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telekenetic monkeys

From the “freaky files” … A report from today’s Washington Post:

Scientists in North Carolina have built a brain implant that lets monkeys control a robotic arm with their thoughts, marking the first time that mental intentions have been harnessed to move a mechanical object…

In the new experiments, monkeys with wires running from their brains to a robotic arm were able to use their thoughts to make the arm perform tasks. But before long, the scientists said, they will upgrade the implants so the monkeys can transmit their mental commands to machines wirelessly.

(“Monkeys Control Robotic Arm With Brain Implants” - 10/13/03)

This is disturbing on so many different levels.