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For instance, “memory pills” would provide obvious medical benefits for Alzheimer’s patients. And aging, forgetful boomers won’t be able to gobble them fast enough, he said. They will be bigger than Viagra, he predicted.
Memory pills also could mean huge educational advantages for many, but perhaps not for all. And therein lies the dilemma, Garreau suggested.
Imagine your children or grandchildren returning home from school in tears because they cannot compete on any level with their “enhanced” peers, he said.
Such kids are brighter, bigger, stronger, better behaved and more attractive because their families “invested” in technologies that “are improving what it means to be human and you’re not,” Garreau said.
He offered three responses. Parents can ignore their kids’ teary-eyed complaints, telling them: “We love you just the way you are. Just pull up your pants and foiget about it.” They can refinance the farm and go on an “arms-race” spending spree to create superkids.
Or, “You could try to get these enhanced kids banned from your schools,” Garreau said to howling laughter.
He spoke of his research for “Radical Evolution,” during which he learned about the Defense Advance Research Project Agency, effectively the Pentagon’s personal think tank.
“These guys have an amazing track record,” Garreau said.
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