[Editor’s Note: As long term readers of the Mad Scientist Laboratory know, a contemporary U.S. Army maneuver Brigade Combat Team (BCT) has over 2,500 pieces of equipment dependent on space-based assets for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). This number … Read the rest
433. Gaming Information Dominance
[Editor’s Note: The Mad Scientist Laboratory introduces our new Bit series, exploring a finite but key component of the greater Operational Environment in a succinct post. Today’s post by returning guest blogger Kate Kilgore explores how video games and … Read the rest
432. Complexity, Entropy, and Faster Battlefield Decisions
[Editor’s Note: Army Mad Scientist is pleased to present our latest episode of The Convergence podcast, featuring John Bicknell, CEO/Founder of More Cowbell Unlimited, exploring complex systems, entropy, how data can be turned into action, and empowering … Read the rest
431. Your Adversary is Rational, Just Not the Way You Want Them to Be
[Editor’s Note: Army Mad Scientist welcomes returning guest blogger LTC Nathan Colvin with today’s insightful post exploring how game theory can help us understand our adversaries’ motivations. Using contemporary Russia as a use case, LTC Colvin explores the dynamics … Read the rest
430. The Outsized Fear of Small Nuclear Threats
[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist Laboratory is pleased to feature today’s timely and intriguing post by returning guest blogger and proclaimed Mad Scientist Dr. James Giordano and Bob Williams, exploring the hitherto unthinkable — “redefining low-yield and discriminate … Read the rest