
Episode 218 • • 1:41:50 - 1:44:01
218: Former Soviet Spy
DARPA Human Power Harvesting, Kinetic Energy
DARPA and MIT researchers are developing technology to harvest electricity from the human body using heat and kinetic energy. The hosts compare this to the plot of "The Matrix," where humans are used as batteries. They suggest this technology will eventually be used to power wearable surveillance devices like GPS "scram" bracelets.
