Episode 5 - Black Mirror, part 1 - Thanks, I Hate It

Neurratives returns to the world of television, with Black Mirror season 3, episode 5, 'Men Against Fire.' Nick and Stephen discuss the dystopian world that this episode has created with the assistance of brain-computer interfaces used...somewhat less than ethically. Is there a scientific basis for the capabilities of this horrible, horrible device?

Reading on the face-alteration stimulation experiment we touch on:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517886/

Music: 'Blippy Trance' - Kevin MacLeod