GUEST

- Brannon is a professor in the department of history at the United States Naval Academy, where he teaches the history of religion, and religious history of the Middle East. He has a PhD from the University of Chicago, and has published a staggering eleven scholarly books. His most recent book is on animal sacrifice and the origins of Islam, published by Cambridge University Press. His current research, however, focuses on the role of Non Human Intelligence in human history.

TOPICS

- What’s the relationship between UAP and religious experiences?

- How did you become convinced of the reality of non-human intelligence (NHI)?

- What’s it like researching and teaching such an edgy topic at such a straight-laced institution as the US Naval Academy?

- What can people with interests in UAP learn from the humanities?

LINKS

- Archives for the Unexplained: https://www.afu.se/

- Umberto Eco's The Search for the Perfect Language: https://amzn.to/4fUQkB2

- Brenda Denzler's The Lure of the Edge: Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs, and the Pursuit of UFOs: https://amzn.to/40nSzrO

- Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince's The Stargate Conspiracy: The Truth about Extraterrestrial Life and the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt: https://amzn.to/3PtSDjm

- Brannon Wheeler's Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam: https://amzn.to/4h3v4d5

- Brannon Wheeler's author page at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Ppkp0z

QUESTIONS

- What makes for a reliable UAP report, and what do the reliable reports tell us about the phenomena?

- What "kinds" of UAP emerge out of the data on UAP encounters?

- What are the trends in the form and behavior of UAP over the past 70 years?

- What does the data suggest about the origin of these strange phenomena?

GUEST INFO

Robert Powell is a chemist, engineer, and researcher with a BS in Chemistry and nearly three decades of experience in engineering management in the semiconductor industry. As the former Director of Research for MUFON (2007–2017), Robert established its Science Review Board and co-authored detailed reports on notable UAP cases, including the "Stephenville Lights" and the 2013 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico incident. A member of the Society for Scientific Exploration and the UFODATA project, Robert is also a co-author of _UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry_ and actively uses FOIA requests to uncover historical UAP-related data. Robert is executive board member of SCU. He and his wife reside in Austin, Texas.

LINKS

- Link to SCU's report, “The Reported Shape, Size, Kinematics, Electromagnetic Effects, and Presence of Sound of UAP”: https://www.explorescu.org/post/the-reported-shape-size-kinematics-electromagnetic-effects-and-presence-of-sound-of-uap

- Robert Powell's page at the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies: https://www.explorescu.org/robert-powell

- Robert's book "UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don't Know)": https://amzn.to/4fJpigG

- Robert's book "The Truth About UFOs: A Scientific Perspective": https://amzn.to/3V9Ny35

Guest:

Matthew Szydagiz is a professor of astrophysics at the university of Albany, a founding member of UAPx, a regular on the History Channel's *The Proof is Out There*, and a member of SCU.

Topics:

- Thinking through the most common objections to serious UAP research.

- UAPx's first research expedition to Catalina Island, where they attempt to observe UAP.

- The technologies and methods UAPx employs, and how they're refining their work going forward.

- Whether the search for dark matter was doomed from the start.

- Whether the ET hypothesis is the most plausible explanation for UAP.

- Which works of science fiction are best at thinking about the anomalous, and the future of humanity.

Links:

- Matthew Szydagis' faculty profile at University of Albany: https://www.albany.edu/physics/faculty/matthew-szydagis

- Matthew's profile on UAPx: https://www.uapexpedition.org/drmatthewszydagis

- Matthew's work at Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matthew-Szydagis