This is edition 189 of Not Boring's Weekly Dose of Optimism, and the two dominant themes are energy and non-invasive control of the human body and brain. The standout item is a science breakthrough on gene expression control in mice using electromagnetic fields, no surgery, no molecular intervention, just fields.
Friedberg contributes an Extra Dose contextualizing the current moment across both themes. The science section now includes one-sentence plain English summaries, added by reader request from Chris B. These are small editorial choices that matter when the underlying material is this dense.
Read the original for the gene-control-via-electromagnetic-fields item specifically. That story alone justifies the click. The full issue also covers energy developments that, taken together, sketch a picture of compounding technical progress that is easier to see in aggregate than in any single headline.
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