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--{"Dr. Giordano - Brain Games: Ethics, and Humanness"}-- We discuss the military background of James Giordano. His father was in the Navy, a submarine designer. How did the movie Fantastic Voyage affect him as a child? Was his family religious? South Tyrol, Italy. What is standpoint theory? Giordano's book with John R. Shook, Bioethics and Brains. Thomas and Julian Huxley, experts and academics. Who is watching the watchers? Transhumanism, posthumanism. What does it mean to be human? Self-creativity. The Barter and Battle for the Brain. What does Giordano mean by barter? Cognitive enhancement.