The Convergence - An Army Mad Scientist Podcast
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The Convergence is an Army Mad Scientist podcast with a distinct focus on divergent viewpoints, a challenging of assumptions, and insights from thought leaders and subject matter experts. The purpose of "The Convergence" is to explore technological, economic, and societal trends that disrupt the operational environment and to get a diversity of opinions on the character of warfare.
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112. Battle Tested: Revolutionizing Wargaming with AI featuring Dr. Billy Barry
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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111. Tactical Tech: How Smartphones are Countering Jamming in Ukraine with Dr. Sean Gorman
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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110. Generative AI: The New Ammunition in the Data Arms Race with Ben Van Roo
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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109. Ghosts in the Battlespace: The UAP Threat with the James Gang
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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108. Soldier Dominance and Battlefield Primacy
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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107. Hybrid Intelligence: Sustaining Adversary Overmatch with Dr. Billy Barry, LTC Blair Wilcox, & TIM
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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106. Whipping Wargaming Into NATO SHAPE with COL Arnel David
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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105. Taking the Golf Out of Gaming with Sebastian Bae
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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104. Achieving Victory & Ensuring Civilian Safety in Conflict Zones with Andrew Olson
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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103. On the Ground and In the Air in Ukraine with Wolfgang Hagarty
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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102. War, Inc: The Private Sector in Contemporary Conflict with LTC Kristine Hinds
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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101. Precursor to Victory: Understanding the Operational Environment with Mr. Ian Sullivan
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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100. The Dictator's Dream: A Conversation with COL John Antal (USA-Ret.)
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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99. Blending: The Art of Hiding in Plain Sight with LtCol Erik Keim
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May 30, 2024 |
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98. The OSINT Odyssey: Unmasking Digital Clues with Mr. Shawn Nilius
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May 16, 2024 |
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97. Threat #49: I Think There's Trouble Brewin' with Dr. James Giordano and Dr. James Canton
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May 02, 2024 |
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96. Calling All Wargamers and Mad Sci Update!
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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95. African Skies: Space Exploration and National Security Perspectives with Selina Hayes
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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94. A surprise Interview With a Mystery Guest
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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93. Insights from the Israel-Hamas War with LTC Kenneth Hardy
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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92. Know Your Enemy: Army Doctrine Starts with the Threat
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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91. Building Beyond: Preparing the Army for Lift-Off featuring Dr. Olga Bannova
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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90. NeuroNudge: The Science Behind Brain Manipulation with Dr. Guosong Hong
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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89. Live From D.C., it's Fight Night! (Part Two)
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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88. Metamaterial Magic: Demystifying the Science of Cloaking with Dr. Andrea Alù
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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87. Live from D.C., it's Fight Night! (Part One) with the Hon. Mac Thornberry
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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86. Death From Above! The Evolution of sUAS Technology with COL (USA-Ret.) Bill Edwards
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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85. Do You Have What It Takes? Let's Check Your Brain! with Mr. Loran Ambs
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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84. The AI Study Buddy at the Army War College Part 2 with Dr. Billy Barry
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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83. Shattering the Mirror: The Key to Understanding Adversarial Decision-Making with LTC Nathan Colvin
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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82. The AI Study Buddy at the Army War College with LtCol Joe Buffamante
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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81. Where Creativity Meets Combat: Exploring the USC ICT with Dr. Keith Brawner and Dr. Bill Swartout
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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80. You Can't Predict the Future: Finding Signals in the Noise with Grant Rafter, Air Force Futures
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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79. One brain chip, please! Neuro-AI with two of the Maddest Scientists! Dr. James Giordano and Dr. James Canton
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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78. Task Force Wolf with LTC Daniel Gomez
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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77. Chatty Cathy, Open the Pod Bay Doors: An Interview with ChatGPT
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May 18, 2023 |
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76. Hey, ChatGPT, Help Me Win This Contract! with LTC Robert Solano
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May 04, 2023 |
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75. Volatility in the Pacific: China, Resilience, and the Human Dimension with GEN Robert Brown (USA-Ret.)
