intelligence augmentation technology theme
There is technology, perhaps wearable, by which an ordinary person can be transformed into a genius.
9 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: The Lawnmower Man (1992) | choice | Dr. Angelo boosted the intelligence of the intellectually disabled greenskeeper Jobe to superhuman levels through the use of a combination of psychoactive drugs and virtual reality cognitive performance enhancing training exercises. |
| futurama1x11 | major | The monkey Gunther's electronium hat made him intelligent. |
| movie: Charly (1968) | major | The intellectually challenged adult Charly underwent a surgical procedure that tripled his IQ. |
| movie: Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018) | major | The pharmaceutical billionaire Carl Durant used an experimental DNA altering liquid to make himself more intelligent. He used the same drug to increase the shark Bella's intelligence by a thousand fold. |
| movie: Flowers for Algernon (2000) | major | The intellectually challenged man Charly underwent a surgical procedure that gave him genius level intelligence. |
| movie: The Gamma People (1956) | major | Dr. Bronski experimented with making child prodigies using gamma rays. |
| ds96x09 | minor | As a child, Sarina had undergone a banned treatment that resulted in her intelligence being boosted to beyond the genius level. |
| ds97x05 | minor | As a child, Sarina had undergone a banned treatment that resulted in her intelligence being boosted to beyond the genius level. |
| movie: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) | minor | The artificially enhanced dog Ein had human-level intelligence. |