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Weapons of Mass Disruption

Dr. Tamara Schwartz
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Internet Of Things
Baseball
Cybersecurity
Virtual Reality
Language Models
Healthcare
Israel
Augmented Reality
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
Fashion
AI In Education
United States Air Force
Women In Combat Aviation
Internet Of Medical Things
Digital Twins
Wearable Technology
Artificial Intelligence In Sports
Pedagogy Reform

We live in a VUCA world – volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous – where the only constant is change, complexity is growing, and all the ambiguity this creates is making us feel anxious and uncertain. The world is being disrupted over and over again, and the risks previously categorized as “unknown unknowns” have become commonplace. Everywhere we turn, Mount VUCA is in various stages of volca... more

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Latest Episodes

What happens when healthcare becomes connected? In this episode, Cybersecurity Management majors Quincy Quaye, Jared Vinson, and Noah Smith explore the Internet of Medical Things, from wearable health technologies to connected and embedded medical de... more

What happens when athletes become increasingly connected, measurable, and even digitally modeled? In this episode, three of Dr. Schwartz’s students, Henry Mahew, Dawson Shelley, and Noah Conigliaro, explore the future of technology in sports through ... more

In this episode, Dr. Tamara Schwartz’s Emerging Technology students continue their WMD takeover. Artificial intelligence is woven into nearly every part of the social media experience, from helping create content to deciding what appears in your feed... more

How are virtual and augmented worlds changing America's pastime? In this episode, the student takeover continues as lifelong baseball player and Baltimore Orioles fan Tyler Maxcy, a recent information technology graduate explores how virtual reality,... more

In this episode, Dr. Tamara Schwartz’s Emerging Technology students continue their WMD takeover. Have you ever wondered how the world’s top football clubs choose their next stars? In this episode, Cybersecurity Management major and passionate interna... more

In this episode of Weapons of Mass Disruption, Dr. Tamara Schwartz is joined by York College Cybersecurity Management major Jerod Bethea to examine the growing threat of cyberattacks on healthcare organizations. From ransomware that disrupts patient ... more

The founders built the American experiment on assumptions about human nature, liberty, consent, and self-government. But what happens when those assumptions collide with artificial intelligence, digital surveillance, algorithmic influence, and increa... more

The American founding was more than a political revolution, it was a philosophical experiment about humans and power. On this episode of WMD, Dr. Tamara Schwartz welcomes back Dr. Stephen Stern to explore how thinkers such as John Locke, David Hume, ... more

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Quincy Quaye
Cybersecurity Management major at York College of Pennsylvania with interests in health, fitness and cybersecurity strategy
York College of Pennsylvania
Episode: Heathcare Disrupted! Risky Business
Jared Vinson
Cybersecurity Management major at York College of Pennsylvania interested in cybersecurity and philosophy
York College of Pennsylvania
Episode: Heathcare Disrupted! Risky Business
Noah Smith
Cybersecurity Management major at York College of Pennsylvania focused on embedded systems and RF security
York College of Pennsylvania
Episode: Heathcare Disrupted! Risky Business
Noah Conigliaro
Cybersecurity major, soccer enthusiast
York College of Pennsylvania
Episode: Baseball Disrupted! How Immersive Technologies are Reshaping the Game
Henry Mahew
Accounting major, soccer fan, statistics enthusiast
York College of Pennsylvania
Episode: Baseball Disrupted! How Immersive Technologies are Reshaping the Game
Dawson Shelley
Senior sport management major, varsity baseball player, coach
York College of Pennsylvania
Episode: Baseball Disrupted! How Immersive Technologies are Reshaping the Game
Taylor Heie
Information Technology Management student at York College of Pennsylvania
York College of Pennsylvania
Episode: Attention Disrupted! AI’s Role in the Social Media Ecosystem
Tyler Maxcy
Senior at York College of Pennsylvania, IT management student and baseball enthusiast
York College of Pennsylvania
Episode: Baseball Disrupted! How Immersive Technologies are Changing the Game
Rasheed Abogun
Cybersecurity major presenting on AI and football scouting
York College of Pennsylvania
Episode: World Cup Disrupted! How AI is Changing Scouting in International Football

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Dr. Tamara Schwartz
Host of WMD, Weapons of Mass Disruption; Associate Professor of Cybersecurity and Strategy at York College of Pennsylvania

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Baseball Disrupted! How Immersive Technologies are Changing the Game
Q: What technologies are currently changing the way baseball is played and watched?
The guest highlights virtual reality for immersive training and practice, augmented reality for on-field decision support and enhanced viewing experiences, and mixed reality that blends both to provide data-driven training and feedback, all while AI analytics help interpret the data.
Decisions Disrupted! When Machines Decide
Q: How does convergence of AI, IoT, and 5G change the future of robotics and automation?
The synergy from combining these technologies dramatically increases capability, connectivity, and data flow, enabling more integrated and responsive autonomous systems.
Decisions Disrupted! When Machines Decide
Q: Should fully autonomous weapons have a kill switch or require human oversight?
Yes, there should be a mechanism to intervene if autonomy fails or is hacked, ensuring human oversight remains a last resort safeguard.
Decisions Disrupted! When Machines Decide
Q: What are the key ethical questions when you program self-driving cars for potential crashes?
The primary issue is how to choose between saving a single person versus harming a family of four, which leads to broader questions about societal values and how to encode those priorities into machine logic.
Combat Aircraft Disrupted! The first women in combat aviation
Q: Why don't you introduce yourself to our listeners?
I'm Buff Burkel, a former Air Force officer who broke barriers for women in combat aviation, reflecting on my ROTC roots, training, and the evolution of opportunities from the 1990s to today.

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A thoughtful, technology- and strategy-forward discussion series that examines disruption across geopolitics, business, and society through the lens of AI, cybersecurity, and ethics. Episodes frequently feature academics, industry researchers, and senior students from York College of Pennsylvania, alongside external experts, exploring how AI incentives, data provenance, cognitive security, and new defense technologies reshape policy, education, and daily life. Notable strengths include a clear focus on white-box thinking, meaning spaces, and production analytics, as well as practical debates about ethical use, accountability, and human-centered design in complex, fast-moving environments.

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1. Quincy Quaye
2. Jared Vinson
3. Noah Smith
4. Noah Conigliaro
5. Henry Mahew
6. Dawson Shelley
7. Taylor Heie
8. Tyler Maxcy

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