UFOs and Aliens - What Science Says | Donald Prothero | TEDxResedaBlvd

[@Postdisclosureworld]

This won't age well.

[@psyche7049]

Yeah, they are sticking their heads in the sand and hoping for the best. Lol. This presentation was an obvious attempt at misinformation if I have ever seen one.

[@ProjectUnity]

Not at all... this is quite embarrassing

[@henryzeno]

Word up UFO Jesus!! Hope you upload again soon :)

[@yupdup9643]

so US navy is completly nuts publicly admiting ufos...

[@typerez1251]

Didn’t expect to see you here. But I agree, this is misinformation, using logic to make sure the blind, stay blind.

[@_JEBUS]

Well this guy must be fun at parties.

[@ztrussell]

Too bad he didn’t tackle something more intellectually challenging, like the US Navy disclosures from the last 2 years.

[@psyche7049]

My thoughts as well.

[@THEAWAKINGSOUL]

that's what I was thinking, has he not heard about the Nimitz incident or Navy guidelines changing on the reporting of UAPs, their egos overwhelm their ability to think outside the box.

[@ChrisSmith-gt6lg]

I agree

[@epaepa128]

Thank you!!

[@lelksldfsjwjdo]

It's too bad he isn't more intellectually challenging. Period.

[@elikelly65]

This is the type of close minded science that scares me. There are so many things wrong with his so called scientific method. The first is his close minded attitude.

[@trombone113]

Regular thinkers think they are close minded too. Especially the arrogant turd ones.

[@billahler7728]

@Vlasko60 I couldn’t agree more.

[@sthor5326]

Dr. Michio Kaku he is not.

[@weatherballoon8251]

This guy would have defended the flat earth theory in the 16th century.

[@ahrimanic7]

Or the 21st Century.

[@ChideNorms]

WeatherBalloon I’ll defend flat earth right now. You should give it due diligence and check out eric Dubay’s “200 proofs earths not a spinning ball”.

[@BreakTheRules2011]

@@ChideNorms Check out Sci Man Dan - He loves Eric Dubay and explains away every point he makes at a level that requires no more than a high school education.

[@robkinn7238]

@@ChideNorms I am sorry, you are naive.

[@wyattguilliams9472]

@@ChideNorms Show me a picture of you spitting over the edge then I'll believe Earth is Flat There's absolutely nothing stopping you "scientists" from going down to take that picture

[@mgl576]

11:30 He says that the small grey alien started with a movie from 1964; actually, the first description of a gray is from the Betty and Barnie Hill abduction story in 1961. There goes his argument.

[@mgl576]

@Mocco Mongananzo that is fine, I was talking about that one.

[@jayknight139]

Exactly

[@theworldaccordingto4555]

Grey alien go back to the late 1800's. A novel titled Meda: A Tale of the Future published around 1891 by Kenneth Folingsby. In the book he describes his encounter with small, grey-skinned aliens with balloon-shaped heads. The narrator in the book is thrown into the future to a time where everything he knows and recognises has changed dramatically. (It is set in Glasgow, Scotland, if I remember right? My old grey matter isn't always the most reliable databank when trying to remember something from 40+ yrs ago. I struggle to remember what I had for dinner some days! ;-) If I remember right HG Wells also described similar beings in one of his stories (sorry can't remember which). But I do remember them being described as large heads with little or no noses or was it no mouth? I think they where us in the distant future. A forerunner of the Time-Machine, where the Eloi were also similar to greys (in the book). So Grey Aliens/humanoid aliens/bug eyed aliens/odd looking future humans etc have been in popular culture and science fiction novels from the beginning of the genre or certainly for a lot longer than the 1960's. Just saying... PS, I've read and loved science fiction for a long time (and spin off crossover genres). 'Forbidden Planet' is still one of my fave sci-fi movies of all time (the story, the sets, the colour, the saucer, the robot, the Krell & city, 'the plastic educator' machine, the first ever FTL Travel Speed etc are all fabulous. The story of course is based on, Shakespeare's - The Tempest) It is also the first ever film to have a 100% electronic music soundtrack. Or as it is worded on the opening movie credits, 'Electronic Tonalities by Louis & Bebe Barron.' No synthesizers back then either. Pure electronics and magnetic tape... I've even got the album!

[@Pedigreedotexe]

@The World According To I'd say that's a pretty good memory lol

[@himoffthequakeroatbox4320]

The Hill story wasn't published till 1965. Bang goes YOUR argument.

[@UnidentifiedAerialPhenomena0]

TED, still mad at you for flagging the real UFO Talk: "Wanted: A Science of UFOs | Alexander Wendt |"

[@psyche7049]

Bunch of jokers, these guys.. who do they think they are fooling?

