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To: SunkenCiv
Nick Bostrom is the director of the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford.

THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY INSTITUTE

'Even an Einstein or a Darwin at their peak of their powers could not make such a great impact'

Nick Bostrom speculates on what could be the most significant contribution to scientific progress in the PODium feature of the journal Nature's podcast. In the speech he argues that developing safe, cognitive enhancing drugs for all could be the most significant contribution to scientific progress. Nick's contribution is available here...

No cognitive enhancing drugs were in use during the preparation of this article, honest...

10 posted on 05/08/2008 3:15:15 PM PDT by Fred Nerks
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To: Fred Nerks

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14 posted on 05/08/2008 6:25:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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