Thu. 07/15 - NASA, Don’t Flub on Hubble Trouble

<p><strong><em>It’s not mind reading, but a man’s ability to convey words is partially restored through electrodes and machine learning; NASA carefully prepares to press Control-Alt-Delete on the Hubble Space Telescope; look to the skies, the Perseids are coming; inexplicable black ice worms emerge by the billions from glaciers; and happy 22nd birthday, MetaFilter.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Credit Karma,&nbsp;<a href="https://creditkarma.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">creditkarma.com/podcast</a></li><li>Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at&nbsp;<a href="https://indeed.com/goodnews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indeed.com/goodnews</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/14/health/speech-brain-implant-computer.html?referringSource=articleShare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tapping into the Brain to Help a Paralyzed Man Speak</a>&nbsp;(New York Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210714174148.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Neuroprosthesis’ restores words to man with paralysis</a>&nbsp;(Science Daily)</li><li><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2027540" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neuroprosthesis for Decoding Speech in a Paralyzed Person with Anarthria</a>&nbsp;(New England Journal of Medicine)</li><li><a href="https://tech.fb.com/bci-milestone-new-research-from-ucsf-with-support-from-facebook-shows-the-potential-of-brain-computer-interfaces-for-restoring-speech-communication/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BCI milestone: New research from UCSF with support from Facebook shows the potential of brain-computer interfaces for restoring speech communication</a>&nbsp;(Facebook Reality Labs)</li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/operations-underway-to-restore-payload-computer-on-nasas-hubble-space-telescope" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Operations Underway to Restore Payload Computer on NASA’s Hubbl