Themed Issue Introduction: Promises and Perils of Artificial Intelligence and Advertising

Cognitive Enhancement: Promises and Perils

The potential use of drugs to enhance cognition, emotion, and executive function has engendered controversy despite the fact that few such agents exist today. Here, I provide a context for discussions based on medical, regulatory, and ethical concerns that have been raised by the possibility that enhancers will emerge from current efforts to discover drugs for neuropsychiatric disorders.

Prebiotic chemistry themed issue

Promises and Perils in 3D Architecture

The idea of 3D stacking architecture was initially introduced to postpone the end of Moore’s law for CMOS technology. By stacking dies vertically on each other and connecting them with die-to-die vias, overall timing and energy efficiency improve due to better routing and shorter wires. It also introduces the notion of mixed process technology integration, connecting dies with different process...

Promises and perils for the panda.

AS A GLOBAL conservation icon and China’s national treasure, the endangered giant panda has received exceptional attention worldwide. Between 2003 and 2013, giant pandas in the wild increased from 1596 to 1864, according to the results from the latest survey released by the State Forestry Administration (1). About twothirds of the wild giant pandas and 53.8% of panda habitat are within nature r...

Organocatalysis Web Themed Issue