Orson Scott Card once wrote a short story in which a “simple” (in concept) procedure ends up dramatically enhancing human intelligence, without violating the “why hasn’t this happened naturally” rule. The procedure repurposes the parts of your brain responsible for processing visual input: you end up much smarter, but you also go blind.
I would undergo the procedure iff I knew I could maximize its effectiveness. I doubt I could maximize the effectiveness, though, so it would be a tough sell. Good for a “would you rather” scenario, though.
Orson Scott Card once wrote a short story in which a “simple” (in concept) procedure ends up dramatically enhancing human intelligence, without violating the “why hasn’t this happened naturally” rule. The procedure repurposes the parts of your brain responsible for processing visual input: you end up much smarter, but you also go blind.
I would undergo the procedure iff I knew I could maximize its effectiveness. I doubt I could maximize the effectiveness, though, so it would be a tough sell.
Good for a “would you rather” scenario, though.