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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.…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
Understanding Defense Supply Chain Risk
IDA Ideas host Rhett A. Moeller spoke to James S. Thomason and Julie C. Kelly, researchers at the IDA Systems and Analyses Center, about how they estimate the risks to critical supply…
Orbital Debris: Policy Implications
IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller spoke to Assistant Director at IDA’s Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) Asha Balakrishnan about the challenges orbital debris poses and how to respond to them…
DATAWorks 2023: Day 3 Attendee Reactions
IDA Ideas host Rhett A. Moeller spoke to Curtis Miller and Mark Herrera, researchers in the IDA Systems and Analyses Center, about their experiences as attendees on the last day of the Defense and…
DATAWorks 2023: Day 2 Attendee Reactions
IDA Ideas host Rhett A. Moeller spoke to John T. Haman and Jason M. Hustedt, researchers in the IDA Systems and Analyses Center, about their experiences as attendees on the second day of the Defense…
DATAWorks 2023: Day 1 Attendee Reactions
IDA Ideas host Rhett A. Moeller spoke to Addison D. Adams and Olivia Gozdz, researchers in the IDA Systems and Analyses Center, about their experiences as attendees on the first day of the Defense…
Peter Levine on the Defense Management Institute
IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller spoke to IDA Senior Fellow Peter Levine about his role as director of the Defense Management Institute (DMI), a DOD organization launched at a kickoff symposium at IDA on…
DATAWorks 2022: Day 3 Attendee Reactions
IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller spoke to Breeana G. Anderson and Kelso W. “Kelly” Horst Jr., researchers in the IDA Systems and Analyses Center, about their experiences as attendees on the first day of…
DATAWorks 2022: Day 2 Attendee Reactions
IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller spoke to Ricky D. Lindsey Jr. and Steven A. Rabinowitz, researchers in the IDA Systems and Analyses Center, about their experiences as attendees on the second day of the…
DATAWorks 2022: Day 1 Attendee Reactions
IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller spoke to Nicole L. DeGregorio and Allison L. Goodman, researchers in the IDA Systems and Analyses Center, about their experiences as attendees on the first day of the…
Orbital Debris Tracking: Improving Orbital Debris Environment Predictions Using Satellite Movement Data
IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller speaks to Daniel Pechkis, Jason Sheldon, and Stephen Ouellette about how they and others at IDA recommended an approach to improve predictions about the orbital debris…
Orbital Debris and Kinetic Anti-satellite Concerns: How a “Kessler Syndrome” Threatens U.S. Use of Space Assets
IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller spoke to IDA President Norton Schwartz, Joel Williamsen of the IDA Systems and Analyses Center’s Operational Evaluation Division, and James Heagy of the IDA Systems and…
China's Commercial Space Sector
In this episode of IDA Ideas, host Rhett Moeller interviews researchers from IDA’s Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) about their research into China’s commercial space sector. STPI…
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IDA Ideas has published 19 episodes since May 2020, covering topics in Science.
IDA Ideas is currently highly active with new episodes semi-annually. Average episode length is 19m.
