Outline, intro, thesis

http://www.gwern.net/NOOTROPICS

Intro:    

Do miracle pharmaceuticals really exist? Have you ever wondered if the effects of the drug NZT from the popular movie “Limitless” can be replicated? Gwern.net, a popular site for scientific article has an entire blog dedicated to one subject, nootropics. Nootropics, as defined by wikipidia, are referred to as “smart drugs, memory enhancers, neuro enhancers, cognitive enhancers, and intelligence enhancers, are drugs, supplements,nutraceuticals, and functional foods that purportedly improve mental functions such as cognition, memory, intelligence, motivation, attention, and concentration.” Nootropics, although they sound like futuristic miracle pills, are becoming more and more popular, and have amazing effects on humans as purported by thousands of scientists and pharmaceutical researchers across the world.

Thesis: Nootropics, although they sound like futuristic miracle pills, are becoming more and more popular, and have amazing effects on humans as purported by thousands of scientists and pharmaceutical researchers across the world.

Outline:
1.) Introduction

2.) Paragraph one:
      a.) Author of blog
            1.) Credibility
            2.) Surces
      b.) Introduction to blog/nootropics
            a.) Specific examples
            b.) Sources/scientific evidence
3.) Paragraph 2:
      a.) Specific experiment
       b.) pharmacology/toxicology
      c.) bioassay of author on specific experiment

4.) Paragraph 3:
      a.) Specific experiment #2
      b.) pharmaoogy/toxicology
     c.) results, closing statement

5.) Closing paragraph
      a.) Re-state thesis
       b.) re-cap, more science talk
       c.) Closing statement