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elfs- One in five scientists uses cognition enhancing drugs
- Nature did a survey of 1,400 scientists and discovered that about 20% of them used Ritalin, Modafinil, and anti-anxiety medications to boost cognition and concentration in their work. It will not be long until The World Anti-Brain Doping Authority gets called in to vet Nobel Prize winners.
- The Next Civil Rights Battle Will Be Over Your mind
- Speaking of which, it's nice to know that we're at least talking about our own cognitive rights nowadays. Just wait until we start arguing about it in the context of robot rights.
- I and My Brother Against My Cousin
- Stanley Kurtz does a good job of arguing that tribalism and a Hobbsian identity drive more of the problems in the Middle East than any other distinction we might come up with, including Islam.
