Conversation 11 - Kevin Knuth

Recorded: 11 July 2018 Released: 12 July 2018 Duration: 51 minutes, 35 seconds   Host Paul Carr in conversation with Dr. Kevin Knuth, author of a recent article in The Conversation entitled "Are we alone? The question is worthy of serious scientific study."  The conversation centers around strategies for lifting "the veil of ridicule" that surrounds UFO studies, and Kevin's own experience, and how he came to take the topic seriously himself. Guest Bio Kevin Knuth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Entropy. He is a former NASA research scientist having worked for four years at NASA Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Systems Division. He has 20 years of experience in applying Bayesian and maximum entropy methods to the design of machine learning algorithms for data analysis applied to the physical sciences. His current research interests include the foundations of physics, inference and inquiry, autonomous robotics, and the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has been invited to give over 80 presentations in 13 countries.   Links Are we alone? The question is worthy of serious scientific study The Knuth lab Conversation 10 with Chris Cogswell Robert Hastings - The UFO/Nukes Connection Press Conference   Report a UFO API Case Files Follow us on Twitter API YouTube Channel    The UFO subreddit Credits: Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky   API Case Files and API Conversations are released under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike license.