Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Intelligence”
Couple months ago I wrote this thread on Twitter about Russian interference in the 2016 election. <THREAD> I’m now hearing this meme that says Obama, Clinton, et al. are doing nothing, just gave up. Guys. It’s time for some game theory. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) December 11, 2016 I focused on three themes: 1. Russia has been involved in …
This piece, “Do you trust your computer?” is my latest for Al Jazeera English. The world has loved to read about the American intelligence apparatus “run amok.” Well, code breaking and spying has been the key to power for thousands of years, and computers have been key to that power for the past 62 years. Computer spying was a major …
Episode #3 of The Garland Report features Scott Smith, managing partner of the design firm Changeist. In this interview, Scott tells us why foresight (futures studies, futurism, predictive intelligence, whatever you want to call it) may not work from a top-down, decisionmaker-centric focus, but is perfect for design projects. Smith tells us about how the tangible nature of design takes …
Alex Bowles is currently Kickstarting a film about how our capacity to map the universe mirrors our entire culture. As we sit on the threshold of a revolution in mapping and imagery analysis, now is the perfect time to think about what this means to all of us. Wait, some movie about making maps? Important? Cool? Hey, just watch this …
In this episode of The Garland Report (please contact me if you can think of a better name!) I talk to Joshua Foust, independent journalist and analyst on geopolitical affairs about what the leaks by Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden mean for national security reform. It’s a broad-ranging discussion that moves the debate away from simple bombast about this or …