Skeptic Check: UFO Conspiracy

Published: Aug. 7, 2023, 4:05 a.m.

b"UFOs are back. This time they\\u2019ve 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\\u2019s 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 \\u201cthey\\u2019re here?\\u201d\\xa0\\nGuests:\\nBenjamin Radford\\xa0- Research fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry\\nNadia Drake\\xa0- Science journalist and member of NASA\\u2019s UAP group\\nJames McGaha\\xa0- 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\\nMick West\\xa0- A skeptical investigator who looks at claims of UFOs\\nFeaturing music by\\xa0Dewey Dellay\\xa0and\\xa0Jun Miyake\\nBig Picture Science is part of the\\xa0Airwave Media\\xa0podcast network.\\xa0Please contact\\xa0advertising@airwavemedia.com\\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"