“‘They’re coated in biocompatible glass…I additionally coated them in another ring of silicone before implanting…pretty safe.’”
Dr. Matthew MacDougall · Huberman Lab · Essentials: Neuralink & Technologies to Enhance Human Brains | Dr. Matt MacDougall
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What was described
Coated the implanted RFID chip in biocompatible glass, then added a silicone ring for extra protection during rock climbing
Said nearby on the same subject
“‘It’s a small writable RFID tag…most phones have the capability of reading and writing to this chip…they’re passive…there’s no battery…they could last the rest of my life.’”
“We actually demonstrated that by buying some protected whitelisted accounts from these Chinese intermediaries and then running extremely scammy ads with great success.”
“And so the fact that we are an order of magnitude lower carbon footprint, for example, than a silicon chip, more sustainable, is really important to many customers.”