[@ProjectUnity]

Tell me about it! took the liberty of re-uploading it.. TED needs to step outside of its box.

[@guipe43]

@Yesmer The same thing that happened in the Netherlands in 1979 occurred in Sweden in 1996. See "UFO Sweden 1996", here in KZbin.

[@predator-gt5ip]

have you seen ivan0135 clips? what do you think?

[@guipe43]

@@predator-gt5ip Yes, I have. I do not know what to think of it.

[@DocDanTheGuitarMan]

One of the better talks on the subject. Cultural argument is persuasive. How do we explain the radar, IR video with eyewitness fighter accounts verified by the pentagon?

[@bryanlongshore6198]

Right...I'm 59 and I've seen enough evidence already....I don't need an astro physics pseudo genius telling me what's real....these craft are moving in ways that defy physics as we know it....but we don't even have a unified theory of physics..... Check into the Phoenix lights phenomenon..

[@user-gs2jg7fr9e]

Balloons, glitchy radar and misinterpretation of instrument readings. If I've learned anything it's that skeptics are NOT popular, don't get any views but almost always right.

[@csabaszabo8624]

did you see the Pentagon videos? what is misinterpretation there?@@user-gs2jg7fr9e

[@lenotou3690]

I find it distressing that a so-called scientist renowned in his specialty uses an opposite method, contrary to any scientific approach by drawing definitive conclusions, only from a few examples. This method is not scientific, it's pitiful, it's a shame!

[@lenotou3690]

Ken Able Nothing to do with intelligence, it’s just a matter of method! 😀

[@psyche7049]

@Ken Able I have no doubt Le is in fact smarter than this clown. This presentation is absolutely pitiful.

[@lenotou3690]

Sean Yes I have. Two years ago.

[@logomoniclearning6680]

You forgot to add 'Pathetic'

[@swahiliranger1022]

The burden of proof is on you, not skeptical scientists who you disagree with for not confirming your own unproven views.

[@riffman6948]

This guy clearly hasn't done any research on ufo evidence

[@DysmorphicP]

Hes done research on debunking on cases that could be easily debunked, not the 5% of cases that couldnt get proved as fake.

[@Kaijuz33]

Exactly that, also not to mention he's biased and not open minded.

[@robkinn7238]

He is what I call a lazy minded, self-proclaimed expert.

[@CptBligh84]

Or crop circles...

[@gerrymcerlean8432]

@@DysmorphicP Just because you can't disprove something doesn't make it true. It just means you can't explain or understand it.

[@ufonewsnetworksunday4856]

This is one of the weakest things I've ever seen.

[@tomw4821]

I can understand the need for phenomenon to be replicable, to have controls and peer-review in laboratory science and in many other aspects of scientific investigation. Yet with a huge deal of phenomena this isn't possible. And especially with something as consequential as the possibility that alien life might be visiting our planet, needing it to be replicable and to be able to have controls on it seems absurd! He misrepresents a lot of the information that he delivers and makes conclusions that are wildly biased and seem only to put this subject into a neat box 'lets just call it all a hoax'. The UFO phenomenon is a real phenomenon: there are consistent accounts and reports all over the globe from reputable sources of crafts defying our conventional ideas of what is possible, given our current understanding of physics; The abduction phenomenon is a real phenomenon: you only have to read the work of Dr. David Jacobs and Dr. Karla Turner to see the same thing - there are consistent accounts of what these aliens look like, what they do and how they do things from around the world that give this phenomenon a basis of validity. People are experiencing the same thing. Please look into this seriously and don't take this mindless approach based on our current assumptions of whats possible. Read the literature and make your own mind up! A couple of great books are: 'Alien Agenda' by Jim Marrs and 'Walking among Us' by Dr. David Jacobs - I'd also encourage anyone looking into this seriously to read the Allies of Humanity Briefings which are online here (alliesOfHumanity(dot)org).

[@loveisthemostpowerfulforce1397]

@@beyond2535 It did mine. It made me angry.

[@sheildingepicness]

@@tomw4821 it still needs to be replicable to be factual, if a ufo appeared one time and there was no way to prove it then it likely never appeared; no matter how fantastical or not the phenomena is

[@mumblefluff]

Actually I think it's fairly good stuff

[@benbraceletspurple9108]

@@sheildingepicness ha, so what took down 911? That's hard to replicate but it happened

[@primatesrusb.p4823]

This was a condescending attitude and bias towards the subject.

[@mumblefluff]

I don't think it is, admittedly it's heartbreaking when you want to believe, and I do. Most of us want it to be extraordinary, but it's not likely that, sadly.

