UFO's: A Powerful Teachable Moment? A Flying Roundtable Talk With The UCR Podcast!

Luis, Mike and Rather specialize in discussing UFO's with skeptics and believers, and through laughter, love and logic, bringing people together to find common ground in our shared fascination and joy for imagination and the pursuit of science. Does the stigma around UFO's, even if logical, help science or hurt it? Can science communicators harness the incredible interest in UFO's for the benefit of science? Is the UFO debate an opportunity for learning how to discuss difficult issues by learning to become aware of your reflexive emotions and learning to listen to each other? Can that learn to gaining respect, building alliances, and helping the media and our educational institutions teach science better? Can deescalation lead to better education, and happier humans? This week, in this special roundtable discussion with a trio of guys who are creating a larger, safer space for nuanced discussions where scientific and skeptically minded folks can meet on the shores of Woo Beach with all kinds of other folks who inhabit our planet... and have friendly discussions where perhaps knowledge can be imparted, but before then, and perhaps even more importantly for civil society, mutual respect and kindness can be gained. If there are aliens visiting, do we have any chance of showing them there is intelligent and altruistic life here? Maybe the aliens don't show themselves because we look like terrible dinner party hosts! Learn more about the UCR Podcast and YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/LuAngeles1/ and https://linktr.ee/LuAngeles *** Join their upcoming BIG PHONE HOME three day virtual conference, livestream, laugh and learn festival, coming up on September 4-6! https://thebigphonehome.com *** Luis Jimenez and Michael Mataluni host The Unidentified Celebrity Review, which airs live Mondays and Wednesdays at 4 p.m. PST and Fridays at 1 p.m. UCR is a one-stop-shop for information on UAPs (unidentified aerial phenomena) and UFOs (unidentified flying objects). --- Got an IF of your own? Want to have us consider your idea for a show topic? Send YOUR IF to us! Email us at [email protected] and let us know what's in your imagination. No idea is too small, or too big! --- Want to support the show? Click a rating or add a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app! itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1250517051?mt=2&ls=1 Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe at WhatTheIF.com Keep On IFFin', Philip, Matt & Gaby