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Ep 247: Nicholas Wright on the Brain Science of War

Ep 247: Nicholas Wright on the Brain Science of War

Nicholas Wright, neuroscientist and author of ⁠Warhead: How the Brain Shapes War and War Shapes the Brain⁠, joins the show to explore the implications of neuroscience for warmaking.

School of War

November 11, 202552m 42s

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Show Notes

Nicholas Wright, neuroscientist and author of Warhead: How the Brain Shapes War and War Shapes the Brain, joins the show to explore the implications of neuroscience for warmaking. 

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Times

01:20 Neurology

02:57 Intelligence Defined

07:06 Mapping the Brain

17:05 How Modeling Happens

27:15 Outthinking and Outlearning the Enemy

30:25 Prioritization and Survival

35:15 Fear and the Fall of France in 1940

44:48 Enhancing Military Training

49:47 AI and Its Impact on Human Cognition


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