[@adamzaidi1748]

I was once a skeptic. I used to dismiss claims about UFOs and even crack jokes like this so-called scientist until the day I seen it up close and personal for myself. This event happened back in 2014 off the coast of Puerto Rico. While on a large boat, me and a friend of mine observed what look to be a glowing light flying at a very high altitude then quickly descended down over the water for about a minute or two. At this point the unidentified object was maybe 300 yards from us. I could see every detail very clearly and so could everyone else. It was so unreal it actually frightened me as well as everyone else. It looked as if it stopped to observe us for a minute and then quickly plunged itself into the ocean. As it plunged itself into the ocean it seemed as if it did not disturb the water, like it smoothly glided in without making a wave or ripple. You can see the light reflect through the water as it traveled deeper and deeper until the light disappeared. Then maybe about 20 minutes later another craft or possibly the same one very similar looking ,but just a little further of distance came out of the water and either hovered or floated above the surface of the ocean for about 10 to 20 seconds. Then it quickly risen itself for about 100 feet and then shoot off into either space or somewhere far in the atmosphere. None of us were under the influence of anything. The unidentified craft look to be larger than our boat which had to be every bit of over 100 ft. The shape was hard to describe. It was somewhat triangular but a bit rounded. It had a bluish yellow plasma discharge or light at the bottom in the center and then at the rear in the center and then three red lights at each corner. That day quite literally changed my life because there was no way that that could have been any secret military aircraft of any kind. It was totally silent and accelerated from 0 to maybe 25,000 miles an hour pretty much instantaneously.

[@TommyDBeatbox]

It’s actually skeptical to assume a unidentifiable flying object is an alien. It’s unidentifiable you cannot assume it’s an alien. If your on the band wagon of jumping straight to aliens at every unexplainable and unidentifiable thing is skeptical. They are being critical there is a difference

[@adamzaidi1748]

@@TommyDBeatbox Oh and let me say one more thing. If you were there with me and the other witnesses and seen what we all saw, even though I know exactly where you're coming from. Knowing if you seen it too you wouldn't be saying that anymore and as a matter of fact it would start sounding ridiculous to continuously just say well it's an unidentified thing and to suggest for someone to assume if it is of extraterrestrial origin is crazy. It's the same when someone tries to suggest it's most likely of earthly origin makes them sound crazy to us. Also the fact that there were aquatic scientists, yes aquatic scientist but scientists nonetheless on that same boat who never believed in anything like this, look at you and say they think that was some type of alien spacecraft with watery eyes because of the fear it brought upon all of us, will make you completely understand why we say it cannot be from here or just continuously use the term unidentified. It will make you think twice before thinking it's unreasonable to believe or say it is of extraterrestrial origin. I would bet my life you would believe it to be not from this world as well. Many scientists from across this world never believed in the same phenomena until they experience it too, then they become obsessed.

[@joecater894]

@@TommyDBeatbox but its clear its a machine all the same... and then you have to ask yourself, "can we built it?" ... because we're the only life on earth that can build machines... if someone sees a ball of light.. thats different... but if it has clear structure... then its a machine.

[@TommyDBeatbox]

my point is still the same. Seeing something your eyes cannot explain isn't evidence and isn't a reason to assume it is aliens, just because your mind cannot comprehend what you have seen doesn't mean it's any you can claim. And for someone to say "it is an alien" just because they cannot comprehend it is actual being skeptical. saying "it's unidentifiable and therefore we cannot confirm it to be aliens" isn't skeptical it's just simple sticking with the facts. And sticking with the facts doesn't mean you don't believe in the possibility of aliens but it's just sticking with the facts

[@philwelling7172]

Love it !

[@guysmarkus1]

It's a rare gift when you have the opportunity to meet a gentleman such as this who is 100% sure he knows everything! Someone should inform this guy that science is fueled by ignorance not arrogance.

[@blindspotspotter.2352]

I dunno if these people are actually receiving stipends from the Government or if they have just been so well programmed by the government but regardless, what they are employing does not seem to be science.

[@TwiztedHumor]

How astute good sir, hat's off to you! I could not have put it better.

[@genxlife]

@@TwiztedHumor He's NOT 100 percent sure of what he says! That's why he's asking for SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE!

[@RocknRollAddicts]

@@genxlife Yeah, and he goes about it in a biased and close minded way. That’s not scientific

[@Richard-pd7rp]

😂 It's true!

[@ConorFenlon]

You know what else isn't science? Cracking jokes. If there are aerial phenomena out there that are, indeed, unidentified, then do your job, and take it seriously, and try to study them. That's science.

