Mad Scientist Laboratory – Page 61 – … Exploring the Operational Environment

August 10, 2020August 6, 2020

259. What the Joint Force can learn from K-Pop “Stans”

[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist Laboratory welcomes back guest blogger Matthew Ader with an intriguing post, complementing our recent series of Mad Scientist Weaponized Information Virtual … Read the rest

August 6, 2020August 10, 2020

258. The Convergence: Political Tribalism and Cultural Disinformation with Samantha North

[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist Laboratory is pleased to announce our latest episode of “The Convergence” podcast, featuring Samantha North, disinformation analyst and … Read the rest

July 30, 2020July 29, 2020

257. The Need for Speed (and Maneuverability)

[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist Laboratory welcomes today’s guest blogger Seth Gnesin, one of this year’s Mad Scientist Initiative Summer Interns. Mr. Gnesin’s post addresses … Read the rest

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

256. The COVID Crisis and Beyond: Systemic Biosecurity Lessons to be Learned about Decoherence, Coherence, and HOPE

[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist Laboratory welcomes back returning guest blogger and proclaimed Mad Scientist Dr. James Giordano and newcomer Mr. John Wallbank with their timely … Read the rest

July 23, 2020July 22, 2020

255. The Convergence: UK Fight Club – Gaming the Future Army

[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist Laboratory is pleased to announce our latest episode of “The Convergence” podcast, featuring guest bloggers LTC Arnel David, … 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.

Click here to listen to other episodes of “The Convergence”