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Skeptic Check: UFO Conspiracy

Skeptic Check: UFO Conspiracy

Big Picture Science

August 7, 202357m 26s

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Show Notes

UFOs are back. This time they’ve landed on Capitol Hill in the form of a public, congressional hearing. We watched the hearing with great interest, but felt dissatisfied when it came to evidence. Claims that the government has alien technology are obviously tantalizing. So tantalizing, in fact, that it’s easy to overlook logical fallacies in how these claims are presented. We identify a few of the missteps. But what would convince you that the government is aware of alien visitation? Is the word of an authority figure all we need to accept that “they’re here?” 

Guests:

Benjamin Radford - Research fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

Nadia Drake - Science journalist and member of NASA’s UAP group

James McGaha - Retired military pilot and astronomer he's a longtime investigator of UFO reports and claims and he's a scientific consultant to the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

Mick West - A skeptical investigator who looks at claims of UFOs

Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake

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