[@bluebull399]

It has been studied, for years. If anything credible was ever discovered it would be breaking news throughout the whole world. This idea that a coverup conspiracy could exist in todays connected world is absolute madness. 99% of scientists are scientists because they want to uncover the truth. Scientists searching for alien life have the same passion for the truth as fans of science fiction. They watch the same movies and TV shows and share the passion we all have for the truth. The scientific community would never allow a coverup on aliens, it would be leaked within minutes.

[@ConorFenlon]

@@bluebull399 Also, if it has indeed been studied for years, where are all the the peer-reviewed, published, journals, papers, and findings from these studies? Nowhere. Why? Cause douchebags like this guy in the video would be more than happy to ridicule anyone willing to study these phenomena so much that they would eventually lack all credibility and be out of a job.

[@dennisnegrido686]

@@ConorFenlon The reviews are very, very few, and the studies on aliens did not stood up to scrutinies. As for the moment, the scientific stance is there has not been any credible evidence of any alien coming from another planet.

[@dingalarm]

You've hit the nail on the head 👌 This guy, along with other so-called scientists like Neil DeGrasse Tyson really irk me, because of their close-minded and blinkered view towards UFOs and aliens. Even if they don't believe in aliens, why don't they bother to take a *serious* look at what these UFOs could be ? Their apathy really amazes me !! 🙄😞

[@ConorFenlon]

@@dingalarm Christ, don't get me started on NDT... There's not a single person on this planet that likes the sound of their own voice more than Tyson..

[@joelfromportland]

If this guy was abducted by aliens and his rear end probed, he would insist it was a dream or hallucination.

[@zetareticuli3723]

Or his wildest fantasy

[@andybrown1439]

That and a reach around...

[@rodriguezelfeliz4623]

Because honestly, a dream or an hallucination seems much more likely

[@nerostackmen9046]

Aliens are verry real there’s even documents that say we will make the public think believing in aliens is crazy. And I seen aliens clearly

[@jjt1881]

Yeah, because probing anuses is exactly what an Alien Civilization will do. Do you even hear yourself???

[@paragozar]

Nothing about the Navy, Stanton Friedman, Phoenix lights, Rendlesham Forest.

[@dazzadazzalin6148]

A documentary is coming out soon based on the Rendlesham Forrest incident called 'Capel Green'.

[@VeryStupid4547]

Don't forget the Belgian wave & the Hudson valley flap.

[@abc-yg6tk]

Nimitz, commander fravor+, 2004 Roosevelt, Ryan Graves+, 2015 Rendlesham Forest, Commander Halt, Jim Penniston, 1980 (Beware the fraud, warren and misinfo) Operation Prato (Saucer), Brazil,1977 Ariel school, Zimbabwe, 1994 Westall School, Australia, 1966 Trans-en-Provence, France, 1981 Phoenix Lights, US, 19?? Lonnie Zamora, New Mexico, 1964 Malmstrom Air Force Base, 1967 Tehran 1967

[@filipematias5127]

@@abc-yg6tk Arizona, Phoenix Lights - 1997 Tehran, Iran - 1976

[@logomoniclearning6680]

Nah, He'd probably say they were all hoaxes or something silly along those lines.

[@ItsTheWayYouLikeIt]

This is the first time I've ever been disappointed in a TED Talk

[@LawTzuTao]

You and me both. I'm specifically looking for any scientists that will address the Navy footage that recently confirmed they were real. I'm not even saying they're aliens. I just want to know what scientists think about it. I thought this would be the guy, but he seem so out of touch. Like he's completely unaware of recent events.

[@vitorbalbio]

"In this talk, he unravels the truth behind the UFO phenomenon." What a pretentious (and non scientific) statement.

[@sheildingepicness]

It’s actually very true, you can look up the links between cryptids, dragons, and aliens to the world culture and amount of information at the time if you really care to let something get through your thick, non-scientific skull

[@alann1975ify]

@@sheildingepicness ate you saying there were not dragons that spit fire

[@swayjaayy5495]

@@sheildingepicness there is trends that are set by books or entertainment varities. But there are stories of lights in skies doing odd things before flight by man was even invented and before science fiction. We just called it religion or mythology then. But there are stories going back a very amount of time. So you cannot use his excuses in that matter. There's still plenty of sightings that have no correlation with science fiction or entertainment influence. There's a reason why a large number of scientists believe in UFO's and extraterrestrial life. And their scientific knowledge are more closely related to the subject.

[@PerScientiaAdAstra]

...wow! An impressive achiement! This man and his father have managed to solve the UFO mystery in one, late-night sitting, watching TV on the couch! Kudos!

[@astroboy7712]

it would be even more impressive still... if you learned how to spell!

