# Could One Biological Tweak Improve Cognition Health and Aging by David C. Geary > “Is there a single, evolved biological mechanism that can be tweaked to improve overall health, cognitive abilities, and slow aging?” > **— David C. Geary**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — David C. Geary](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27484) — David C. Geary's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-238). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Synthetic Cambrian Explosion as a Technological Speciation Event|The Synthetic Cambrian Explosion as a Technological Speciation Event]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Cognitive Enhancement|Cognitive Enhancement]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Is there a single, evolved biological mechanism that can be tweaked to improve overall health, cognitive abilities, and slow aging?” — David C. Geary, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-david-geary-one-biological-tweak-improve-cognition ```