Super Volatile

I picked up a book about quantum physics and super-string theory I have been meaning to read for ages, for a column I’m thinking of writing. It had been hanging over me, daring me to read it. Five hours later, I realised I had hit the last page. I looked up. It was getting dark outside. I was hungry. I hadn’t noticed anything, except the words I was reading, and they came in cool, clear passages; I didn’t stop or stumble once.

Mesmerizing story of Provigil. That must be too good to be true or harmless. Yet side effects mentioned in the article are really either minor (slight decrease of the appetite) or come without evidence from clinical trials or other research (suppression of creativity).