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DEPOPULATION & BRAIN "ENHANCEMENTS?
| Top UN Official Applauds Plummeting Births, Calls for Protection of Sodomy By Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D. At United Nations headquarters last week, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) executive director Thoraya Obaid called for more funding for population programs, including reducing fertility, promoting "reproductive health services," and "de-stigmatizing" sodomy. http://tinyurl.com/3uoq7f Planned Parenthood's dirty little secrets By: Colleen Kopp Planned Parenthood, an organization that claims to promote women's health and well-being, has a deeply stained history of racism, hatred and lies. Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, summed up the purpose of her organization with this statement: "More children from the fit, less from the unfit." http://tinyurl.com/44luc2 Schoolchildren could be given 'smart drugs' in a bid to boost brainpower By Laura Clark/DAILY MAIL (UK) Schools will soon have to ensure all pupils have access to brain-enhancing 'smart drugs', according to officially funded experts. They said teachers risk claims of bias against poorer children if they fail to give all pupils the same chance to take a new generation of pills which boost attention, concentration and memory. esearchers predict that within a generation, cognition enhancing drugs - or 'cogs' - will be so advanced that parents and teachers will be able to 'manipulate biology' to enhance pupils' brainpower. http://tinyurl.com/4vs23d Futurologist Richard Watson's 2050 vision: goodbye Belgium, hello brain transplants TELEGRAPH (UK) If you were surprised by the financial crisis, wait until you hear what's coming next. Futurologist Richard Watson journeys into tomorrow's world http://tinyurl.com/4jckqw Baroness Warnock: Dementia sufferers may have a 'duty to die' Elderly people suffering from dementia should consider ending their lives because they are a burden on the NHS and their families, according to the influential medical ethics expert Baroness Warnock. By Martin Beckford Social Affairs Correspondent/TELEGRAPH (UK) http://tinyurl.com/42wquj The Army's Totally Serious Mind-Control Project By MARK THOMPSON Soldiers barking orders at each other is so 20th Century. That's why the U.S. Army has just awarded a $4 million contract to begin developing "thought helmets" that would harness silent brain waves for secure communication among troops. Ultimately, the Army hopes the project will "lead to direct mental control of military systems by thought alone." http://tinyurl.com/5b269g Mind-Control Microbe A parasitic infection can give you schizophrenia, make you have a car crash, or determine the sex of your child. by Kathy A. Svitil http://tinyurl.com/236x49 Could inner zombie be controlling your brain? Evidence suggests self-aware part of our brains isn't always in charge By Carl Zimmer/MSNBC http://tinyurl.com/5ngzyz India's use of brain scans in courts dismays critics By Anand Giridharadas/International Herald Tribune India has become the first country to convict someone of a crime relying on evidence from this controversial machine: a brain scanner that produces images of the human mind in action and is said to reveal signs that a suspect remembers details of the crime in question. http://tinyurl.com/6cjktb Brain test could be next polygraph Seattle scientist making his pitch By TOM PAULSON/P-I REPORTER A Seattle scientist who has developed an electronic brain test that he says could improve our ability to force criminals to reveal themselves, identify potential terrorists and free those wrongly convicted may have finally broken through the bureaucratic barriers that he believes have served to stifle adoption of the pioneering technique. http://tinyurl.com/4mkyyp |