[@oiocha5706]

"I've already made up my mind, don't bother me with the facts."

[@gerrymcerlean8432]

I think it's you whose mind is closed

[@pedrosmith4529]

@@gerrymcerlean8432 It's great to have an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls.

[@robertokrebbers6402]

Can you please explain what is flying on those just released declassified videos from the American navy ??? and did you ever heard of Dr.Steven Greer and his many many witnesses..regular people..pilots..police...soldiers..radar operator's..people with high security clearances etc if this was a peer review I would say "go home do your homework and start all over" this is just to short minded...

[@kaedasonata4432]

@@robertokrebbers6402 Those people made an entire tv series about it. You're pretty behind.

[@robertokrebbers6402]

@@kaedasonata4432 thanks for your comment..and ??? Who are "those people?"... And I was talking about this video and what this guy says in this video.. What he said was really to easy and to shallow..what he said makes no sense,I mean let's say 90% of all cases are easily debunked but it's the 10% of all cases which are a mistery...why didn't he talk about the 'Phoenix lights' or 'the Belgian UFO wave' or talk to people from DrGreer all those witnesses...it makes no sense to talk about the 90% that is easy debunked..but nothing on those 10% those real mysteries..and again THIS video and what he said in THIS video..and last I thought when someone serious does an serious investigation he/she keep an objective mind..something what this guy clearly didn't do/ have...again thank you for the comment and sorry for my bad English language I.m from the Netherlands...nice weekend and stay save

[@elevenisoneplusone]

If it helps you sleep at night to condescend and try to explain away what makes you uncomfortable, more power to you. The rest of us will keep an open mind and move forward.

[@davidvincent6149]

EXCELLENT!

[@drqedar9415]

THIS SHOULD BE POSTED ON A BILLBOARD.

[@mvtito2711]

It's not about being uncomfortable, it's basically facts.

[@digitalforensicsglobalsolu7966]

Exactly!

[@isaaccais5121]

If it helps you sleep at night to reinforce your theory with deep fake images and “breaking news” reports more power to you. The rest of us will not waste more than these 17:50 and will keep a closed mind until…..contact. I bet a thousand bucks you believe in bigfoot as well.

[@sebastiannilsson82]

Lol I would want to see this guy try to explain the videos that the American navy released a few years ago 😂

[@callumevans7934]

He's not making many good points. 9 myths late.

[@callumevans7934]

Months sorry.

[@rockroll7218]

my thoughts exactly! this guy is a joke.

[@juhaniwinter]

The tic tac ufo and navy tapes are debunked by none othet but yhe navy itself, as weather balloons etc. The pilot only observed the ''ufo'' via instruments, and formed many false observasions such as the speed and position of the device. Do your research - don't fall for eye witness' prooves. As of today, there are NONE theories of ufo's that are backed by facts.

[@RedPhil87]

@@juhaniwinter I don't know where you're getting your information, but I do know that you are wrong .

[@jamesfrench8015]

Boy is this guy going to have a breakdown in the near future...

[@ittihat1555]

We’re almost there

[@casskillian]

How much longer?

[@jediknight73]

I would take jet pilot opinion on the tic tax .they see stuff all the time.

[@ittihat1555]

@@casskillian the pentagon is going to release what they know in June I hope they make it true

[@PhantomBulletGames]

@@ittihat1555 And 2pac was to return 2014 with the world ending 2012, we're just in an alternate universe right?

[@realmetatron]

Someone should explain to this poor man that life from other planets is not supernatural or paranormal.

[@tomw4821]

I can understand the need for phenomenon to be replicable, to have controls and peer-review in laboratory science and in many other aspects of scientific investigation. Yet with a huge deal of phenomena this isn't possible. And especially with something as consequential as the possibility that alien life might be visiting our planet, needing it to be replicable and to be able to have controls on it seems absurd! He misrepresents a lot of the information that he delivers and makes conclusions that are wildly biased and seem only to put this subject into a neat box 'lets just call it all a hoax'. The UFO phenomenon is a real phenomenon: there are consistent accounts and reports all over the globe from reputable sources of crafts defying our conventional ideas of what is possible, given our current understanding of physics; The abduction phenomenon is a real phenomenon: you only have to read the work of Dr. David Jacobs and Dr. Karla Turner to see the same thing - there are consistent accounts of what these aliens look like, what they do and how they do things from around the world that give this phenomenon a basis of validity. People are experiencing the same thing. Please look into this seriously and don't take this mindless approach based on our current assumptions of whats possible. Read the literature and make your own mind up! A couple of great books are: 'Alien Agenda' by Jim Marrs and 'Walking among Us' by Dr. David Jacobs - I'd also encourage anyone looking into this seriously to read the Allies of Humanity Briefings which are online here (alliesOfHumanity(dot)org).

