Ep 247: Nicholas Wright on the Brain Science of War

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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. 

Nicholas Wright, neuroscientist and author of <a href="https://a.co/d/bmMiPvK">Warhead: How the Brain Shapes War and War Shapes the Brain</a>, 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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