I want to get one of those.
Really? Electroshock to the brain so that you can allegedly learn faster? So Air Force researchers were delighted recently to learn that they could cut training time in half by delivering a mild electrical current (two milliamperes of direct current for 30 minutes) to pilot's brains during training sessions on video simulators. The current is delivered through EEG (electroencephalographic) electrodes placed on the scalp.
I sure hope so, or else I'm in the wrong business. I think that we need to find a biological solution to these problems (if you consider not learning fast enough a 'problem'). But in life, there are always trade-offs. There's no such thing as a free lunch. I think what will be more advantageous than some steroid for your mind is a treatment that slows the aging process. That I can envision. If that were the case, you wouldn't have any need to learn super fast, because you could wouldn't feel bad about taking your time.
Yeah. That's on my list of interests for the future: 1. Renewable Energy 2. Space Exploration and Civilization 3. Biological Engineering(whether it's being like Tony Stark or finding cures for aging) While we're on the topic, I got in a conversation about avoiding death and I actually had huge backlash from my classmates questioning the bioethics of it. Curious on your thoughts in regards to somehow avoiding death(slowing aging significantly-don't know whether it is the similar thing in your terms--or whether that could be even feasible?)
Depends what you mean by avoiding death. We all avoid death, some are just more successful than others (for reasons of luck or lifestyle). If they were arguing that it is unethical to, say, live for 150 years, because of overpopulation, then I disagree. There are two ways to slow population growth (mathematically speaking). Limit the number of children per mother, or have children later in life. Both have the same effect on growth. if nobody had children until, say, age 40 or 50, which isn't really safe right now, then there would be no problem at all (winning arguments with math is always the best route). As for whether you'd want to live to 150, I would say that there's no problem, so long as your quality of life is good. If you still get decrepit around 80 or 90, then it's not really an attractive option.
I hear you - but the brain is a very sensitive beast and we don't really know enough about it. Everything happens up there-something can get tickled and your personality changes. On the positive side neuro-plasticity suggests that the brain can rebuild itself. Definitely go into neuroscience and electrical engineering (EE?) or computer science and neuroscience.