The Convergence - An Army 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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March 14, 2024 00:36:15
93. Insights from the Israel-Hamas War with LTC Kenneth Hardy

93. Insights from the Israel-Hamas War with LTC Kenneth Hardy

[Editor’s Note:  It has almost been a decade since U.S. forces and coalition partners assisted Iraqi government forces in dislodging ISIS fighters from Mosul ...

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92

February 29, 2024 00:56:06
92. Know Your Enemy: Army Doctrine Starts with the Threat

92. Know Your Enemy: Army Doctrine Starts with the Threat

[Editor’s Note:  Grizzled readers of the Mad Scientist Laboratory will recall their well-thumbed copies of the forty-year-old FM 100-2 series, The Soviet Army.  U.S....

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91

February 08, 2024 00:43:09
91. Building Beyond: Preparing the Army for Lift-Off featuring Dr. Olga Bannova

91. Building Beyond: Preparing the Army for Lift-Off featuring Dr. Olga Bannova

[Editor’s Note:  As longtime readers of the Army’s Mad Scientist Laboratory know, our adversaries are deploying capabilities to fight the U.S. Joint Force through...

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90

January 25, 2024 00:31:02
90. NeuroNudge: The Science Behind Brain Manipulation with Dr. Guosong Hong

90. NeuroNudge: The Science Behind Brain Manipulation with Dr. Guosong Hong

[Editor’s Note:  Regular readers of the Mad Scientist Laboratory are familiar with the potentially disruptive effects of cognitive and neurowarfare. As guest blogger Robert...

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89

January 11, 2024 00:22:41
89. Live From D.C., it's Fight Night! (Part Two)

89. Live From D.C., it's Fight Night! (Part Two)

[Editor’s Note:  Regular consumers of Army Mad Scientist content — via this blog site and The Convergence podcast — understand how wargaming can enhance...

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88

November 30, 2023 00:35:08
88. Metamaterial Magic: Demystifying the Science of Cloaking with Dr. Andrea Alù

88. Metamaterial Magic: Demystifying the Science of Cloaking with Dr. Andrea Alù

[Editor’s Note:  As we reported earlier this month, “The Operational Environment is increasingly lethal with the ubiquity of sensors and proliferation of battlefield automation...

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