Wed. 10/06 - "Corpse Medicine," Brain Implants, & Actors In Space

<p><strong><em>A Russian film crew have arrived on the International Space Station to shoot the first-ever feature length film in space. A woman has received a brain implant that is successfully treating her depression by painlessly zapping her hundreds of times a day. And the seventeenth century health trend that was all the rage in Europe: corpse medicine.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Novo, <a href="https://www.banknovo.com/p/kottke?utm_source=kottke-ride-home&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=oxford" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BankNovo.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/21/shooting-for-the-stars-this-russian-duo-are-set-to-make-the-first-feature-film-in-space" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This Russian duo are set to make the first feature film in space</a> (Euro News)</li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-science-business-kazakhstan-anton-shkaplerov-aca1f3fac57a8033473d20fca577d628" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russian film crew in orbit to make first movie in space</a> (AP)</li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/05/1043331626/russian-movie-international-space-station-yulia-peresild" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Russian actor blasts off to make a movie on the International Space Station</a> (NPR)</li><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/10/04/1036430/brain-implant-zaps-electricity-depression/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This woman’s brain implant zaps her with electricity when it senses she’s getting depressed</a> (MIT Technology Review)</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/22708802/brain-stimulation-device-depression-treatment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A surgically implanted brain stimulation device could help treat severe depression</a> (The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/corpse-medicine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">European 'Corpse Medicine' Promised