# Listener Mail: DARPA's SHINE Program, Elephant Intelligence, AI Emergency Lines and More

An episode of [Stuff They Don't Want You To Know](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/732915228), 3 Sep 2026, 53 min.

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An Expectant Rebel explains how DARPA's strange SHINE initiative may hack human brains to revolutionize learning -- and possibly create real-life Manchurian candidates. Luke shares a terrifying story about elephants. Shep prompts a conversation about 'AI' and emergency phone numbers. Jai Shree RĀM teases smart dust. Tune in for all this and more in this week's listener mail segment. They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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