Thread: Transhumanism - Enhanced intelligence and cognitive function

GavinGill, could you send a link or give a name of the thing you described? I don't really believe you..

edit: I just typed cognitive enhancer at youtube and there are multiple hour long videos on the subject. Thanks I didn't think of it. Quite interesting... There even is a brain drugs, it's called Piracetam and there are dozens of reviews on the product, the name for brain drugs seem to be Nootropics, dayum.

Originally Posted by Ginsan

GavinGill, could you send a link or give a name of the thing you described? I don't really believe you..

Books, son, I was talking about books.

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Books, son, I was talking about books.

You've got a strange sense of humor you know that?

Originally Posted by Ginsan

You've got a strange sense of humor you know that?

xD

But seriously though, that's what books are for. You don't pick up a book and skim through it simply for the sake of finding a fact or two - you go through it for the sake of building new neural pathways. You read a book to restructure and reorganize the way you think, the way you process and synthesize information. Even if you don't understand the subject matter, you go through the book regardless to build those neural connections and then go through a related book, then another, and another until you've got a grasp on the subject.

You want to improve your posture? Read a few books on the subject. Want to improve your ability to think strategically? Read a book on strategy. Want to improve your ability to paint? Read a book, foo'. Hell, you can even learn to control your facial muscles in such a way as to alter the way you look (to a degree). That's really all it takes. Almost anything and everything you want to change or improve about yourself, you can do it with a book. Books are the single greatest technological advancement in human history, and fuck anybody who tries to tell you otherwise. The wheel ain't shit.

The one thing that puts humans above every other species of animals, isn't our jive ass opposable thumbs, it's our ability learn in such an effective and efficient manner. So go to the library a read goddamn book. D:<