A fasting prime minister and a mind-reading billionaire: the week in science

Published: Feb. 1, 2024, 5 a.m.

Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss the big science stories of the week \u2013 from news that Elon Musk\u2019s Neuralink has implanted its first chip into a human, to research suggesting Alzheimer\u2019s can pass between humans in rare medical accidents, and the revelation that Rishi Sunak begins each week with a 36-hour fast. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod