Wargaming Approaches for Varied Warfighting Functions
IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller spoke with Akar Bharadvaj, Rachel L. McVicker and Rosemary K. Tropeano about all-things wargaming at IDA. In this episode, they explain why wargames are useful, reveal the...
3 Apr 34min
Alternative Approaches in Military Compensation Benchmarking
IDA Ideas guests Jackie Burhmann and Mikhail Smirnov joined host Rhett Moeller to discuss IDA’s evaluation of the military compensation benchmark for the Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation. I...
24 Nov 202525min
Defense Applications for Behavioral Neuroscience
IDA Ideas guest Sujeeta Bhatt joins host Rhett Moeller to discuss behavioral neuroscience and how this field applies to Department of Defense interests such as interviews and interrogations, human-mac...
21 Apr 202526min
Challenges in Critical Mineral Tradeoffs
IDA Ideas guest Ashley Nunes joins host Rhett Moeller to discuss the complexities that critical minerals present, including the global tradeoffs and policy goals relating to these rare, yet essential,...
14 Jan 202517min
New Challenges in Nuclear Deterrence and Posture
IDA Ideas guest James "Jim" Platte joins host Rhett Moeller to explain nuclear deterrence and the geopolitical and technological factors that affect U.S. nuclear strategy. Jim is a researcher within t...
5 Dec 202431min
Exploring AI and Machine Learning Capabilities
IDA Ideas guest Arun Maiya joins host Rhett Moeller to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning: what they are, their capabilities and limitations, ongoing developments in the AI fiel...
18 Juni 202431min
Insights on Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller speaks with IDA President Norty Schwartz about the nature of federally funded research and development centers and what makes IDA a standout organization. Transcript
30 Apr 202416min
Addressing Challenges in Weapons Sustainment
In this transcript of an episode of the podcast IDA Ideas, host Rhett Moeller speaks to V. Bram Lillard and Benjamin Ashwell about weapons system readiness and sustainment. Bram is the Director of the...
26 Apr 202430min
