Weapons of Mass Disruption
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 volcanic eruption. Join IQ4U’s Dr. Tamara Schwartz and her invited guests in this new podcast exploring the intersection of globalization, technology, business, ethics, and social change as we learn to live with Weapons of Mass Disruption.
Episodes
87 episodes
Combat Aircraft Disrupted! The first women in combat aviation
In 1994, a barrier that had grounded generations of women finally lifted. Secretary of Defense Les Aspin formally opened combat aviation roles to female service members—a milestone born from years of determined advocacy and shifting military ne...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:49:06
Decisions Disrupted! When Machines Decide
AI is accelerating faster than the operational environment can adapt. From autonomous systems to decision-making algorithms, the speed of innovation is outpacing policy—and ethics. In this episode of WMD, Dr. Tamara Schwartz and YCP cybersecuri...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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28:38
Physics Disrupted! Quantum Computing…Toward Chaos
As the world becomes increasingly defined by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA), quantum technology offers powerful capabilities, but not without strife and concern. From its role in optimizing supply chains to revolution...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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41:34
Student Disrupted! Ethical Uses of AI in the Classroom
When ChatGPT came on the scene a few years ago, educators at all levels were not sure what it means to include AI as part of the classroom experience. Some sought to exclude it from the classroom, while others sought ways to include education r...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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38:51
Manuscript Disrupted! Writing a Book on AI
In a world where artificial intelligence is evolving faster than we can document or teach, staying current has become a moving target. On this episode of WMD, Dr. Tamara Schwartz talks with her colleague Dr. James Norrie, a Professor of C...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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35:20
Our Place in the Universe…Disrupted!
The movie Contact, starring Jodie Foster, features a memorable moment. While speaking with a group of students, Foster’s character—an astronomer searching for signs of extraterrestrial life—gazes up at the sky and says, “If it’s just u...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:13:05
Your Children Disrupted! Radicalizing Youth in Video Game Platforms.
Video game environments like Roblox and Minecraft attract children as young as age 9. Although there are content restrictions, such as limited chat functionality, voice communications, and friend requests, many children bypass these protections...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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37:39
Education Disrupted! How Prompt Engineering is Impacting Teaching & Training
In an age of rapid technological change, AI-generated content is reshaping communication, decision-making, and even the way we think. But with this power comes complexity—how do we craft prompts that cut through noise, avoid bias, and drive mea...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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39:10
Season 4 premieres February 19!
The podcast where we explore the impact of technology, social change, and disruption. The VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity - just keeps on coming! Season 4 begins February 19th!
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Season 4
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1:05
Culture Disrupted! Building a Security First Culture
Management consultant and educator Peter Drucker has many famous quotes attributed to him, but one of his most memorable by far is “culture eats strategy for breakfast, operational excellence for lunch, and everything else for dinner.” Nowhere ...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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45:51
CISO Disrupted! Cybersecurity Jobs & Mental Health
Take a look around. Work is no longer a place you go, but something you engage in. Industries have become cyborg – a physical, human, digital hybrid. This creates intense pressure to maintain the IT infrastructure that is the lifeblood of the c...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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34:33
Software Disrupted! Securing the Software Supply Chain
The 2017 NotPetya cyberattack exploited the software supply chain when malware was embedded in a routine update of the M.E. Docs software, an accounting software similar to Quicken, which is widely used in Ukraine. This past summer, Crowdstrike...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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38:38
Part 3 - WMD Presents: The York College of Pennsylvania Artificial Intelligence Forum: When AI Converges With Other Tech
On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, WMD Host, Dr. Tamara Schwartz participated in a panel on Artificial Intelligence sponsored by the Kinsley School of Engineering, Sciences & Technology and the Graham School of Business at the York College o...
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39:48
Part 2 - WMD Presents: The York College of Pennsylvania Artificial Intelligence Forum: AI & the Workplace: What Does the Future Hold?
On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, WMD Host, Dr. Tamara Schwartz participated in a panel on Artificial Intelligence sponsored by the Kinsley School of Engineering, Sciences & Technology and the Graham School of Business at the York College o...
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22:09
Part 1 - WMD Presents The York College of Pennsylvania Artificial Intelligence Forum: What is AI?
On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, WMD Host, Dr. Tamara Schwartz participated in a panel on Artificial Intelligence sponsored by the Kinsley School of Engineering, Sciences & Technology and the Graham School of Business at the York College o...
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26:34
Respect Disrupted! Changing the way you think about your customer
One of the most common expressions amongst cybersecurity practitioners is “there is no fix for stupid.” This statement is usually accompanied by a shake of the head, laughter, or maybe a shrug. Another version of this sentiment might be “show m...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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36:31
Disrupting Manufacturing…How 3D Printing Will Impact Supply Chains
Manufacturing has traditionally been subtractive. We start with a piece of material, and we subtract material by cutting it away until we have the object we are trying to create. 3D printing, also referred to as additive manufacturing, works in...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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28:42
Escaping Reality…Evolution of VR/AR/XR in Video Gaming
At some point in time we have all dreamed of being someone else or somewhere else. When you read a fantasy book that felt so real, you wished you could go to that place. Or maybe you were watching a professional sporting event and imagined that...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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37:24
Privacy Disrupted! What exactly did you agree to in that user agreement?
We live in an age of surveillance, but few of us pay attention to exactly how closely we are being tracked. Devices like the Ring doorbell, the Apple Watch, Google’s search engine, and the smartphone in your pocket provide location, imagery, vo...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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35:03
Sex Disrupted! Applications of AI and Robotics in Sex Tech
The sex tech industry is a recognized early adopter of emerging technology and driver of innovation. In fact, ecommerce and bandwidth technology are two examples of innovations that came from the sex tech industry. On this episode of WMD, Dr. T...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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22:20
Definitions Disrupted…AI the Newest Business Buzzword
Let’s play Buzzword Bingo. Business Analytics. Cybersecurity. AI. Big Data. ChatGPT. Blockchain. IoT. Let’s talk tech. On this episode of WMD, Dr. Schwartz talks with two of her YCP students, Madison Furrow a cybersecurity management major and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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37:41
Job Search Disrupted…Removing the Human from Human Resources
When we think about human resources and personnel, we think about people…about humans! But AI is taking the personal out of personnel. Since the introduction of Human Resources Information Systems into the hiring process, the job search experie...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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40:28
“Real” Disrupted…Is Something Real in Virtual Reality?
What is real? This is the question posed to the Velveteen Rabbit by the Skin Horse. He goes on to explain that “Real isn’t how you are made. You become.” The rise of Augmented and Virtual Reality technologies makes this question even more compl...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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59:37
Sports disrupted…Wrestling with IoT
Coaching in sport is extremely important to development both as an athlete and as a whole person. The tools a coach has at their disposal is a factor in how they can help their athletes prepare, train, reflect, and recover. Emerging technologie...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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29:35
A Soldier’s Life Disrupted…Tech Tales from the Front Lines Part 2
On the last episode of WMD, one of Dr. Schwartz’s student veterans, Mr. Jon Ritt, a business analytics major at the York College of Pennsylvania, shared war stories from his first deployment to Southwest Asia to describe how technology is shapi...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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34:07