Brain Zaps For The Kids, Moon Mining, and 3D Printed Lungs w/ Ralph Bond

Show Notes 22 August 2025Story 1: Zapping Volunteers' Brains with Electricity Boosted Their Math SkillsSource: ScienceAlert.comLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/zapping-volunteers-brains-with-electricity-boosted-their-maths-skillsStory 2: Moon mining takes giant leap forward with plans to harvest lunar soilSource: Newsweek via MSNLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/moon-mining-takes-giant-leap-forward-with-plans-to-harvest-lunar-soil/ar-AA1JFqd9Story 3: University of British Columbia researchers create 3D-printed living lung tissue - Printed tissue enables better testing of drugs and disease pathwaysSource: University of British Columbia websiteLink: https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/07/15/ubco-researchers-create-3d-printed-living-lung-tissue/Story 4: AI designs molecular missiles to precisely target cancer cellsLink: https://www.dtu.dk/english/newsarchive/2025/07/ai-platform-designs-molecular-missiles-to-attack-cancer-cellsHonorable MentionsStory: AI-powered microscope predicts, and tracks protein aggregation linked to brain diseasesSource: EPFL NewsLink: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/smart-microscope-captures-aggregation-of-misfold-2/Story: Rolls-Royce teams up for advanced modular nuclear reactors to power 3 million homesSource: InterestingEngineering.comLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/rolls-royce-teams-up-for-advanced-modular-nuclear-reactors-to-power-3-million-homes/ar-AA1JOpTmStory: Cells Outside the Brain Show Signs of Memory And "Learning" For the First TimeSource: IFL ScienceLink: https://www.iflscience.com/cells-outside-the-brain-show-signs-of-memory-and-learning-for-the-first-time-7945Story: A New Hidden State of Matter Could Make Computers 1,000x FasterSource: Popular MechanicsLink: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65531679/hidden-metallic-state/