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Weapons of Mass Disruption

Dr. Tamara Schwartz

94 episodes

1 week ago

From surgical assistants to delivery bots, robots are quietly transforming hospitals from the inside out. These machines don’t just automate—they augment, assisting with everything from precision surgeries to sterilization, patient monitoring, and even emotional support. On this episode of WMD I hand off the hosting microphone to YCP Cybersecurity Management student Fernando Paulino Tavarez and Gavyn Miller who are experiencing first-hand how robotics and the Internet of Things are reshaping ...

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From surgical assistants to delivery bots, robots are quietly transforming hospitals from the inside out. These machines don’t just automate—they augment, assisting with everything from precision surgeries to sterilization, patient monitoring, and even emotional support. On this episode of WMD I hand off the hosting microphone to YCP Cybersecurity Management student Fernando Paulino Tavarez and Gavyn Miller who are experiencing first-hand how robotics and the Internet of Things are reshaping ...

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Weapons of Mass Disruption

Hospital Disrupted! When Tech Meets Treatment

From surgical assistants to delivery bots, robots are quietly transforming hospitals from the inside out. These machines don’t just automate—they augment, assisting with everything from precision surgeries to sterilization, patient monitoring, and even emotional support. On this episode of WMD I hand off the hosting microphone to YCP Cybersecurity Management student Fernando Paulino Tavarez and Gavyn Miller who are experiencing first-hand how robotics and the Internet of Things are reshaping ...

1 week ago

27 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

Driving Disrupted! Autonomous Vehicles Take to the Streets

The future of driving may not involve any driving at all. From highway autopilot to fully autonomous taxis, self-driving cars promise to revolutionize how we move through the world. But behind the sleek dashboards and lidar sensors are complex ethical questions, safety concerns, and infrastructure challenges that society is only beginning to confront. On this episode of WMD I hand off the hosting microphone to YCP Cybersecurity Management student Brayden Rampulla, who takes a ride into the wo...

3 weeks ago

15 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

Cybersecurity Disrupted! How Videogames are reshaping cybersecurity threats

What if the next cybersecurity breach didn’t start in a server room—but in a game lobby? As video games become more immersive, social, and connected, they're also becoming prime battlegrounds for digital threats. On this episode of WMD Dr. Tamara Schwartz welcomes YCP Business Analytics graduate Kaitie Ciano and Cybersecurity Management graduate Zach Deal to the show to explore how the mechanics of gaming—and the rise of virtual reality—are reshaping the cybersecurity landscape. From gamified...

1 month ago

40 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

Baseball Disrupted! Part 2: How AI is Changing the Game

Baseball has always been a numbers game—but now, it’s a game powered by artificial intelligence. What started with Moneyball and the rise of sabermetrics has evolved into a new era where machine learning models optimize lineups, predict pitch outcomes, and even generate scouting reports. On this episode of WMD Dr. Tamara Schwartz welcomes YCP cybersecurity management majors Jason Cassidy and Evan Hughes to the show. We discuss how AI is reshaping player development, in-game strategy, and fron...

1 month ago

39 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

Baseball Disrupted! Part 1: How IoT is Changing the Game

Baseball has always been a game of stats—but now, it’s a game of sensors, too. From smart bats that measure swing speed to connected stadiums that track every pitch, step, and fan reaction, the Internet of Things is transforming America’s pastime into a real-time data machine. On this episode of WMD Dr. Tamara Schwartz welcomes YCP cybersecurity management majors Ryan Partlow and Aaron Hershberger to the show. They explore how IoT is reshaping the way players train, coaches strategize, and te...

2 months ago

38 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

Soccer Disrupted! How Emerging Technologies Are Changing the Game

Soccer, or association football, originated in 19th-century England as a standardized version of various traditional ball games and quickly evolved into the world's most popular sport, governed globally by FIFA since 1904. But a lot has changed since the 19th century. This beautiful game is going digital. From AI-powered scouting tools to VAR’s controversial calls, technology is changing how the sport is played, coached, and consumed. Wearables track every sprint and heartbeat, while predicti...

2 months ago

29 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

Sports Disrupted! How Emerging Technologies Are Changing the World of Sports

Sports will never be the same. Algorithms are analyzing plays, wearables are tracking every movement, and fans are stepping into virtual stadiums from their living rooms. But as technology takes the field, it’s not just enhancing performance—it’s disrupting the very essence of the game. On this episode of WMD, Dr. Tamara Schwartz hands off the microphone to her YCP students, Cybersecurity Management major Devon Franz and Business Analytics major Toby Young who explore how data, AI, and immers...

3 months ago

14 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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 needs. Despite cultural resistance, these Gen X women demonstrated the personal courage to not just earn wings—but to fly into combat zones where no American woman had gone before. Yet even today, the legacy of their achievements faces challenges—not from...

4 months ago

1 hour 49 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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 cybersecurity management student Bryce Durham confront some of the hard questions: When is it appropriate to take the human out of the decision cycle? Can legacy military systems be integrated with AI? And the ultimate dilemma—should a machine ever be allowed to k...

4 months ago

28 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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 revolutionizing healthcare, this episode explores where quantum computing stands today and where it may take us next. Dr. Schwartz is joined by YCP Business Analytics major, Alyssa Russell to unpack the fundamentals of quantum computing and its growing impact acr...

5 months ago

41 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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 related to the applied use of AI tools. Three years later, the education sector still finds itself trying to figure out what it means to have AI as another tool to expand upon students’ learning opportunities, while managing the problematic uses. In this...

5 months ago

38 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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 Cybersecurity, Law & Strategy at the York College of PA, and the Founder and CEO of CyberconIQ, a human-centered cybersecurity company about the challenge of writing and educating in real time, when the facts may already be outdated by the time the i...

6 months ago

35 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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 us, it seems like an awful waste of space.” On this episode of WMD, we’re looking up—way up—into a mystery that has shifted from fringe theory to front-page news: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena—what most of us once called UFOs. What happens when pilots, scienti...

6 months ago

1 hour 13 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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, not understanding why they are in place. On this episode of WMD, Dr. Tamara Schwartz talks with Nevin Ferry, a cybersecurity management student at the York College of PA, about how radical ideologies are being spread through gaming platforms.

7 months ago

37 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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 meaningful outcomes? And how does disruption, from shifting industries to information warfare, challenge the way we use and trust AI? On this episode of WMD Dr. Tamara Schwartzwill be talking with Lisa Flynn, a human systems engineer and a doctoral researc...

8 months ago

39 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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!

8 months ago

1 minute

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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 is this more apparent than in cybersecurity. A recent survey showed that 30% of your employees think cybersecurity is not their responsibility – 30%! In other words, the perspective that “cybersecurity is an IT problem to solve” persists, despite eviden...

10 months ago

45 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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 cyborg organization. Cybersecurity personnel take on that responsibility, which requires 24/7/365 vigilance. Is it any wonder that cybersecurity people are experiencing burn out at unprecedented levels? Not only is the job demanding, but more and more, c...

11 months ago

34 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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, Crowdstrikecustomers experienced problems when there was an error in a line of code. Although this was not a cyberattack, the impact of this error was widely felt, and both Crowdstrike and IT shops worked hard to provide a remedy as quickly as possible. These even...

11 months ago

38 minutes

Weapons of Mass Disruption

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 of Pennsylvania. She was joined by YCP colleagues, Dr. James Norrie, Dean Zeller, and Devon Tolbert, and Sierra Magnotta, an AI & Machine Learning Applied Scientist at the ed-tech company Finetune. The AI Forum content was developed and moderated by ...

11 months ago

39 minutes