Science Faction Podcast

This episode contains: Steven and Ben attended a well behaved dinner together. Devon contimplates shock collars for his kids. Oh, and Ben has another job. Neat. Brain Matters: Lab-grown brain cells learn to play PONG, may be sentient. Both Steven and Devon report on new findings on human and mice neurons integrated into a silicon chip and taught how to play PONG. If some red flags are raised, you'd be right. https://nerdist.com/article/lab-grown-brain-cells-played-pong-may-be-sentient/ https://gizmodo.com/scientists-apparently-taught-brain-cells-how-to-play-po-1849647952 https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/brain-cells-playing-pong/ Can You Hear Me Now?: Cheaper hearing aids hit stores today, available over the counter for first time. $799 for over the counter hearing aids, down from $2,000-$8,000. Steven shares his sister-in-law's hearing troubles. We discuss health care a bit. https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/10/cheaper-hearing-aids-hit-stores-today-available-over-the-counter-for-first-ti