Clear and Present
Clear and Present provides a bi-weekly forum for today’s leaders in biodefense science and policy to address the most cutting-edged and provocative topics and ideas in biomedicine, biowarfare, and national and global biosecurity. Hosted by Dr. James Giordano, Executive Director of the Institute for ...
Recent Episodes
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Nov. 14, 2024
On the Biorisks of UAP
Following yesterday‘s congressional hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), IBR executive Director Dr. James Giordano discusses possible biological risks posed by UAP in both military and civilian contexts
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Sept. 22, 2023
Revisiting the Department of Defense Revised Biosecurity Posture
This week's episode of Clear and Present podcast takes a closer look at biodefense and the Department of Defense's revised biosecurity postures. We're joined by Dr. Diane DiEuliis from the National Defense University, who'll walk us through the current and future states of biodefense. Tune in now and let us know what you think! The episode is available on iTune, Spotify and Google Podcast.
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Aug. 22, 2023
UAPs: Biosecurity Considerations and Concerns Part 2
Join Dr. James Giordano and Dr Denise Baken for part 2 of their exploration into Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) and the biosecurity implications. Tune in to listen to the rest of their conversation on UAPs.
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Aug. 9, 2023
UAPs: Biosecurity considerations and concerns Part I
On this episode of Clear & Present Dr. James Giordano and Dr Denise Baken go behind the current headlines on UAPs to give some background to this topic and offer context to the biosecurity implications, from a scientific analysis perspective.
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July 20, 2023
Disruptive technologies disrupting thought?
In an age when AI is being used by everyone from scientists modeling new molecules to tweens doing their homework, it's not hard to imagine it is changing how we think. In this talk we explore how thought might be being affected not just by AI, but from all of our rapidly accumulating technology. Pat Scannell, a technologist who has been studying how technology affects cognition, makes the case it is not just affected, but is being disrupted, and that this is one of the most important issues fac
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June 29, 2023
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a UAP whistleblower controversy!
On this episode of Clear & Present Dr. James Giordano and Dr Niko Kohls discuss the recent upset regarding UAPs and the proverbial whistleblower Mr. Grush. Giordano and Kohls consider what would cause Grush to risk his reputation and career and the obligation he has to become one if he does believe he has accurate information. Giordano and Kohls also consider what the response to Grush means and what all the possibilities mean.