The WIRED Podcast

How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly Heat Waves

The WIRED Podcast

Show Notes

Coming up today: Morgan explores a plan to tackle deadly heatwaves through afternoon naps, and Grace investigates the technology hoping to tap into your brain The stories we walked about this week:

The Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces Is on the Horizon https://www.wired.com/story/synchron-brain-computer-interface/

How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly Heat Waves https://www.wired.com/story/how-siestas-might-help-europe-survive-deadly-heat-waves/

Music by Filip Hnizdo Produced and edited by Matt Burgess

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