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Consider the possibility that cognitive enhancements may go hand in hand with moral enhancements. There’s a great debate as to what extent bad behavior results in part from flawed cognitive processes, but even if improving our intelligence is not by itself is not likely to make us behave better, it may turn out that some of the same knowledge we’re using to make cognitive enhancements—-knowledge about the relationship between our brains and behavior—- may allow us to develop what some people have called “moral enhancements.

Why Cognitive Enhancement Is in Your Future (and Your Past) - Ross Andersen - Technology - The Atlantic (via myserendipities)

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