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>the only real and true control we can ever have over intelligence through genetics/biology is via eugenics.

There are plenty of other ways: Drugs[1], surgery, somatic gene therapy, and transcranial direct-current stimulation. All of these technologies offer much greater potential for enhancement than cultural changes. Also, changing culture is hard. Really hard. Creating intelligence-enhancing technologies is probably easier.

1. http://www.gwern.net/Modafinil and http://www.gwern.net/Nicotine are early examples of the potential of pharmaceuticals.



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