Armed with Science  

Mr. R. Paul Ryan, administrator of the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), will discuss DoD Techipedi a scientific and technical wiki, designed to increase collaboration among DoD scientists, engineers, program managers and operational warfighters. Defense professionals and researchers in science and technology (S&T) have to rely on increasing number of resources for monitoring current trends and advancements in their various fields of knowledge. They need to be aware of how these technologies are being used and repurposed to fill capability gaps. DoD’s S&T wiki, DoDTechipedia, (and its suite of services) is effectively addressing the needs of our most important client – the warfighter. A secondary goal of DoDTechipedia is to provide those in defense and S&T with a means to communicate, collaborate, and market their expertise.

DoD Techipedia
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)

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Dr. Ray Perez, program officer with the Office of Naval Research, will discuss how video games can impact adult “fluid intelligence,” the fundamental ability to reason and solve problems in novel contexts. When people think of the U.S. Navy, they may visualize ships, planes, and other military hardware -- not necessarily neuroscience or cognitive research. Scientists studying brain function point to a growing body of research suggesting that the brain continues to learn and improve cognitive function with age. Dr. Perez, who is contributing to a growing body of research on how the brain functions, will discuss the Navy's interest in "brain plasticity" and "fluid intelligence" and how today's neuroscientific research may literally change the way we think 10 years from now.

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Office of Naval Research

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Jennifer Ouellette, director of the National Academy of Sciences' Science and Entertainment Exchange, and Jamie Paglia, co-creator and executive producer of the SyFy Channel’s EUREKA, will discuss their experiences connecting the entertainment industry with top scientists and engineers to bring the reality of cutting-edge science to engaging storylines. The Science & Entertainment Exchange bridges this gap and addresses the mutual need of the two communities by providing the credibility and the verisimilitude upon which quality entertainment depends. Spanning the range of science topics, from insects to military science to extraterrestrial life and the mysteries of the ocean, The Exchange can find experts to identify and effectively portray the science details that complement a storyline. By constructing an informational nexus between science and entertainment, The Exchange is able to facilitate a valuable connection between the two communities.

The Science and Entertainment Exchange
The Exchange on Twitter
EUREKA Website
EUREKA blog
S.A.R.A.H. on Twitter

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Dr. George Doschek, head of the Solar Terrestrial Relationships Branch at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), and Dr. Russell Howard, astrophysicist at NRL, join us for a discussion of solar physics research. Solar events such as flares and coronal mass ejections have potentially damaging effects on such diverse things as space-based operations, communication and navigation systems, and electrical power grids. The goal of the solar physics research program at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is to develop a fundamental physical understanding of varying solar phenomena, the radiative and particulate emissions associated with the phenomena, and the behavior of the heliosphere, and the ionospheric and thermospheric components of the Earth's atmosphere in response to the phenomena.The appearance of advertising on this Web site, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, of the products or services advertised on this site.

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Naval Research Laboratory
Solar Physics Branch

The Naval History and Heritage Command Underwater Archaeology Branch addresses issues related to underwater research, including the science and technology used to locate and study wrecks, recover artifacts, restore and protect them.The appearance of advertising on this Web site, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, of the products or services advertised on this site.

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Underwater Archaeology Branch
Naval History and Heritage Command
WATCH: Artifacts from the Underwater Archaeology lab

The Defense Department Cyber Crime Center (DC3) has conducted their DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge for the last 4 years to identify and recognize the Top Guns in the community and solve real-world challenges that digital forensic examiners face every day. The real-world cases could be the forensic examination of a terrorist's laptop, the artifacts of a sophisticated intrusion by an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) into a critical infrastructure system, the desktop of a suspected spy, or to identify the producer of child abuse images. As technology proliferates into every aspect of daily life, the crucial evidence that proves or disproves an allegation may be found in a desktop computer at work or home, a GPS reciever, wrist watch, thumb drive, CD, DVD, cell phone, camera, or game system. Jim Christy (SA Ret), director of Future Exploration for DC3, will discuss why he created the contest and the future plans for the Challenges. Curt Barnard, a Cyber Operations master's student at the Air Force Institute of Technology and one of this year's Challenge winners, will discuss his experiences in the competition and his interest in digital forensics.

DoD Cyber Crime Center(DC3)
DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge

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