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yeah pretty sure the us isn't losing this race because it won't let techbros install questionable hardware in people, it's losing the race because the techbros were allowed to gut science funding

The way things are going there won’t be anything to regulate.

Uh, China is pulling ahead in most major categories of research and technology. Trump’s attack on U.S. science is just accelerating that trend.

Please tell me Trump's brain will be studied for science after he's gone.

That work set me on a different course, to use holographic optogenetics to activate populations of chosen neurons with single-neuron precision. It's been a journey, but I and my group are now privileged to be able to study brain network function this way. static1.squarespace.com/static/65bbc...

Yeah, I mean, I can imagine all sorts of ways in which regulations around NHP usage may be stymieing some clinical progress (I know that's an issue in Canada and the UK), but I'm sure that pales in comparison to the damage being wrought by the systematic attempts to defund and control science.

Never trust a CEO.

News flash.... China is beating the US in almost every category, from Solar to EV's to high speed trains and so much more.

Well we can be thankful that cures made in china work in america.

Neuralink was allowed to kill dozens of monkeys with very little oversight, and blatantly violated the animal welfare act with no repercussions (www.wired.com/story/neural...). Whatever is holding Neuralink back, it ain't regulations.

Or Australia where many of the top specialists are from a Chinese background

I think Americans should prepare themselves for their future by saving their money so you can spend it on medical tourism to China where they will fix all of your ailments for a fraction of the cost of just a monthly premium in America. I’d like to sell my Medicare slot back to the government.

i strongly support more public funding for basic research. i do think there's now a significant technological overhang in terms of what's possible vs what we're actually doing which is regulatory... but both of these things are critical