Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and the Future of War

May 03, 2023 01:02:16
Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and the Future of War
Modern War Institute
Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and the Future of War

May 03 2023 | 01:02:16

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Show Notes

How will the rapid pace of advancement in the fields of neuroscience and neurotechnology impact the changing character of warfare? Will they lead to the human brain becoming a battlespace as new scientific breakthroughs and novel technologies are weaponized? This episode features a discussion with a guest who argues that a convergence between neuroscience and the conduct of war is already occurring. Dr. James Giordano is the chief of the Neuroethics Studies Program at Georgetown University and codirector of the O’Neill-Pellegrino Program in Brain Science and Global Health Law and Policy in the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics. He describes what effects advances in brain science might have on the future of war.

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