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Sharper MindsLos Angeles Times, December 20, 2004 Extract: "The age of smart drugs is dawning. Modafinil is just one in an array of brain-boosting medications — some already on pharmacy shelves and others in development — that promise an era of sharper thinking through chemistry. These drugs may change the way we think. And by doing so, they may change who we are." ------------------------------ The new mind-enhancing drugs ... hold the potential for more powerful, more targeted and more lasting improvements in mental acuity. Some of the most promising have reached the stage of testing in human subjects and could become available in the next decade, brain scientists say. "It's not a question of 'if' anymore. It's just a matter of time," said geneticist Tim Tully, a researcher at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island, N.Y., and developer of a compound called HT-0712, which has shown promise as a memory enhancer. The drug soon will be tested in human subjects. The new brain boosters stem in part from research to develop treatments for Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injuries, schizophrenia and other conditions." http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-smartdrugs20dec20,0,5957156.story?coll=la-home-health
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The new mind-enhancing drugs ... hold the potential for more powerful, more targeted and more lasting improvements in mental acuity. ... "It's not a question of 'if' anymore. It's just a matter of time," said geneticist Tim Tully.Teachers will need pills to keep up with their pupils. 
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going to be much bigger than the googlebraries...
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going to be much bigger than the googlebraries...You're right, etaoin. In the future, we'll have to have two sets of exams for students in every grade: One set for pupils. And another set for pupills. There's going to be an IQ and a PILLQ.
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well, what worries more, is the idea that if brain boosting is possible, how about the inverse? and how easy would that be to place as a supplement in food?
yeah, I'm paranoid.
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Take your time, plutarch.... rhyming "drug + up + up" seems to be just a bit *stretching...  not that I have a *fix for it...
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how easy would that be to place as a supplement in food?Yeah, kids will be eating "CheeriQs" for breakfast.
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rhyming "drug + up + up" seems to be just a bit *stretching...OK, I changed it, Musick. Can't let you make a dope outta me. [Themilum is doing a pretty good job of that without you piling on. ]
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"My husband took an IQ pill with his Viagra. Now he thinks he's a f***ing genius!"
"So we gave one to the president and it doubled his IQ." "You mean he's still below average?"
We could call the pill Fantasticks, because people who need it are those who "Try to Remember."
Or just Hike Q.
A REAL sadist would put it into the drinks of those who are trying to drink to forget.
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And teachers will need pills to keep up.Some teachers will say "We already do."
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