#23 Holiday Bonus Episode

On behalf of IPA, thank you for being part of the community and listening to The Cognitive Crucible podcast. This episode recaps the book and other online material recommendations from the Cognitive Crucible guests so far. We hope you find this useful.

#1 Rand Waltzman on Cognitive Security

• “Century of the Self” (YouTube video documentary)
• Computational Propaganda: Political Parties, Politicians, and Political Manipulation on Social Media by Woolley and Howard
• Propaganda by Edward Bernays

#2 Austin Branch, the US Army’s First Information Operations officer

• War and Anti-War: Survival at the Dawn of the 21st Century by Alvin and Heidi Toffler
• The Third Wave, by Alvin Toffler
• Future Shock, by Alvin Toffler

#3 Chris MacPherson on Business Innovation

• Farsighted by Steven Johnson

#4 Tony Sgro on Education, Terrorism, and Information Operations

• Messing with the Enemy by Clint Watts

#5 Robert Thibadeau on Lies

• “How to Get Your Lies Back: The Internet Court of Lies” by Robert Thibadeau
• “Fiat Lies are Genocide on the Human Race” by Robert Thibadeau

#6 Ben Riley on Innovation and Risk

• Monitor: The Story of the Legendary Civil War Ironclad and the Man Whose Invention Changed the Course of History by James Dekay

#7 Randy Rosin on Russia and Applied Cybernetics

• Communication Power by Manuel Castells
• The Rise of the Network Society by Manuel Castells
• Joint Publication 3-13 Information Operations (JP 3-13)

#8 Doowan Lee on COVID Disinformation

• LikeWar by Peter Singer
• Burn In by Peter Singer and August Cole by P.W. Singer and August Cole
• Information Wars by Richard Stengel

#9 Jackson and Lieber on Are We Our Own Worst Enemy?

• Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America by Christopher Wylie
• “Countering Disinformation: Are We Our Own Worst Enemy?” by COL Michael Jackson and Dr. Paul Lieber
• Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About it by Richard Stengel

#10 Tom Kent on Striking Back

• Do Morals Matter? by Joseph Nye
• Black Boomerang by Sefton Delmer (available to read for free)
• The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder by Sean McFate
• Striking Back: Overt and Covert Options to Combat Russian Disinformation by Thomas Kent

#11 Jacob on Social Norms, Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration

• Pre-suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence by Robert Cialdini

#12 Tammekänd on Deepfakes

• Sentinal’s recent Deep Fake Report
• Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse by Nina Schick
• Disinformation: Former Spy Chief Reveals Secret Strategies for Undermining Freedom, Attacking Religion, and Promoting Terrorism by Lt. Gen. Ion Mihai Pacepa

#13 Russell on Behind Enemy Lines

• Examining Complex Forms of Conflict: Gray Zone and Hybrid Challenges, by Dr. Frank G. Hoffman
• We Are Already Behind Enemy Lines: Lessons from the Secretive Online Fight Against the Islamic State by Len “Loni” Anderson, Nathan Fleischaker, and Brian Russell
• The Case for Change by Gen David H. Berger

#14 BDJ on Threatcasting

• Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution by Peter Singer and August Cole
• Future Babble: Why Pundits Are Hedgehogs and Foxes Know Best by Dan Gardner
• ASU Threatcasting Report: Information Warfare and the Future of Conflict
• Army Cyber Institute: Invisible Force Graphic Novella

#16 Brown on Deception Technology

• Deception in the Desert by Wyatt Olson Stars and Stripes
• Persuasion and Power: The Art of Strategic Communication by James Farwell
• The Elements of Influence: The New Essential System for Managing Competition by Alan Kelly

#19 Holzmann on PsyOps

• Munitions of the Mind by Philip Taylor
• Alfred H. Paddock Jr Thesis
• U.S. Army Special Warfare: Its Origins: Revised by Alfred H. Paddock Jr.
• Adventures in propaganda by Heber Blankenhorn
• Edward Lansdale: The Unquiet American by Cecil B. Currey

#20 Paul on the Firehose of Falsehood

• The Russian “Firehose of Falsehood” Propaganda Model by Christopher Paul and Miriam Matthews
• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• RAND #TruthDecay
• Story Smart: Using the Science of Story to Persuade, Influence, Inspire, and Teach by Kendall Haven
• The SAGE Handbook of Propaganda by Paul Baines, Nicholas O′Shaughnessy, Nancy Snow

#21 Villano on Congressional Authorities

• A Fierce Domain: Conflict in Cyberspace, 1986 To 2012 by Jason Healey and Karl Grindal
• Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age by Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne

#22 Mulvenon on Our Peer Adversaries

• China’s Quest for Foreign Technology: Beyond Espionage by William C. Hannas and Didi Kirsten Tatlow
• Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America by Christopher Wylie
• The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff

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