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Technoprogressive? BioConservative? Huh? Quick overview of biopolitical points of view New at IEETRecent CommentsJohn on 'Engineering Greater Resilience or Radical Transhuman Enhancement?' (2008 05 08) ssozi umar on 'Declining fertility is good news' (2008 05 07) Michael Bone on 'Pondering Fermi' (2008 05 06) Electric Geek on 'Pondering the Future of Death Over A Mojito' (2008 05 06) Mark Deutsch on 'Sorry ladies, the male birth control pill is not about you' (2008 05 06) IEET ForaStuart Ballard: Dragon's Blood (1) "To many, the scariest prospect is medication that can make us better than well by enhancing mood, memory and attention. Such drugs, they say, will undermine striving and sacrifice; they are a kind of cheating, like giving the soul a corked bat. But anything that improves our functioning - from practice and education to a good night's sleep and a double espresso - changes the brain. As long as people are not coerced, it's unclear why we should tolerate every method of brain enrichment but one." Steven Pinker TechEthics News
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