curmudgeon_andy

What's your take on how things are going with Neuralink?

I'm not Felix, but I'd like to clarify that "non-invasive" is defined by the NIH as referring to any technology which doesn't penetrate the parenchyma. That pretty much limits it to things like EEGs (i.e. magnets on the outside of the head). There are plenty of possibilities which are much less invasive than wires passing through the skill which are still technically not non-invasive. Technologies like this are generally termed "minimally invasive".

Pretty much all nanobots or other tech that can actually go into the brain are, by definition, going to be invasive.

Due to the reasons Felix puts, and also due to the problems with having wires pass through the skull, I think that minimally invasive technologies are pretty interesting.

I'd also be curious as to Felix's thoughts on minimally invasive tech for BCI.

I don't see why you're getting downvoted. This is not only a perfectly reasonable question; it is also highly relevant to this AMA. My personal view is that the risk of outdoor transmission is very low, and I would eat with someone outdoors, but long COVID can be so debilitating that continuing to wear a mask in every indoor space is still reasonable. I don't think your family is being reasonable in requesting your close family member to forego this valuable safety precaution. However, I look forward to OP's more detailed discussion of long COVID.

What are some of the things that you have only been able to do since you have both an MD and an JD?

What materials are being used for quantum computers? And what sorts of materials are being researched for feasibility for quantum computing?