Edutainment+2029+- Lucy

Like //Trancendence//, the movie //Lucy// takes what is currently known about science and pushes it to the limits of what might some day be possible, knowing full well that most of the ideas will remain in the realm of fiction. Nevertheless, it's a great launching pad for creative ideas.

Such extreme examples make us pause and ask: So what are humans capable of?
 * Humans can detect subtle smells and sounds, like animals, but we usually turn off this ability and choose to focus our brain on our cognitive skills? Can we condition our brains, starting at an early age, to detect more subtleties?
 * Our brains capture images all the time that we aren't able to retrieve. What can be done to retrieve images that have been stored? (Watch episodes of //The Mentalist// for some ideas.)
 * How can humans increase their ability to successfully multitask? The research is still out on this. Millennials are learning to multitask with smartphones, online messaging, etc., but some say this reduces their overall effectiveness. Then again, we heard how video games ruined brains, and now the research shows that video games have an overall positive effect for enhancing brain development.
 * With peripheral devices to monitor the world for us and provide relevant input, how can humans multitask and absorb large quantities of meaningful data to act upon? Hint: Video game performance can give us some clues.

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