Dr. James Giordano is a neuroethicist and a Navy veteran. Mark “Moose” McGrath and I asked him whether the real battleground of war is now the human mind.
Neuroscience as a weapon
James walks us through cognitive warfare and neuroscience and technology, which he calls Neuro S/T. These tools can target how people perceive and decide. The OODA loop gives us a way to see where they strike.
Fifth-generation warfare
Fifth-generation warfare blends symmetric and asymmetric parts. Non-kinetic engagements, clandestine operations and covert activities raise legal challenges and add to the fog of war. We draw parallels with the Chinese military text Unrestricted Warfare.
The longer conversation
The YouTube version runs longer. It covers the human genome, epigenetics, psychedelics, information overload, personal data, biometrics and the role of education in tying science, ethics and policy together.
Cognitive warfare aims at orientation. James shows how far the tools to reach it have come.
How would you know if someone were shaping the way you see a problem?
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