- A new participant, biostudent, introduced themselves and reported having worked with TALENs (transcription activator-like effector nucleases) for an honors project, citing George Church’s writings as a key influence.  
- gene_hacker announced plans to build a DIY tDCS (transcranial direct-current stimulation) device, noting its lower cost and stronger clinical evidence compared to ultrasound neuromodulation.  
- kanzure shared a curated collection of tDCS papers and designs at http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/papers2/neuro/tdcs/ to support the DIY effort.  
- gene_hacker highlighted the active Reddit community r/tDCS as a resource for guidance and discussion on home-built stimulation devices.  
- The channel’s regular “scheduled complaints” session was humorously referenced, with Lemminkainen joking that complaint forms were “written in an esoteric form of Tengwar,” underscoring the group’s playful culture.