[@ICreatedU1]

"I can understand the need for phenomenon to be replicable, to have controls and peer-review in laboratory science and in many other aspects of scientific investigation. Yet with a huge deal of phenomena this isn't possible. And especially with something as consequential as the possibility that alien life might be visiting our planet, needing it to be replicable and to be able to have controls on it seems absurd!" The problem with this faulty reasoning of yours is that you can replace "alien life" with a number of other irrational ideas and the footage you are referring to becomes evidence for every single one of them: ghosts, gods, souls, demons, inter-dimensional beings, angels, humans from the future, proof we live in a simulation, you name it. The proof will always be in your mind, not in the facts. And since it is impossible based on the evidence to determine which of the irrational proposition is potentially the right one, we have to trust a rigorous objective evidence-based process according to which all of the above, including the alien hypothesis, is simply, as things stand, unsupported by the evidence. That doesn't mean it can't change! "The UFO phenomenon is a real phenomenon: there are consistent accounts and reports all over the globe from reputable sources of crafts defying our conventional ideas of what is possible, given our current understanding of physics" You can replace UFO by any gods or religion. There also are also billions of consistent accounts of what God looks like. Half of the world seem to agree that He is one dude (monotheism). Does that in any way, shape or form prove that gods are real? Why not? Does the probability that he is indeed one dude, as opposed to many dudes, increase the more people defend it? There are consistent account by schizophrenic people of what their delusions entail... So what? This is why anecdotal evidence CANNOT be considered evidence, ever. Why? Because based on it, one can prove literally anything. What about spirits and angels? And how come son many people think they are Jesus Christ? There must be a real phenomenon of Jesus Christ related reincarnations, right? No there isn't, no matter how many billion of people claim the opposite. "The abduction phenomenon is a real phenomenon: you only have to read the work of Dr. David Jacobs and Dr. Karla Turner to see the same thing" Replace abduction with "astral projection" or "reincarnation" or "divination"... now what? Surely i can also provide a few PhD's who research, extensively write about and defend the idea. Look, this is all very bad epistemology like I keep repeating, it's misunderstanding what evidence is and it's also being wilfully unaware of all the known biases and mental illusions humans are known to be prone to. It's all documented and fascinating, too bad you guys prefer to believe in aliens.

[@RocknRollAddicts]

I actually agree with you on this, this video sucked and was just very biased and bad information.

[@Richard-pd7rp]

​@@RocknRollAddictsNah, you're alright, mate🙏. We don't all believe in "aliens" though (I don't have a clue what's going on 😂). It's complicated, is what I'm sayin. I guess there's varying degrees of openess to the topic (however that's defined🤷‍♂️) but the bloke in the video I think is acting mostly in good faith... p'raps the mild ridiculing was uncalled for 😕, but no one's perfect 🙏. I'm glad to see the hard sciences at least entertaining the topic 🙂 Though my suspicion is we will need also the humanities to help us begin to get a bead on the phenomenon (or phenomena) 🤷‍♂️ Live long and prosper. 🖖

[@zacharyholtsclaw4918]

But science fiction has also depicted ever piece of technology we have today

[@supplex1783]

And when Navy pilots see objects making 90 degree turns at 3 times the speed of sound and capture it on radar and video it's an illusion

[@dimitridehouck9506]

Whatever it was. Pretty sure it weren't aliens.

[@gwills9337]

@@dimitridehouck9506 No way we have tech like that. Aliens is overwhelmingly more likely.

[@dimitridehouck9506]

@@gwills9337 No it isn't, Most likely it's a natural phenomena. It always is. Aliens are the very last resort we should think about.

[@Belliaum777]

@@dimitridehouck9506 Aliens is a natural phenomena.. just not one from our World.

[@Afura33]

@@dimitridehouck9506 and you know this because you are a navy pilot?

[@HeavensGremlin]

So much for scientists being 'objective'...!!!!

[@ChrisSmith-gt6lg]

This would have been more convincing if he had stepped out on stage and said.....UFO's? Nothing to see here folks!, and then walked off stage.

[@googlegoogle9712]

That was a great speech. I completely agree with every point you made. People are ridiculous.

[@eronmiller9097]

The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.

[@SugoiEnglish1]

Tell us about the Tic Tac and the 23% of the original Project Blue Book cases that had no explanation?

