What If: Smart Drugs Become as Common as Coffee?

September 20, 2018
09:00–10:00 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

A 2018 study suggests that up to 14% of the population may be experimenting with off-label use of cognitive enhancing drugs, or nootropics. What if using such drugs – claimed to improve performance at school and work – becomes the new norm? Join an in-depth discussion that explores the possible, plausible and probable impacts of wide-spread use of nootropics. This session is designed in...
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