Pseudo-Archaeology, UFOs, and the Need for Authentic Skepticism

Pseudo-Archaeology, UFOs, and the Need for Authentic Skepticism

To distinguish the truth from bullshit, rational skepticism is required. This is not the same as contrarianism, conspiracy theories, or a blanket refusal to accept any and all sources of authority and expertise.

Why The Pentagon Needs to Address UFO Disinformation

In 1988, a recently-retired U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) agent claimed on live television that the government was working with aliens at a secret base in the Nevada desert called Area 51 and that the “extraterrestrials have complete control of this base.” In the program, the producers blacked out the OSI agent’s face, and he went by the codename “Falcon.” The agent’s actual name is Richard Doty. It’s listed on the IMDb p…