October 21, 2025 I know many of you have experienced the same thing. We roll up on a member of the public who has just gone through a stressful event like a car wreck, and they struggle to answer simple questions. They may stand there, unable to decide if they should stay in the carContinue reading “New fMRI Study Reveals Drop in Prefrontal Activity Following Stress”
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Iit Ai Conference Summary
September 29, 2025 On Saturday, September 27, 2025, I attended the IIT Alumni Association of North Texas (IITNT) Conference in Frisco. The conference, called L.E.T.S. Talk, is an annual gathering of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) alumni to network and discuss developments in technology. You may be wondering why I was there. Last year IContinue reading “Iit Ai Conference Summary”
Responding in Time: Part 6 – The Individual
September 3, 2025 In Part 1, I talked about how time is our enemy and it is important to know the enemy. Time is not the clock. It is the progression of entropy. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/responding-time-part-1-jonathan-boyd-mqurc In Part 2, I looked at the idea that “now” is not a defined point. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/responding-time-part-2-when-now-jonathan-boyd-otgic Part 3 is about “entropyContinue reading “Responding in Time: Part 6 – The Individual”
Responding in Time: Part 5 – Distributed Mitigation Systems
August 19, 2025 In Part 1, I talked about how time is our enemy and it is important to know the enemy. Time is not the clock. It is the progression of entropy. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/responding-time-part-1-jonathan-boyd-mqurc In Part 2, I looked at the idea that “now” is not a defined point. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/responding-time-part-2-when-now-jonathan-boyd-otgic Part 3 is about “entropyContinue reading “Responding in Time: Part 5 – Distributed Mitigation Systems”
Responding in Time: Part 4 – Distributed Mitigation
August 12, 2025 Thank you for making it this far! Here are some links to the previous articles: In Part 1, I talked about how time is our enemy and it is important to know the enemy. Time is not the clock. It is the progression of entropy. From order to disorder. The steps towardContinue reading “Responding in Time: Part 4 – Distributed Mitigation”
Responding in Time: Part 2 – When is Now?
July 28, 2025 This is a follow-up to Part 1 of the series, “What is Time?” As a reminder, in Part 1 I tried to dive into figuring out what exactly we mean by “time.” If time is the foe we battle against at emergency incidents, then it seems fairly important that we understand it.Continue reading “Responding in Time: Part 2 – When is Now?”
The Human Challenge Behind Storm Warnings
May 22, 2025 Just finished reading the news out of St. Louis regarding the storm sirens. Here’s an article if you’d like to catch up: I’m sure all the details will come out over time, and I definitely do not want to cast stones, because I know how difficult these decisions are and how proneContinue reading “The Human Challenge Behind Storm Warnings”
Update on National Fire Academy Closure
May 12, 2025 There have been recent developments regarding the resumption of classes at the National Fire Academy (NFA). There’s good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news. I don’t have insider information, so this is speculation based on available reports, but the cancellation of classes appears tied to the freezing ofContinue reading “Update on National Fire Academy Closure”
Simulation, AI, and National Defense: What I learned from the NTSA Congressional Modeling and Simulation Conference.
February 25, 2025 I recently attended the NATIONAL TRAINING & SIMULATION ASSOCIATION Congressional Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Caucus Conference. The event helps shape legislative priorities for the coming year as they relate to modeling and simulation. While the focus is largely on the Department of Defense (DOD), many of the training concepts discussed connect wellContinue reading “Simulation, AI, and National Defense: What I learned from the NTSA Congressional Modeling and Simulation Conference.”
Edge Computing and Agentic AI: Moving Decision-Making Closer to the Incident
February 17, 2025 This article continues my earlier exploration of Agentic AI. If you missed that piece, you can check it out here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agentic-ai-ooda-loop-how-could-support-fire-service-jonathan-boyd-gjihc/?trackingId=E7w9jbrbCUILYiqKz3laug%3D%3D Time remains an unyielding adversary. In our operations, every fleeting second counts. Shifting mitigating actions closer to the incident’s onset has the potential to change outcomes drastically. Agentic AI holds promiseContinue reading “Edge Computing and Agentic AI: Moving Decision-Making Closer to the Incident”