What happened to ontological shock?
Michael Glawson, PhD, is a philosopher of science and technology with a background in theology. He’s also the host of the podcast Anomalous Review & the UAP Studies Podcast. In this video, we cover the public’s love affair with cryptids, why new information is unlikely to smash our world view, ancient aliens, data vs entertainment & how the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies collects data.
This episode originally aired on April 14, 2025.
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2:14 UFOs as "the cryptid we're bored with"
3:24 The double-talk that primed us
5:56 Diana Pasulka and denominations of belief
8:00 The "aliens are demons" camp
9:19 The Alien Resistance Christian group
10:28 Why nothing smashes a worldview
12:24 Michael's personal crisis moment
13:57 Inside the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies
15:16 MUFON, NUFORC, and the data problem
16:53 300 best cases and emerging patterns
19:44 The missing taxonomy for non-human intelligence
21:09 The career risk of studying this openly
23:04 Defending the "petty" reputation concern
25:38 Philosophy vs. data as competing lenses
28:12 Why doesn't the public care?
28:40 Could disclosure hurt our "galactic reputation"?
29:22 The nuclear weapons parallel
30:39 The game theory of disclosure
33:48 UAP apathy vs. religious apathy
35:27 Kahneman's fast and slow thinking
36:23 Economic survival crowds out big questions
37:35 Why the NJ drones felt different
38:23 Michael's anatomy of the NJ drone panic
40:33 The Iran mothership claim debunked
41:07 The germanium-68 "missing nuclear material" myth
42:45 Thousands of unexplained military incursions ignored
44:35 If you could interview an alien
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