Would you take a pill to make you smarter?

    A new article published by a group of scientists and policy experts suggest that taking drugs to improve the brain’s performance is a growing trend that society should acknowledge and accept. We talk about the science and ethics of cognitive-enhancing drugs with Penn neuroscientist MARTHA FARAH and ethicist ERIK PARENS of the Hastings Center. Listen to the mp3

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