September 3, 2008

Why uncle Sam wants your brain?



  • cognitive science
  • drugs that make soldiers want to fight
  • neurological imaging has made it possible to see what people are thinking and whether they're lying
  • drugs already allowing soldiers to stay awake and alert for days at a time
  • brain-altering drugs in widespread use among civilians diagnosed with mental and behavioral problems
  • drug giving soldiers a superhuman strength and awareness
  • drug can be designed to increase an ability, a drug can also be designed to destroy it
  • if we can alter the brain, why not control it?
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