The Anomaly Hunters: Using Geoscience and Advanced Sensing to Decode the Hidden Earth | Edward B. Donaldson

In this episode of The NDS Show, Nick Smith sits down with Edward Donaldson, ExxonMobil veteran and quantitative geoscientist with decades of experience in the oil and gas industry, to explore the surprising connections between subsurface intelligence, national security, and the future of artificial intelligence. In this episode they cover: Why geoscience and national intelligence share the same problem: seeing in the dark How seismology, gravimetry, and electromagnetic sensors map what no eye can see Cognitive bias in high-stakes decisions, and how the CIA studies it What a nuclear submarine, poker, and a geoscience career have in common Why agentic AI fluency is non-optional for any technical professional today Can a machine learn to "see" what's buried under kilometers of rock? What do an oil well and an underground military target have in common? Is the convergence of quantum AI and remote sensing about to change everything? This is one of the most unusual and eye-opening conversations we've had on the show. If you've ever wondered what lies beneath the surface, literally and figuratively, this one's for you.