[@TommyDBeatbox]

So things with no explaining means aliens. That’s not how science works. And sure there is many many manyyyy videos debunking the “ tic tac” but I’m sure you wouldnt know because most of you are the ones that are actually bias and never try to find any other explanations before going to your favourite ufo alien KZbin first

[@michaelcoulter714]

Yes but the stigma attached to this subject over the decades has scared most scientists away for studying this subject in a serious way..fear of ridicule or osterization has kept the subject in the closet.

[@kevinb3812]

So true, especially in the USA. Canada does not work so hard to hide information as we historically have.

[@blindspotspotter.2352]

It's good to see the scientific community taking a stance and it's hard to argue with the scientific method. That said, this guy's stance seems to be "Just believe whatever the government tells you to believe.". I mean FOIA? Really? Come now.

[@blindspotspotter.2352]

@Vlasko60 That's not the point I was making. My point is a FOIA whether fulfilled or not have nothing to do with the scientific method.

[@redhammer9910]

I'm not taking the bulk of the UFO sightings as realistic but from my own experience I have no doubt something exists. That said the lecture style was familiar and you see it a lot now with debunkers. Sound logic but heavily flavoured with an equally staged preconceived perspective more often than not media generated. See it a lot of it these days, your being told what to think.

[@bernaldelcastillo1768]

No mention of commander David Fravor and Ryan Graves

[@budbud5377]

Disclosure would create a big problem for scientists when they find out we're actually thousands of years behind.

[@1000bouddhas]

I’ll add this. This man infers that the Navy is lying, the media is lying... in the usual debunker’s own terms, isn’t that called... CONSPIRACY THEORY? 😂 Ted should flag this!

[@Jeffrey050711]

I wonder how much the CIA paid this guy.

[@jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974]

🤔 damnnn

[@davidvincent6149]

$83,987

[@rockroll7218]

very valid point. I was wondering the same thing. He is definitely a misinformation agent

[@cookimonster1251]

@@rockroll7218 might be rite u no y he repeats that 50 000 flying only night all the time over&, over again that's y I clicked video seeing his face &he's on bout the exact flying at night.job

[@MoneyMotivation360]

I haven’t even watched this yet & I already know he won’t say a damn thing of interest until the gov confirms it first. Aren’t scientist supposed to do the research?!

[@DouglasOsto]

Thanks for the lecture on scientific method. What about all the hundreds of eye-witness accounts by military personnel over the last seventy years backed up by radar and other observation equipment of real material UAP performing at speeds and maneuvering in ways that cannot be explained according to our current knowledge of physics? The extraterrestrial hypothesis is perfectly legitimate and has been maintained by numerous experts and scientists since the late 1940s.

[@luxephil123]

there you go, just because you can't explain it therefore it's extraterrestrial. Clown.

[@astroboy7712]

"Eye-Witnesses" are proven to be unreliable - this is true in all types, crimes, trials, and especially in these type of cases.

[@DouglasOsto]

@@astroboy7712 True but many of these are expert military observers and their observations are oftened backed up with radar and other instrumentation from the most advanced sensors.

[@erikm4904]

This guy is awesome. What a great talk. He makes a great point about how unreliable eyewitness can be, and how with more camera's were seeing less proof of UFOs

[@deniscorreard6482]

Donald Prothero, expert in geology, field of expertise: sticking his head in the sand

[@davidscott1052]

😂😂😂

[@gerrymcerlean8432]

Dr Prothero has all the knowledge necessary to speak on this topic. He's a professional scientist. I did not hear him claim that UFOs are not alien. What I did hear him say was that there was not enough evidence to support this hypothesis. He didn't say it was the idea was false, just that it hasn't been shown to be true. You really need to remove your earplugs and try to hear what people 'actually' say, not what you 'think' they say.

[@professorhelsing7305]

@@gerrymcerlean8432 he purposefully admitted key arguments and information, like project blue books 23% of sightings that baffled the team, and videos and photos that clearly depict a UFO. I’m not one to agree with any hypothesis concerning UFO’s, I just know that UFO’s are a truly unexplainable phenomenon.

[@fhnasution8868]

But Carl Sagan also quotes: “The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space."...

[@LookzA]

But even Carl Sagen didn't believe that aliens have visited the earth.

[@scottstreet1]

@@LookzA He didn't believe it impossible either.

[@LookzA]

​@@scottstreet1 It isn't impossible just highly imporable that we'll ever meet intelligent aliens.

[@scottstreet1]

@@LookzA I know what you mean; distances, and being found etc. If 'they' have evolved, even only a few thousand years ahead of us, there understanding of physics and the universe will be profound to us....'as if to be magic' as A.C. Clark puts it. Maybe that's what we're seeing now; something so seemingly impossible, we just don't believe it....?

