A 40-year-old Chinese woman who had been almost completely blind for nearly 20 years regained her visual function after becoming the first person in China to receive a homegrown high-resolution retina-based visual brain-computer interface (BCI) implant in a clinical trial.
After more than two months of training, she is making steady progress in rehabilitation, learning to recognize letters, practice writing, and move around indoors with increasing confidence.
Fun fact: Henry VIII didn’t create the Church of England because of theology. He created it because the pope wouldn’t grant him a divorce, and the entire denomination exists because of a marriage dispute.
The longer you postpone the life you want, the more responsibilities accumulate, optionality shrinks, and what once felt temporary becomes your permanent life.
Self-study didn't just teach me math. It bought me time. Time to find work I actually cared about before life pushed me into settling for something else.
-British guy goes to Africa: “What’s this animal called”
-African tribesman: “We call it Okapi”
- Western scholars: “The Okapi was discovered 150 years ago by that British guy”