# Ep028: Brain Skepticism Turned Up to 11,  Web Browsing in '69,  Verilog For 7400 Logic

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2019-07-26
- Length: 54m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-26-ep028-brain-skepticism-turned-up-to-11-web-browsing-in-69-verilog-for-7400-logic
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep028-brain-skepticism-turned-up-to-11-web-browsing-in-69-verilog-for-7400-logic

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss the technical realities and hype surrounding Neuralink's brain-computer interface, analyzing the gap between their surgical robot demo and actual neuroscience. They also cover the 40th anniversary of the Sony Walkman, arguing that its success was driven by the design of its headphones rather than the player itself. The episode highlights several hardware hacks, including synthesizing 7400-series logic from Verilog, a subtractive 3D printing process using MDF, and a rotary phone hack that controls web browsers.

## Chapters

- [0:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-26-ep028-brain-skepticism-turned-up-to-11-web-browsing-in-69-verilog-for-7400-logic#t=33) 5G Phone Overheating and Grid Failures
- [8:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-26-ep028-brain-skepticism-turned-up-to-11-web-browsing-in-69-verilog-for-7400-logic#t=516) Palette 2 Filament Buffer Hack
- [11:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-26-ep028-brain-skepticism-turned-up-to-11-web-browsing-in-69-verilog-for-7400-logic#t=673) Rotary Phone Web Browser Control
- [14:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-26-ep028-brain-skepticism-turned-up-to-11-web-browsing-in-69-verilog-for-7400-logic#t=886) Verilog Synthesized into 7400 Logic
- [18:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-26-ep028-brain-skepticism-turned-up-to-11-web-browsing-in-69-verilog-for-7400-logic#t=1094) Subtractive 3D Printing with MDF
- [24:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-26-ep028-brain-skepticism-turned-up-to-11-web-browsing-in-69-verilog-for-7400-logic#t=1483) Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Drones
- [29:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-26-ep028-brain-skepticism-turned-up-to-11-web-browsing-in-69-verilog-for-7400-logic#t=1784) Quick Hacks: Rotary Tools, Looper, Baseball
- [36:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-26-ep028-brain-skepticism-turned-up-to-11-web-browsing-in-69-verilog-for-7400-logic#t=2162) Walkman Headphones and Neuralink Skepticism

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Neuralink (company)
- Elon Musk (other)
- Sony Walkman (product)
- Palette 2 (product)
- Yosys (tool)
- STM32 (chip)
- Teensy (chip)
- Arduino Pro Micro (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)

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- [Intel’s Hamster | Conferences To Go | Apollo 13 in Real Time](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-03-27-intels-hamster-conferences-to-go-apollo-13-in-real-time) (EE Times Current)
- [11. Neuralink, Airspeeder: The Flying Car, Carbon Footprint & Computer Chips](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-03-30-11-neuralink-airspeeder-the-flying-car-carbon-footprint-computer-chips) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [Paradromics CEO Matt Angle on building the highest data rate brain-computer interface, hermetic sealing vs. Neuralink, and what makes BCIs last a decade in the body.](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/go-no-go/2026-05-12-paradromics-ceo-matt-angle-on-building-the-highest-data-rate-brain-computer-inte) (Go/No-Go)
- [An interview with Greg and Tim of Backyard Brains - Boethetic Bug Brainwaves](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-05-08-an-interview-with-greg-and-tim-of-backyard-brains-boethetic-bug-brainwaves) (The Amp Hour)

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