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 Biodefense Research, a federally supported metropolitan Washington DC think tank, the Clear and Present podcast brings listeners insightful discussion of major trends, challenges, and opportunities arising in and from the intersection of the ever-advancing fields of bioscience and their impact upon biowarfare, biosecurity, and biodefense - both nationally and upon the contemporary world stage.
- Update frequency
- every 36 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2022 - 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 …
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 D…
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 conversa…
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 implicatio…
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 th…
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 caus…
The Nature of Microbial Research Intertwined with the Future of Biosecurity
Dr. Giordano and Dr DiEuliius dive into the recently released Senatorial report that points to causative factors for the global Covid pandemic. Giordano and DiEuliius discuss the nature of research i…
Havana Syndrome: Bouncing the Reality Check?
Drs Denise Baken and James Giordano discuss the scientific, technological, patient-centered and military implications and issues of the recently released Intelligence report on Havana Syndrome. Dr. G…
A Historical Response to a New War: Nuclear Weaponry in the New Age
Before the end of the year Dr. James Giordano and Mr. Robert Williams recorded a discussion on the recent rhetoric from Russian President Vladimir Putin and the possibility of the use of nuclear weap…
Across the Global Aisle: Leveraging Relationships in this Era of Pandemics
On this episode of Clear and Present Dr. DiEuliis and Dr. Giordano discusses the lessons learned from COVID-19, and what preparedness looks like moving forward in the modern world. They expand on the…
Balancing the scales: AI & the Public Health Pandemic of Mass Shootings
This episode of Clear and Present takes a look at the ethics of neuroscience, AI, public health, and gun violence. Dr. Giordano shares insights from his experiences as a clinician and scholar on this…
A Conversation with Nicholas Wright on Cognitive Defense, the Joint Force in a Digitizing World
Today's show is a conversation with Dr. Nicholas Wright. on his new paper Cognitive Defense, the Joint Force in a Digitizing World. Dr. Wright is affiliated with Georgetown University, University Col…