The Convergence - The Army's Mad Scientist Podcast

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 ...more

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October 01, 2026 • 00:38:49
120. Mapping the Future: Battlefield Dominance from Geospatial Data

120. Mapping the Future: Battlefield Dominance from Geospatial Data

[Editor’s Note:  Today’s post welcomes Lieutenant General Jim P. Isenhower. and Mr. Jason Feser, for a podcast discussion on geospatial intelligence and its implications....

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April 09, 2026 • 00:40:32
119. No Winning Without Fighting: How China’s View of Hybrid Warfare Has Evolved with Dr. Howard Wang

119. No Winning Without Fighting: How China’s View of Hybrid Warfare Has Evolved with Dr. Howard Wang

“The PLA expected Russia to run the same playbook it did with Crimea on a larger scale.  And it didn’t work.” [Editor’s Note:  Today’s...

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January 15, 2026 • 00:53:07
118. Sinews of War: A gaming Approach to Sustaining the Force

118. Sinews of War: A gaming Approach to Sustaining the Force

[Editor’s Note:  Regular readers of the Mad Scientist Laboratory blog site know that wargaming is a vital cognitive tool for understanding the complexities of...

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September 11, 2025 • 00:24:57
117. From Campus to Command: The William & Mary Wargaming Lab with Luke Miller

117. From Campus to Command: The William & Mary Wargaming Lab with Luke Miller

[Editor’s Note:  Army Mad Scientist and the Georgetown University Wargaming Society co-hosted our Game On! Wargaming & The Operational Environment Conference at Georgetown University,...

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116

August 28, 2025 • 00:25:00
116. Do Androids Dream of Electric War: The Reality of Autonomous Weapons with Dr. Mark Bailey

116. Do Androids Dream of Electric War: The Reality of Autonomous Weapons with Dr. Mark Bailey

“I think there’s a moral question that one has to ask in general about whether it’s appropriate for a machine to make a decision...

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August 14, 2025 • 00:44:05
115. 15 Layers Deep: Supporting Soldiers with Geospatial Intelligence

115. 15 Layers Deep: Supporting Soldiers with Geospatial Intelligence

[Editor’s Note:  As observed in TRADOC Pamphlet 525-92, The Operational Environment 2024-2034: Large-Scale Combat Operations: “LSCO will be marked by the democratization and proliferation...

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