The Brain and the Battlefield

November 12, 2020 • 01:02:16
The Brain and the Battlefield
Modern War Institute
The Brain and the Battlefield

Nov 12 2020 | 01:02:16

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Show Notes

In this episode of the Modern War Institute podcast, MWI editorial director John Amble speaks to Dr. James Giordano, the Chief of the Neuroethics Studies Program at Georgetown University and Scholar-in-Residence in the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics. Dr. Giordano discusses the rapid pace of advancement in neuroscience and neurotechnology—and what that advancement means for the future of war.

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