Elon Musk's Neuralink Trains Monkey to Play Pong With its Mind!

(And More SCIENCE and TECH News)

Listen to this. According to a new study, redheads experience less pain because they have pigment cells that influence hormones related to opioid receptors. Whew! Now I don't have to feel so guilty about all the ones I beat up in middle school.

In Elon Musk news, his Neuralink company has released a video where they've trained a monkey to play Pong with its mind. They've also trained him to constantly remind you that he beat you that one time. Oh, I'm getting an update: the monkey is now streaming on twitch and sponsored by Red Bull.

Here's something scary. One of Elon's partners at Neural Link says "We could probably build Jurassic Park if we wanted to". I seem to recall there was a good reason we wouldn't want to...

Listen up, carnivores. According to a new study at Tel Aviv University, there was a period of two million years where humans ate nothing but meat. Apparently there were a few vegetarians but they were so much weaker and annoying that the other humans would just eat them.

In retail news, Best buy is launching a $200-a-year subscription plan called Best Buy Beta. "What a bargain!" said nobody. Fun fact, if you look up Best Buy Beta on the Better Business Bureau it says Bad Bad Bad.

Finally, due to the pandemic, fast-food restaurants across the U.S. are facing a ketchup packet shortage. Franchise owners are asking people to send in all the ketchup packets sitting on that shelf in the fridge. Oh, I'm getting an update: they now have a surplus of 10 times as many as they need.