Cool technology, lousy headline

Here’s an interesting article about attempts to develop prosthetic devices for humans activated by thought alone. Good idea.

But who was the editor that allowed the headline to read “Thought-control system tested on humans”? Guys, a “thought-control system” would be a system that controls people’s thoughts, not a system controlled by people’s thoughts.

Although it certainly is yet another great SF headline…

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