Leading researchers in the arena of human enhancement are turning-back the clock by reopening “critical windows” for cognitive and physical development that until recently seemed to permanently close after childhood. Brian Greene talks with neuroscientists Takao Hensch and John Krakauer and entrepreneur Brett Wingeier about the promise of tools including pharmaceuticals, transcranial stimulation, even video games to rewire our brains for healing depression, reversing brain damage, propelling us to run faster, jump higher, pick up new instruments or languages. But might the magic bullet of acquiring superhuman abilities come at too high a cost?
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