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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74. Synchronizing Modernization Across the Army with GEN Gary M. Brito
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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73. Law of the Land: Geopolitics Through an International Lens with Dr. Joanna Siekiera
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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72. Complexity, Entropy, and Faster Battlefield Decisions with John Bicknell
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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71. Go with the Flow: Enhancing Human Cognition with Dr. Maria Kozhevnikov
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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70. Imagining the Future Fight Through Emerging Technology with Jenny McArdle, Whitney McNamara, and CDR Paul Grøstad live from I/ITSEC
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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69. Making Quick Decisions, Quicker with Jason Sherwin
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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68. Back to the Future: Using History to Forecast Conference Preview
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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67. There Will Be Data With Dr. Inderpal Bhandari
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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66. Forging the Future to Find the Next Great Disruptor with Amy Webb
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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65. Turkey and the TB-2: A Rising Drone Superpower with Karen Kaya
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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64. It’s All In Your Head: How the Brain Makes Better Soldiers with Zach Schonbrun
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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63. Gaming the System: How Wargames Shape Our Future
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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62. Sooner Than We Think: Command Post Survivability and Future Threats with COL (Ret.) John Antal
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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61. How Russia Fights 2.0 with BG (Ret.) Peter B. Zwack, BG (Ret.) Peter L. Jones, Ian Sullivan, Dr. Mica Hall, Samuel Bendett, Katerina Sedova
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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60. Ukraine: All Roads Lead to Urban with Maj. (Ret.) John Spencer
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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59. Outsiders Solving Wicked Problems with Shubhi Mishra
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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58. The Light on the Hill: America and Non-Terrestrial War
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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57. The Most Consequential Adversaries with GEN Charles A. Flynn
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May 19, 2022 |
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56. The Secret Sauce of America's Army with GEN Paul E. Funk II
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May 05, 2022 |
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55. Going Boldly: Military Thinking with Science Fiction
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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53. Innovation at the Edge
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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52. War in Ukraine: The Urban Fight is Happening Now with Maj. (Ret.) John Spencer
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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51. Then and Now: Using the Past to Secure the Future with W02 Paul Barnes
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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50. Disinformation Threats to the All-Volunteer Force with MAJ Joe Littell and CPT Maggie Smith
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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49. Weaponizing Weather: The Global Security Threat of the Future with Dr. Elizabeth Chalecki
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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48. Through the Soldiers' Eyes: The Future of Ground Combat with Denys Antipov, Heydar Mirza, Nolan Peterson, John Spencer, Jim Greer, and COL Scott Shaw
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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47. How China Fights with Ian Sullivan, Kevin Pollpeter, Amanda Kerrigan, Peter Wood, Elsa Kania, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, and Doowan Lee
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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46. How Russia Fights with Ian Sullivan, Samuel Bendett, Katerina Sedova, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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45. Learning About the Future Through History with Dr. Brent L. Sterling
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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43. A New American Way of Training with Jennifer McArdle
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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42. Global Entanglement and Multi-Reality Warfare with COL (USA-RET) Steve Banach
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Disinformation, Revisionism, and China with Doowan Lee
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Bias, Behavior, and Baseball with Keith Law
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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40. Gamers Building the Future Force with Air Force Gaming
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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39. Algorithms of Armageddon with CAPT (Ret.) George Galdorisi
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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38. Worldbuilding with Dr. Malka Older
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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37. Realer Than Real: Useful Fiction with P.W. Singer and August Cole
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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36. Moonshot: A Sci-Fi Adventure with Ronald D. Moore
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May 27, 2021 |
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35. Women Warriors Fighting for the Future with Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
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May 13, 2021 |
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34. Own The Heat: DoD Climate Change Action with Mr. Richard Kidd
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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32. Top Attack: Lessons Learned from the 2nd Nagorno-Karabakh War
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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31. The Metaverse: Blurring Reality and Digital Lives with Cathy Hackl
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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30. The Future of Ground Warfare with COL Scott Shaw
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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29. The Policy and Law of Lethal Autonomy with Michael Meier and Shawn Steene
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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28. The Next Ten Years of Tech with Eli Dourado
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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27. Hybrid Threats and Liminal Warfare with Dr. David Kilcullen
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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26. Changing Mindsets for the Future with Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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25. Reading and Leading in the Future with Joe Byerly
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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24. Bringing AI to the Joint Force with Ms. Jacqueline Tame, Ms. Alka Patel, and Dr. Jane Pinelis of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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23. Disinformation, Revisionism, and China with Doowan Lee
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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22. The Future of Software with Maj. Rob Slaughter
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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21. The Future of Talent and Soldiers with MAJ Delaney Brown, CPT Jay Long, and 1LT Richard Kuzma
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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20. Strategic Foresight and Shifting Paradigms with Dr. Amy Zalman
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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19. The Psychology of Terrorism and Disinformation with Dr. Aleks Nesic
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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18. The Art of the Future with Dr. Claire Nelson
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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17. Bias, Behavior, and Baseball with Keith Law
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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16. Political Tribalism and Cultural Disinformation with Samantha North
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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15. U.K. Fight Club: Gaming the Future Army with LTC Arnel David and Major Aaron Moore
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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14. The Next Iteration of Warfare with Lisa Kaplan
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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13. Innovating Innovation with Molly Cain
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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12. True Lies: The Fight Against Disinformation with Cindy Otis
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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11. AI Across the Enterprise with Rob Albritton
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May 28, 2020 |
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10. Beyond Space with Kara Cunzeman
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May 14, 2020 |
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9. COVID-19 and the Future of Bio-Security with Dr. James Giordano
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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8. Gen Z and the OE with William and Mary PIPS Part 2
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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7. Gen Z and the OE with William and Mary PIPS Part 1
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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6. Intelligent Battlefield of the Future with Dr. Alexander Kott
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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5. Deterrence and the New Intelligence with Zachery Tyson Brown
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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4. The Language of AI with Michael Kanaan
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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3. Modernizing the Future Army with LTG Eric Wesley
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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2. Margarita Konaev
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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1. Sean McFate
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Jan 15, 2020 |