Science p.6

Elon Musk’s vision for the future of Neuralink sounds more like a threat than a promise – 15 favourite reactions

Garron Noone had a very funny ‘warning’ ahead of Ireland’s first space traveller making her flight

Jeremy Clarkson’s worried there aren’t as many butterflies as there used to be and Danny Wallace’s A++ reply was the only one you need

We’re loving this explanation of how nanotubes were given an accidentally (very) NSFW name

Can we get a ‘Hell, no!’ for this robot with living human skin? – 19 ‘No, thank you’s

This doctor’s surgical dismantling of a right-wing bigot’s pseudo-science should be available on prescription

Brian Cox’s takedown of internet ‘nobheads’ is surely one of the most entertaining and totally on-point burns of the year

This American conservative doesn’t believe male animals have sex together and was schooled into next week

Zero Hour’s brilliant campaign ad ‘What has nature ever done for us?’ expertly tips the hat to that Monty Python sketch

Nasa went into orbit with its fabulous eclipse joke that put all the rest in the shade

This list of causes of death of people in London in 1632 went wildly viral and it’s a grimly fascinating read

A woman replaced ‘menopause’ with ‘erectile disfunction’ in this journal to highlight attitudes towards women and it’s a real eye-opener

The hilarious takedown of this anti-vaxxer has just gone wildly viral and it’s ‘one of the greatest responses ever’

An asteroid ‘the size of 16 washing machines’ passed close to Earth – 15 inCREDAbly funny responses

This fascinating thread about a ‘mistake’ on a child’s poster of the solar system is today’s very best thing