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WATCH: The Ethical Implications of Mind-Machine Meld
By: Elise Hu | NPR
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The fast-moving development of brain-machine interfaces got a boost when Elon Musk announced the work for Neuralink, his new company devoted to implantable devices to enhance cognition and better marry… Read More
![Youth in a pill by 2050?](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fy_longevity_thumbnail-2_wide-70d7b65d04cf32ad9863db448f36ee6466dd618b-e1569962171192-900x422.jpg)
What If Aging Wasn’t Inevitable? The Quest To Slow And Even Reverse Aging
By: Elise Hu | NPR
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Scientists have developed promising clock-turning treatments for mice. Could pills that mimic the benefits of exercise help humans? In this Future You: the effort to stop the symptoms of growing old.
![In the future, mind-controlled robotic exoskeletons could allow people who have never had the ability to walk to take their first steps, all with the power of their brains. It sounds like science fiction, but scientists are already working on the technology, and they let us try it out.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fy_exos_thumbnail5-fe365a2e93183b28a2e8c471c2e1b5caea6ab3d4-e1557425368721-900x422.jpg)
How Mind-Controlled Robot Suits Could Enhance Our Limbs
By: Elise Hu | NPR
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In Episode 2 of Future You, Elise Hu explores mind-controlled exoskeletons that could let paralyzed people walk or the able-bodied gain super strength.
![NPR's Elise Hu wears a cap that connects her to a network of other people playing a Tetris-like game at the University of Washington's Center for Neurotechnology.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tdcd61xg-460ede3da568052a6ae9da9a67d067b8aa841e3e-e1557241729851-900x422.jpg)
Mind-Machine Meld: How Computer-Assisted Telepathy Helps Humans Communicate
By: Elise Hu | NPR
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The next phase of human evolution seems headed toward merging biological bodies with machines, and in the first video of Future You, Elise Hu gets connected to a network and plays a game her thoughts.