Thursday Links

Posted on by John C. Goodman

First human receives a computer chip implant that interfaces with the brain. (per Elon Musk)

Canadian Health Minister: Canada will block drug sales to the US if they threaten to impair access for Canadians.

How can childcare cost more than college?

Sex matters: “female patients randomly assigned a female doctor rather than a male doctor [under Texas workers compensation] are 5.2 percent more likely to be evaluated as disabled and receive 8.6 percent more subsequent cash benefits on average.”

If you are ever reincarnated, don’t come back as a crab-eating macaque. They are used for toxicology testing in the biomedical industry.

1 thought on “Thursday Links”

  1. “[The Endangered Species Act] also allows citizens to directly sue entities that they believe are violating the law, making it much easier to enforce than the Animal Welfare Act.”
    …And I thought Texas invented that concept, by using lawsuits to enforce its abortion laws.

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