocean while trying to reduce their air pollution. All of this and then after the break, we continue our reading series as Frobisher reads more from "Our Haunted Planet," by John A. Keel.

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Notes:
- Neuralink hebben een serieus probleem
https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/first-human-brain-implant-malfunctioned-neuralink-says/
- Brain disease unexpectedly helps fruit flies remember better
https://www.sciencealert.com/bacteria-living-in-the-brains-of-fruit-flies-have-a-surprising-effect-on-their-memory
- New AI generates CRISPR proteins
https://www.freethink.com/robots-ai/ai-designed-crispr
- China is creating heat waves over the Pacific Ocean
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/china-is-creating-heat-waves-over-the-pacific-ocean-killing-wildlife/
- Our Haunted Planet
https://www.amazon.com/Our-Haunted-Planet-John-Keel/dp/1517343119
https://archive.org/details/Our_Haunted_Planet

Intro music: "night drive" by bbrainz (slowed + reverb)
Outro music: "Curious Constellations" by SURGE
Background art: "The Time Machine" by Interesni Kazki (AEC)
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