Welcome to episode 5 of The Strange Quark. In this episode we talk to neuroscientists Dr Kevin Mitchell (Trinity College Dublin), Dr David Delany (Waterford Institute of Technology) and Dr Richard Roche (Maynooth University).

We talk about the scientific implausibilities contained in the movies Lucy and Limitless as well as the real science behind augmented cognition and super intelligence. Kevin, David and Richard discuss the various ways it is possible to boost memory, reasoning, knowledge acquisition and understanding. Caution: we also ponder psychedelic drugs, living with half a brain, and why Memento is terrifying but lovely.

Hosted by Marie Boran and edited by Wayne Talbot. Joe Roche couldn't join us for this episode because he's busy in his underground lair.