Are UFOs Legitimate Science?

UFOs, UAPs are dominating the media, but what do astronomers really think is going on? Check out our sponsor by using the code coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan

Over the last few years, there has been growing public attention and interest in UFOs/UAPs fuelled by whistleblowers, leaked videos and of course the media. But astronomers have been looking for life in the Universe for decades already, using systematic searches and established scientific methodologies. No-one spends more time looking up and thinking about aliens than astronomers, so what do we think about this? How does science more broadly ingest UFO claims? Today, in the spirit of transparency, we explore this complex and evolving topic...

Written and presented by Prof David Kipping. Edited by Jorge Casas.

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::References::

► Yingling et al. (2023), "Faculty perceptions of unidentified aerial phenomena", Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10, 246,

► Kopparapu & HaqqMisra (2020), Scientific American, ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,’ Better Known as UFOs, Deserve Scientific Investigation

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► 0:00 - A Slowly Lifting Fog - Brad Hill

► 3:41 - Falls - Life in Binary

► 6:46 - Northern Boards - Brad Hill

► 10:34 - To Quiet the Drumming Inside My Head - Brad Hill

► 14:48 - Chasing Out the Chaos - Brad Hill

► 19:44 - Cylinder Seven - Chris Zabriskie

► 25:55 - Joachim Heinrich - Y

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