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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