Hope Hodge Seck 0:00 Welcome back to Left of Boom. I'm your host, Military.com managing editor Hope Hodge Seck. It's not often that you see generals and admirals walking around with a novel tucked under their arm. But if you do, there's a solid chance it's one written by Dr. Peter Singer and August Cole. These military technologists have pioneered a way to bring future warfare scenarios to life through gripping fiction that is as fun to read as it is terrifying to envision. Their first collaborative novel, Ghost Fleet ended up on the Marine Corps professional reading list and spurred a wave of military pitching and innovation events. Their most recent book, Burn-In, released in 2020, contains another round of eerie scenarios and predictions that are rapidly coming true. Today we'll talk about the most cutting-edge technology shaping the military, and how they're likely to affect future warfare forever. Peter Singer and August Cole, welcome to the show.