One of the more disturbing themes of the Time cover is its taken-for-granted acceptance of the idea that, as our knowledge of brain function increases, we ought to manipulate human intelligence. For example, Ripley offers this quote from a psychology professor who studies intelligence: “If something is genetic, it means it must be biological. If we can figure out the biology then we should be able to tweak the biology.” Ripley then comments, “Maybe Summers’ failure was not one of sensitivity but one of imagination. So we ought to be “tweaking” the biological architecture of male and female brains? We are headed for dangerous times. The new interest in brain biology is a two edged sword. It has raised legitimate questions about social constructionist orthodoxy. Those questions ought to be debated. But the new brain biology is itself on shaky ground and should not be treated as an alternative orthodoxy, much less as a license to tamper with the human brain.