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Would You Pay Money To Become More Intelligent?

We live in an age where people pay a pretty penny to go under the knife and change their appearance.

Do we live in an age where people pay a pretty penny? Yes, we live in an age where people pay a pretty penny. What do they pay a pretty penny for?

They pay a pretty penny to go under the knife and change their appearance.

Tummy tucks, lip fillers, nose jobs, and breast implants are all now commonplace.

Are tummy tucks and lip fillers now commonplace? Yes, tummy tucks and lip fillers are now commonplace. What else is now commonplace? Nose jobs and breast implants are now commonplace.

According to neuroscientist, Moran Cerf, one day there will even be an operation to make you super intelligent.

Who is Moran Cerf? Moran Cerf is a neuroscientist. According to Cerf, will there be an operation to make you super strong? No, there will not be an operation to make you super strong. There will be an operation to make you super intelligent.

Dr. Cerf is a smart cookie himself, and believes we could all be a lot smarter with a little help from technology.

Who is a smart cookie? Dr. Cerf is a smart cookie. Does he believe we could all be a lot smarter? Yes, he believes we could all be a lot smarter. What would we need a little help from? We would need a little help from technology.

He is working in Silicon Valley on brain implants that could be ready within five years.

Is he working on breast implants in Sonoma Valley? No, he’s not working on breast implants in Sonoma Valley. He’s working on brain implants in Silicon Valley. When could they be ready? They could be ready within five years.

The science behind the smart chips is currently under lock and key.

Is the science behind the smart chips currently open to the public? No, the science behind the smart chips isn’t currently open to the public. It’s currently under lock and key.

Yet it’s rumored that recipients will have an internet connection in their brain.

What will recipients have in their brain? Recipients will have an internet connection in their brain. Is this a proven fact? No, it isn’t a proven fact. It is a rumor.

In theory, when they think of a question, their brain can immediately access Wikipedia for the answer.

When they think of a question, what can their brain access for the answer?

When they think of a question, their brain can access Wikipedia for the answer. Is this slow? No, it isn’t slow. It’s immediate.

The internet’s entire reservoir of information will be tapped into by thought alone.

What will be tapped into by thought alone? The internet’s entire reservoir of information will be tapped into by thought alone.

Cerf’s research is groundbreaking, but he has concerns about its social implications.

Is Cerf’s research ordinary? No, Cerf’s research isn’t ordinary. Cerf’s research is groundbreaking. What does he have concerns about? He has concerns about its social implications.

If only the super-rich can afford super intelligence what kind of world will we create?

On top of gender, racial, and financial inequality, Cerf fears intelligence inequality.

What kind of inequality does Cerf fear? Cerf fears intelligence inequality.

He explained, “People with smart chips can make money by just thinking about the right investments.”

What can people with smart chips do to make money? People with smart chips can make money by just thinking about the right investments.

“So they’re going to get richer, they’re going to get healthier, they’re going to live longer.”

Are they going to get poorer? No, they aren’t going to get poorer. They’re going to get richer. Are they going to get healthier? Yes, they’re going to get healthier. What else are they going to do? They’re going to live longer.

An intelligent monkey has an average IQ of 70. That of a human is around 100.

Who has an average IQ of 70? An intelligent monkey has an average IQ of 70.

What about that of a human? That of a human is around 100.

The IQ of a genius is considered to be around 140.

What is the IQ of a genius considered to be? The IQ of a genius is considered to be around 140.

The IQ of a person with a smart chip in their brain could be boosted to around 200.

What could the IQ of a person with a smart chip in their brain be boosted to? The IQ of a person with a smart chip in their brain could be boosted to around 200.

How would such a person view the rest of us? Would they not feel a cut above and regard the rest of the human race as little more than monkeys?

Dr. Cerf has already conducted experiments into training the brain to act differently.

Has Dr. Cerf already conducted experiments? Yes, Dr. Cerf has already conducted experiments. What has he conducted experiments into? He has conducted experiments into training the brain to act differently.

He explained that the brain is currently wired like a one-way street.

Is our brain currently wired like a two-way street? No, our brain isn’t currently wired like a two-way street. It’s currently wired like a one-way street.

All information goes in one direction: forward.

Where does all the information go? All the information goes in one direction: forward.

By training the brain to make information flow in both directions, we could access areas of our brain we have no control over.

Are there areas of our brain we have no control over? Yes, there are areas of our brain we have no control over. How could we access those areas? By training the brain to make information flow in both directions, we can access those areas.

Cerf placed electrodes in his patient’s brains to create detours.

What did Cerf place in his patient’s brains? Cerf placed electrodes in his patient’s brains. Why did he do this? He did this to create detours.

By doing this the patients were able to change their experience of reality.

What were the patients able to change? The patients were able to change their experience of reality.

They could see and hear what they wanted instead of what their senses were telling them.

Could they see and hear what they wanted? Yes, they could see and hear what they wanted.

For example, they could see a cat, but tell their brain it was actually a dog, and that’s what they’d see.

Could they see a cat? Yes, they could see a cat. Would they tell their brain it was actually a goat? No, they wouldn’t tell their brain it was actually a goat.

They would tell their brain it was actually a dog. Would they then see a dog or a cat? They’d then see a dog.

Cerf believes more control of the brain creates more control over our lives.

What does Cerf believe? Cerf believes more control of the brain creates more control over our lives.

Others argue it would be used to deny aspects of reality we find disagreeable.

What would it be used to deny? It would be used to deny aspects of reality we find disagreeable.

Either way, would you want to have a chip in your brain?