{"product_id":"mind-wars-brain-science-and-the-military-in-the-21st-century-paperback","title":"Mind Wars: Brain Science and the Military in the 21st Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan D. Moreno\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most important thinkers describes the literally mind-boggling possibilities that modern brain science could present for national security.\" --\u003cb\u003eLAWRENCE J. KORB\u003c\/b\u003e, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating and frightening.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Atomic Scientists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book of its kind, \u003ci\u003eMind Wars\u003c\/i\u003e covers the ethical dilemmas and bizarre history of cutting-edge technology and neuroscience developed for military applications. As the author discusses the innovative Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the role of the intelligence community and countless university science departments in preparing the military and intelligence services for the twenty-first century, he also charts the future of national security.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully updated and revised, this edition features new material on deep brain stimulation, neuro hormones, and enhanced interrogation. With in-depth discussions of \"psyops\" mind control experiments, drugs that erase both fear and the need to sleep, microchip brain implants and advanced prosthetics, supersoldiers and robot armies, \u003ci\u003eMind Wars\u003c\/i\u003e may read like science fiction or the latest conspiracy thriller, but its subjects are very real and changing the course of modern warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan D. Moreno\u003c\/b\u003e has been a senior staff member for three presidential advisory commissions and has served on a number of Pentagon advisory committees. He is an ethics professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the editor-in-chief of the Center for American Progress' online magazine \u003ci\u003eScience Progress.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan D. Moreno\u003c\/b\u003e has been a senior staff member for three presidential advisory commissions and has served on a number of Pentagon advisory committees. He is the author and editor of many seminal books, including \u003ci\u003eMind Wars: Brain Science and the Military in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. Called the \"most interesting bioethicist of our time\" by the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Bioethics, \u003c\/i\u003e Moreno is currently the David and Lyn Silfen University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the editor-in-chief for the Center for American Progress' online magazine, \u003ci\u003eScience Progress.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769946505504,"sku":"9781934137437","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/db5f7fc3a2e7cb72f9ece299b7c7f03e.webp?v=1780360556","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mind-wars-brain-science-and-the-military-in-the-21st-century-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}