Show notes
On this episode of PTERODACTYL, we interviewed Jared B. Adams, the Chief Communications Officer for DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. If there is any scientific frontier, then DARPA is there. DARPA is an Agency of the United States Department of Defence, meaning that their mandate is to come up with inventions and discoveries that will assist the military.DARPA can be found at www.DARPA.milAs always, PTERODACTYL can be found at www.CentralEV.org/podcastThis podcast is a program of the Central Washington University Electric Vehicle Club, a college campus chapter of the Electric Auto Association.timestamps:00:00 ~ "Lorne Michaels" drops by the studio to give us a piece of his mind.02:36 ~ Announcements04:53 ~ What is DARPA?08:45 ~ Game - "DARPA, or You-Wish-You-Were-DARPA!"17:26 ~ Attaching guilt, and the nature of invention18:59 ~ A day in the life at DARPA22:26 ~ DARPA and Electric Vehicles24:50 ~ DARPA's relationship to other institutions28:50 ~ DARPA and the private sector30:04 ~ DARPA and outer space31:55 ~ Is your life affected by DARPA?32:57 ~ DARPA's coolest things35:47 ~ The Baker Electric, and the early days of EV38:58 ~ The Supply Chain Problem41:20 ~ Career Path Avenues43:53 ~ DARPA and undergraduate studies46:35 ~ We Pitch some ideas to DARPA!49:22 ~ Does DARPA retrofit current tech?51:01 ~ Tools can be used for both good and bad55:53 ~ How conspiracy theories are created58:43 ~ The private vehicles of the military1:00:23 ~ Carrington Events and EMP recovery1:03:09 ~ What do DARPA employees drive?1:07:00 ~ Guy's conversions1:07:53 ~ The Wildcat Racing Team1:13:21 ~ Epilogue