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120. Mapping the Future: Battlefield Dominance from...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2026/10/01

[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. In this episode of The Convergence podcast, they explore the critical role of geospatial intelligence, the challenge of battlefield transparency in Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO), and how emerging technologies are reshaping tactical maneuver. — Enjoy!] Lieutenant General Jim P

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00:40:32

119. No Winning Without Fighting: How China’s View of...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2026/04/09

“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 post welcomes back proclaimed Mad Scientist Dr. Howard Wang, who recently served as a subject matter expert on our Ukraine, the Middle East, and Proxy Wars around the Globe: Emergent Trends and Associated Implications for the Joint Force panel discussion during the T2COM G-2’s Mad Scientist / William and Mary Great

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00:40:32

119. No Winning Without Fighting: How China’s View of...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2026/04/09

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00:53:07

18. Sinews of War: A gaming Approach to Sustaining...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2026/01/15

[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 the evolving Operational Environment (OE). Wargaming helps facilitate “cognitive warfighting proficiencies” among its practitioners. Unlike passive classroom lectures, wargames provide an immersive environment where Soldiers and Leaders can follow their ideas to their logical conclusions, test new

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00:53:07

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

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2026/01/15

[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 the evolving Operational Environment (OE). Wargaming helps facilitate “cognitive warfighting proficiencies” among its practitioners. Unlike passive classroom lectures, wargames provide an immersive environment where Soldiers and Leaders can follow their ideas to their logical conclusions, test new

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00:24:57

117. From Campus to Command: The William & Mary...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/09/11

[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, Washington, DC, last November, exploring: Trends in hobbyist wargaming; How wargames can address unconventional and neglected aspects of the Operational Environment; How wargaming can provide experiential learning for Professional Military Education (PME);

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00:24:57

117. From Campus to Command: The William & Mary...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/09/11

[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, Washington, DC, last November, exploring: Trends in hobbyist wargaming; How wargames can address unconventional and neglected aspects of the Operational Environment; How wargaming can provide experiential learning for Professional Military Education (PME);

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00:25:00

116. Do Androids Dream of Electric War: The Reality...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/08/28

“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 as to whether or not a human ought to live or die” [Editor’s Note: As observed in TRADOC Pamphlet 525-92, The Operational Environment 2024-2034: Large-Scale Combat Operations: “The increase in the production, employment, and success of uncrewed systems means the Army can expect to encounter these systems across the breadth and

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00:25:00

116. Do Androids Dream of Electric War: The Reality...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/08/28

“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 as to whether or not a human ought to live or die” [Editor’s Note: As observed in TRADOC Pamphlet 525-92, The Operational Environment 2024-2034: Large-Scale Combat Operations: “The increase in the production, employment, and success of uncrewed systems means the Army can expect to encounter these systems across the breadth and

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00:44:05

115. 15 Layers Deep: Supporting Soldiers with...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/08/14

[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 of advanced technologies and hyperconnected global communications, creating an increasingly transparent battlefield that makes it difficult to hide from the enemy.” Today’s The Convergence podcast features Jason Feser from the U.S. Army Geospatial Center exploring just

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00:44:05

115. 15 Layers Deep: Supporting Soldiers with...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/08/14

[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 of advanced technologies and hyperconnected global communications, creating an increasingly transparent battlefield that makes it difficult to hide from the enemy.” Today’s The Convergence podcast features Jason Feser from the U.S. Army Geospatial Center exploring just

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00:46:12

114. Data to Dominance: AI & Gaming to Create...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/07/31

“Agentic warfare is here, whether we welcome it or not. The era of military planners manually gathering limited data and compiling static crisis response options on briefing slides is over. In the next few years, the defense community will see the emergence of AI agents representing military planners, logisticians, intelligence officers, and operators that harness centuries of stored experience in real-time digital collaboration, generating uniquely

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00:46:12

114. Data to Dominance: AI & Gaming to Create...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/07/31

“Agentic warfare is here, whether we welcome it or not. The era of military planners manually gathering limited data and compiling static crisis response options on briefing slides is over. In the next few years, the defense community will see the emergence of AI agents representing military planners, logisticians, intelligence officers, and operators that harness centuries of stored experience in real-time digital collaboration, generating uniquely

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00:37:22

113. Beyond Venture Capital: How the Government is...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/06/18

[Editor’s Note: Regular readers of the Mad Scientist Laboratory understand the transformative potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have on the character of warfare — for a comprehensive list of previously published blog posts and podcasts exploring the potential application of these technologies across the Operational Environment, scroll to the bottom of this post and explore the content associated with each of the

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00:37:22

113. Beyond Venture Capital: How the Government is...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/06/18

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00:59:44

112. Battle Tested: Revolutionizing Wargaming with...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/03/27

Today’s The Convergence podcast welcomes back proclaimed Mad Scientist Dr. Billy Barry, Professor of Emerging Technology at the U.S. Army War College, to discuss his latest innovation — an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled digital war game. We tested this capability with two of the TRADOC G-2’s most experienced wargamers to get their thoughts on how it performed and its potential to democratize access to wargaming and potentially revolutionize Army training and strategic

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00:59:44

112. Battle Tested: Revolutionizing Wargaming with...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/03/27

Today’s The Convergence podcast welcomes back proclaimed Mad Scientist Dr. Billy Barry, Professor of Emerging Technology at the U.S. Army War College, to discuss his latest innovation — an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled digital war game. We tested this capability with two of the TRADOC G-2’s most experienced wargamers to get their thoughts on how it performed and its potential to democratize access to wargaming and potentially revolutionize Army

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00:28:31

111. Tactical Tech: How Smartphones are Countering...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/03/13

“The hope is that we can begin to profile what the capabilities of the jammer are that we’re seeing out in the field with enough measurements from enough devices” [Editor’s Note: In last week’s post, Sherman L. Barto posited a fictional intelligence (FICINT) scenario detailing China’s swift victory over Taiwan and the United States — achieved in part by the People’s Liberation Army’s use of “… jam-resistant swarms utiliz[ing] permissioned blockchain encryption and … onboard

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00:28:31

111. Tactical Tech: How Smartphones are Countering...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/03/13

“The hope is that we can begin to profile what the capabilities of the jammer are that we’re seeing out in the field with enough measurements from enough devices” [Editor’s Note: In last week’s post, Sherman L. Barto posited a fictional intelligence (FICINT) scenario detailing China’s swift victory over Taiwan and the United States — achieved in part by the People’s Liberation Army’s use of “… jam-resistant swarms utiliz[ing] permissioned blockchain encryption and … onboard

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00:36:16

110. Generative AI: The New Ammunition in the Data...

The Convergence - The Army"s Mad Scientist Podcast ·

2025/02/20

[Editor’s Note: Today’s The Convergence podcast welcomes back Ben Van Roo, recent author of our Unlocking TRADOC’s Potential with GenAI: Opportunities and Challenges blog post, to continue our exploration of the transformative potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) — specifically its ability to democratize access across the U.S. Army to the vast reservoirs of Operational Environment information. In ingesting all of the OE Data Integration Network’s (ODIN)

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