The Race to Catalogue Biodiversity + Brain Implants and Sweating Robots
About this episode
This episode discusses the golden age of species discovery, a groundbreaking brain implant for a paralyzed man, and a robot designed to help with extreme weather conditions.
On this week’s progress report, we're in the golden age of species discovery. We’ll also get into the incredible story of a paralyzed man who can continue to work and communicate thanks to a groundbreaking brain implant, and researchers at Arizona State University hope a shivering, breathing, sweating robot can help us better equip ourselves for extreme weather conditions. What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and Kaleidoscope.For transcripts, to join the newsletter, and for more information, visit: theprogressnetwork.orgSubscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://theprogressnetwork.org/newsletter/Watch the podcast on YouTube: / theprogressnetworkFollow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok: @progressntwrkFollow Emma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyemmavarv/
People in this episode
Hosts: Zachary Karabell, Emma Varvaloucas
Topics covered
- biodiversity
- brain implants
- robotics
- extreme weather
- species discovery
Keywords
- biodiversity
- brain implant
- robot
- species discovery
- extreme weather
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Progress Network, Arizona State University
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