“Chronic Constipation after 70 isn’t about chasing lost youth. It’s about cultivating habits that make each day richer.” – Hippocrates If you ask most people in their 30s what Chronic Constipation feels like after turning 70, you might hear the tired, old clichés about juggling ferrets, pogo-stick marathons, or afternoons watching synchronized stapling competitions. But those who’ve actually made it…
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The Mind on Playback Elon Musk’s memory-recording implant is here
The Atlantic | Print Edition TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY By Basil Bradshaw Earlier this month in San Francisco, Elon Musk stepped onto a minimalist stage inside Neuralink’s headquarters, holding something that looked like a futuristic “Borg” mask. “This,” he said, raising it with his right hand, “is how we’ll remember everything.” The Memory Machine—Neuralink’s latest neural implant is designed to do…
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Your Next Pair of Eyes Might Be Your Last And according to surgeons that’s the whole point
By Eustace Gribble Innovation & Health Technology editor CruiseLevel Airlines Magazine Let’s be honest. The eyeballs you were born with were fine for a while. Great, even. They allowed you to read, fell in love with sunsets, squinted at restaurant menus, and helped you pretend you weren’t crying during in-flight movies. But at some point, they give out. Next, come…
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The Agony of Appointment #2 This time it's personal
There’s something uniquely sinister about the second doctor’s appointment. Something dark, cold, and vaguely antiseptic that sets it apart from the friendly handshake of the first and the resigned acceptance of the third and fourth. The first appointment is often a warm-up, a meet-and-greet with a stethoscope. You show up as a mystery, an unopened file, a symptom in a…
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Chronicles of Discomfort My Life with the World’s Weirdest Emotional Support Animals
Most people, when faced with emotional turmoil or the existential hollowness that can accompany a breakup, life change, or midlife cheese crisis, turn to traditional emotional support animals (ESA). The kind you can walk on a leash, teach to fetch, or post about on social media without having to explain yourself to the FBI. Dogs. Cats. Occasionally, a snake. But…
