This episode contains: Working hard and hardly working. We both survived anther week in this madness.

Brain Matters: Tiny, magnetically powered neural stimulators have been developed. Using a ‘magnetoelectric’ power source, these neural stimulators are now a viable option for clinical grade implants. Steven talks a lot about battery miniaturization and how it applies to developing science.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200608132537.htm

Here’s Looking at you, Kid:  World’s first spherical artificial eye has 3D retina. An electrochemical eye has been developed and we couldn’t be more over the moon. The talk devolves into a ‘what if’ scenario and whether or not we would choose to replace our poorly functional eyes with artificial ones.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200610102726.htm

Science Fiction: Steven does a mini review of Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal. Ben explains Infinity Train and it’s core concepts. We do a quick dive into the Playstation 5 news and The Last of Us Part 2. We do a final (we promise) talk about The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Ben has been reading Milk Run from Nathan Lowell and Steven attempts to explain the behemoth that the board game Gloomhaven is.

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