Scientists and Performance Enhancement #
April 11th, 2008 | In Worth Knowing
I’m not sure an online poll cuts the statistical mustard (actually, I’m pretty sure it doesn’t), but I was surprised:
While only a fifth of the poll’s 1,400 respondents admitted to drug use to improve concentration, nearly two-thirds said they knew of a colleague who did. And if there were “a normal risk of mild side effects,” nearly 70% of the scientists said they’d boost their brain power by taking a “cognitive-enhancing drug.”
(via Slashdot)