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The Economist
The Economist
4 Dec 2024


NextImg:Stimulating parts of the brain can help the paralysed to walk again

Stimulating parts of the brain can help the paralysed to walk again

Implanted electrodes allowed one man to climb stairs unaided

The spinal cord is the control cable that connects the brain to the rest of the body. If it is severed, people lose the ability to move their body below the site of the injury. But if it is only partly cut, the brain can sometimes adapt to the damage. Some people who are paralysed by a spinal-cord injury can gradually regain at least a limited ability to walk.

New Glenn

Can anyone realistically challenge SpaceX’s launch supremacy?

And if its boss now tries to kill NASA’s own heavy lifter, will that matter?

SpinLaunch Suborbital Accelerator.

Dreams of asteroid mining, orbital manufacturing and much more

Ideas for making money in orbit that seemed mad in the 1960s now look sane


Dr Dorothy Bishop.

Elon Musk is causing problems for the Royal Society

His continued membership has led to a high-profile resignation


Deforestation is costing Brazilian farmers millions

Without trees to circulate moisture, the land is getting hotter and drier

Robots can learn new actions faster thanks to AI techniques

They could soon show their moves in settings from car factories to care homes