At the May 2024 OODA Network Member Meeting – held on Friday, May 17, 2024 – the network discussed their insights and takeaways from recent attendance of and field research at several notable spring …
Global Response to the U.S. Ban of Moscow-based Cybersecurity Behemoth Kaspersky Labs
The Cybersecurity community will, of course, be abuzz with the announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) "Prohibition of Russian Kaspersky Software for …
Accelerating AGI: Why we should all want it sooner vice later
I hear of many projected benefits of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). But most deal with solving big problems for humanity. Helping national security, helping defeat cancer and other horrible …
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Is the Mass Casualty Event at the Annual Hajj Pilgrimage the Largest to Date Induced by Wet Bulb Conditions?
Recent reports peg the final number of fatalities at the centuries-old Hajj Pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia at anywhere from 550 to 645 people (and rising). For now, we are …
Should We Really Be Worried Over Influence Campaigns?
In the runup to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, much attention has been placed on rampant influence campaigns emerging from U.S. adversaries like China, Iran, and Russia. Over the last …
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A Dispatch from the Ministry for the Future: “Wet Bulb” Heat and Humidity Conditions in the U.S.
The opening scene of "The Ministry for the Future" by Kim Stanley Robinson is a powerful and harrowing depiction of a catastrophic heatwave in India - where temperatures specifically reach critical …
Market Pivot or Inflection Point? Blockchain Storage Utilization, Data Inscription, and the Exponential Growth of Storage Blocks
Is the blockchain primarily a storage of value technology or an infrastructure for the storage of information? Or both in unequal parts (or equal measure)? And does this issue represent a business …
Anatomy of a Cyber-crypto Heist: $22 Million in Crypto Lifted from Blockchain-based Gala Games
We continue to track notable convergences in the Global Gaming Ecosystem - like our recent analysis of North Korea’s ‘Moonstone Sleet’ hacking group using a fake tank game for ransomware attacks. In …
The Materials Genome Initiative (MGI): A Paradigm Shift in the Discovery, Development, and Deployment of New Materials
Think of the infrastructure and architecture of the Human Genome Project, then apply it to the acceleration of our "understanding of the fundamentals of material science, providing a wealth of …