As a species (or society) do we have clear objectives in mind when we seek to &#x27;increase intelligence&#x27;?  Is it higher productivity? more progress? enhanced capability? faster learning?  Aren&#x27;t there lots of low hanging fruit that we haven&#x27;t taken yet?  First, shouldn&#x27;t we try to eliminate the things that are known to cause decreases in intelligence? Or, do we not know what those are?<p>Also, having been around a lot of &#x27;highly intelligent&#x27; people, I have found that many are still not very effective. Most still make bad choices, have poor judgement, adhere to dogma, can&#x27;t think laterally or fluidly, lack curiosity, lack discipline, lack self-reflection, etc.  Is it possible for a &#x27;smart&#x27; individual to easily get better at those things?