An Elon Musk biopic is in the works. The world’s richest — and arguably, most overexposed — person will be making it to the silver screen in a film set to be directed by Darren Aronofsky (of Black Swan and The Whale fame). The rights to the biopic were being sought after by top studios and filmmakers before being snagged by A24, says Reuters. A24 Films is the studio behind Everything Everywhere All At Once and Euphoria.

Don’t expect the full fanboy treatment: The film will be based largely on Walter Isaacson’s biography of Musk, which takes the reader through his transformation from great innovator to internet troll. We, like many others, had a lot of time for Musk until he started getting high on his own supply — alone among the Paypal Mafia, Musk left behind 0s and 1s to focus on actually making a dent in the physical world with investments in Tesla, Space X, Neuralink, and Starlink.

Isaacson’s work has historically focused on innovators and industry greats, including Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, and Steve Jobs (the latter also got the big screen treatment). After shadowing Musk for two years, Isaacson’s takeaway was that the bn’aire is a “mercurial man-child” who lacks empathy.

Musk doesn’t leave much to the imagination. The very busy CEO of several companies is routinely active on X, posting at all hours of the day, averaging 24 posts in as many hours, with his post rate increasing since his acquisition of the platform.

Over 70% of his posts responded to others, making him a certified Reply Guy. Meanwhile, X’s market value has fallen by more than half to USD 19 bn since Elon bought the company.

Growing food on the moon? Not as crazy as you might think. By finding a way to enhance its fertility through the introduction of bacteria which would increase the availability of phosphorus — a vital nutrient for plant growth — we might be able to grow the food on our nearest neighbor, according to Reuters.

Moon cigarettes? A Chinese lab created a simulated moon soil known as regolith (rock and dust that sits on top of a bedrock) with three species of bacteria added to it. The results…

…plants grew healthier and better. It improved the growth characteristics of the plant including “longer stems and roots as well as heavier and wider clusters of leaves” compared to the one grown in soil with no microbes.

The bacteria also altered the soil’s acidity, causing the release of phosphorus from insoluble minerals and increasing its availability for plants.

The takeaway: The technique could make it possible to turn the lunar regolith into a bio-friendly substrate for plant cultivation in future lunar greenhouses — and make lunar bases a thing by eliminating the need to look at transporting specialized soil to the moon or making hydrogels in orbit.

GOT THE MOON BUG? Go catch up on seasons one through three of Apple TV+’s For All Mankind if you haven’t already picked up the critically acclaimed series. Season four just started, with new episodes every Friday.

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