News: Anti-Stupid Pill Under Development
From YahooNews:
You know anybody who needs an “anti-stupid” pill?
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German scientist has been testing an “anti-stupidity” pill with encouraging results on mice and fruit flies, Bild newspaper reported Saturday.
It said Hans-Hilger Ropers, director at Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin, has tested a pill thwarting hyperactivity in certain brain nerve cells, helping stabilize short-term memory and improve attentiveness.
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Liz — On 9-7-2006 at 10:37 am
Does no one remember “Flowers for Algernon”. It would be a great “cure”; however, are we really meant to mess with artificial intelligence?