Mad Scientist Laboratory – Page 52 – … Exploring the Operational Environment

January 14, 2021January 13, 2021

297. Dense Urban Hackathon – Virtual Innovation

[Editor’s Note: The Mad Scientist Initiative’s mission is to connect the intellect of the Nation to the Army and serve as an on-ramp for academia, … Read the rest

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

296. The Erosion of National Will – Implications for the Future Strategist

[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist welcomes back returning guest blogger Dr. Nick Marsella, former Devil’s Advocate/Red Team for the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command. … Read the rest

January 7, 2021January 6, 2021

295. The Convergence: Changing Mindsets for the Future with Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos

[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist is pleased to announce our latest episode of “The Convergence” podcast, featuring Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos discussing the future of … Read the rest

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

294. “Maddest” Guest Blogger of 2020

[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist Laboratory appreciates all of our guest blogger submissions — these varied and insightful posts continue to broaden our understanding of the … Read the rest

December 17, 2020December 15, 2020

293. The Convergence: Reading and Leading in the Future

[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist is pleased to announce our latest episode of “The Convergence” podcast, featuring LTC Joe Byerly discussing the vital convergence … Read the rest

“THE CONVERGENCE” — Army Mad Scientist Podcasts

Former Undersecretary of the Navy James F. “Hondo” Geurts and Dr. Zachary S. Davis, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, discuss Strategic Latency Unleashed: The Role of Technology in a Revisionist Global Order and the Implications for Special Operations Force and how to think radically about the future, capitalize on talent, and unleash technological convergences to out-compete our adversaries, and when necessary, defeat them decisively in conflict.

COL John Antal (USA-Ret.), author and innovator in the interactive gaming and learning industry, discusses the implications of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, the psychological effects of drone warfare, and the future of maneuver.

COL Scott Shaw, Commander, U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group, discusses the future of ground warfare, including lessons learned from the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in 2020 and the realities of combat for tomorrow’s Soldiers.

Dr. David Kilcullen, bestselling author and expert on unconventional warfare, discusses how the U.S. Army must prepare to engage “Dragons” and “Snakes” as they employ Liminal Warfare and blended cyber-kinetic operations to avoid our conventional warfare dominance.

Mr. Doowan Lee, CEO and co-founder of VAST-OSINT, discusses disinformation, changes over time in approaches to information warfare, and collaboration between Russia and the Chinese Communist Party on information operations.

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