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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Gray Matter Gabfest, Our Pulsating Earth, Smarty Cats
Description: Today, youâll learn about how a man with advanced ALS, who canât move a muscle, was able to communicate with his family using his thoughts, about a sixty-year-old mystery involving the earth and why it pulsates every twenty-six seconds, and how cats can learn the names of their fellow cats under the right conditions.A man with ALS can communicate with his thoughts.âBrain Implant Allows Fully Paralyzed Patient to Communicateâ by Jonathan Moenshttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/science/brain-computer-als-communication.htmlâBrain Implants Allow Paralyzed Man to Communicate Using His Thoughtsâ by Margaret Osbornehttps://www.smithsonianm...