Click above to hear part 1 of Skeptic Check: New UFO Evidence, a discussion of the December 2017 New York Times article which revealed a five year government investigation into UFO sightings.

Featuring space journalist, historian and former NASA employee James Oberg, retired Air Force pilot, astronomer and director of the Grasslands Observatory, James McGaha, and Ben Radford, deputy editor of Skeptical Inquirer magazine and a Research Fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.

Skeptic Check: New UFO Evidence:
Part 1: Secret Government Program
Part 2: The Study’s Findings
Part 3: The Video
Part 4: Limits of Perception
Part 5: Investment Opportunity
Part 6: The Cover Up

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Big Picture Science is an immersive radio show and podcast that reveals the unexpected connections in science.

Our Skeptic Check episodes take a critical look at extraordinary science claims and pseudoscience.

Don’t settle for a science snapshot. Get the big picture. 

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Molly Bentley Executive Producer and Co-Host, Big Picture Science  

Seth Shostak Producer and Co-Host, Big Picture Science
Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute

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