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Dr. James Giordano, Ph.D. - Director, Center for Disruptive Technologies and Future Warfare, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University - Neuroscience, Disruptive Technologies And The Future Of War

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Send us Fan MailDr. James Giordano, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Disruptive Technologies and Future Warfare in the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University ( https://inss.ndu.edu/Centers/Center-for-Disruptive-Technology-and-Future-Warfare/ ). He is Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry, and Senior Scholar Emeritus of the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics of Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC. Dr. Giordano has served as Senior Scientific Advisory Fellow of the Strategic Multilayer Assessment Branch of the Joint Staff, Pentagon; Senior Bioethicist of the Defense Medical Ethics Center; Distinguished Fellow in Science, Technology and Ethics of the Stockdale Center for Ethics at the United States Naval Academy; and as an appointed member of the Neuroethics, Legal and Social Advisory Panel of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), and an appointed member of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Human Research Protections. Dr. Giordano is internationally recognized for his research on the use of neurocognitive sciences and technology in military and intelligence operations.A widely published author of over 350 peer-reviewed papers in the international scientific literature, and 25 governmental reports, Dr. Giordano’s recent books include Brains and Bioethics; Neuroscience, Neuroculture and Neuroethics; and Neurotechnology in National Security and Defense: Technical Considerations, Neuroethical Concerns ( https://www.amazon.com/Neurotechnology-National-Security-Defense-Considerations/dp/1482228335 ).Dr. Giordano received a Ph.D. in biopsychology from the City University of New York, a Master of Arts in neuropsychology from Norwich University; a B.Sc. in physiological psychology from St. Peter’s College; completed post-doctoral training in neuropathology and toxicology at the Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, and is currently completing a D.Phil. in political philosophy of science at the East Bavaria Technical University-Regensburg, Germany. Dr. Giordano is a former Fulbright Fellow; an elected Fellow of the Hastings Center for Ethics; the European Academy of Science and Arts; and the Royal Society of Medicine (UK); and frequently lectures in German and Italian.#JamesGiordano #CenterForDisruptiveTechnologiesAndFutureWarfare #InstituteForNationalStrategicStudies #NationalDefenseUniversity #Neurobiology #Nociception #Neuroethics #Biosecurity #Neurotechnology #Biotechnology #Biomanufacturing #ArtificialIntelligence #DirectedEnergyWeapons #AutonomousSystems #QuantumTechnologies #SuperSoldiers #Bioenhancement #MilitaryMedicalOperations #WarfighterPerformanceAugmentation #Neuroscience #Weaponization #Countermeasures #STEM #Innovation #Science #Technology #Research #ProgressPotentialAndPossibilities #IraPastor #Podcast #Podcaster #Podcasting #ViralPodcastSupport the show

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Send us Fan Mail Dr. James Giordano, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Disruptive Technologies and Future Warfare in the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University ( https://inss.ndu.edu/Centers/Center-for-Disruptive-Technology-and-Future-Warfare/ ). He is Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry, and Senior Scholar Emeritus of the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics of Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC....

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