[@orangefield100]

@@LookzA he was blackmailed into silence

[@mrblueberry2139]

I know there’s a lot of BS about aliens and UFOs but how does this dude know with certainty what’s out in the universe?

[@jayknight139]

Simple, he doesn't

[@Umbator]

I was getting so frustrated watching this guy, and glad to see from the comments I am not alone

[@davidvincent6149]

LOOK AT THE RATIO OF LIKES TO DISLIKES!!!!!!!! This is the only video I've ever seen that has more dislikes than likes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NuntiusLegis]

Science is not about making anybody glad or less frustrated.

[@markanthony4546]

Yep there’s a bunch of idiots just like you down here.

[@davidvincent6149]

@@markanthony4546 I've reported you to KZbin for bullying and harassment.

[@markanthony4546]

@@davidvincent6149 and I’ve reported you for spreading misinformation. If you can’t handle other’s opinions then I feel sad for you.

[@MrStalingonzalez]

Mr. Prothero is way behind the conversation. Update: We're not asking if they exist, we're asking where they're from.

[@gerrymcerlean8432]

Maybe you are asking that - I'm not.

[@CasGoKrazy]

Gerry McErlean so what are you asking? Because as an intelligent person the only question should be are we alone.

[@robertmiller5258]

I wonder what this guy makes of the US Navy sightings with their multiple witnesses, extraordinary flight characteristics and recorded by multiple electronic sensors?

[@Knight766]

They have all been debunked

[@Kathammus123]

​@@Knight766who debunked? Explain it please

[@reubanrajan2679]

Good luck disproving the Nimitz UFO and eye witnesses!😂

[@albertknabe3713]

Ignorance is bliss. Skepticism isn't Science.

[@friendlyone2706]

Skepticism as a question source and research inspiration is very much science.

[@albertknabe3713]

@@friendlyone2706 Meh...

[@PolarBear_Gaming_More]

I love this guy. He's a genius, he could disprove gravity.

[@drgreenthumb2607]

The internet may be full of lies but it is also full of truth, if you know where to look.

[@davidvincent6149]

YES

[@oscopin74]

Sadly. He's correct. I want to believe, but yeah. Theres no real evidence.

[@jaysoncolbert6187]

U must've not seen the government videos released.

[@TheDragon-v7d]

@@jaysoncolbert6187 that doesn’t prove aliens jackass

[@orangefield100]

Bob Lazar

[@travishunter9778]

The most convincing testimony ive ever seen were from dozens of children of the Ariel School incident. Later as adults have the same testimony.

[@asgeirsp1]

This Ted talk will not age well.

[@mitch3443ful]

This is the kind of guy to tell children there is no Santa Clause

[@kevinlong4084]

There's no santa?

[@brink0fextinction]

Better to tell them the truth than to feed them lies.

[@richardschwarz7907]

This guy is our new J. Allen Hynek during project blue book operations...Go there and show them a weather ballon, case closed.!

[@jpungello]

The new documentary THE PHENOMENON is vewy compelling

[@blindspotspotter.2352]

It's a good flick and a great primer for the uninitiated. However, I didn't get a lot out of it that was new to me. I'd love to see a documentary that deals strictly with the alien agenda. Why are they observing us? Ate they actually abducting humans and if so, why? Did they create us? Are they interdemensional? Are they from the future? Etc. There is so much meat left on the alien/UFO bone besides "Do they exist?"

[@wartem]

You can get many people to believe in things that doesn't exists..... like made up gods.

[@brillo31]

This lecture has become dated since the DOD disclosure of UAP’s during the Nimitz Incident and David Fravor coming forward. Will be interesting to see how things unfold from here..

[@charlescabana7849]

He should talk to our retired minister of defense in Canada.

[@hyojinkyoma9620]

He makes lots of claims with little evidence.

[@johnthreesixteen316]

Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

[@astroboy7712]

who the heck is efhesians???

[@lowmax4431]

This guy is right, and so is David Fravor.

[@1000bouddhas]

We know that Sagan quote. We know about Occam’s razor. What arrogance. Same old story. Whatever scientist (in this case a geologist?!), using the same tired arguments to explain the Holy Gospel of Science to us idiots. Knows nothing about any serious cases, won’t even look at them. The thing is, even I who’s just a semi-learned UFO guy could easily destroy that man in an evidence based debate. The best critics of ufology are ufologists themselves... you know... like in any other field of research?

[@gerrymcerlean8432]

Eye witness reports and recordings are NOT evidence. Now, what were you saying.

[@tjolofree1134]

they do exist. they are here. the phenomena is not new, nor uncommon. and what my family has seen and experienced, in Bastrop Co., at our home, directly, is not of this planet to any rational conclusion. and the pilots both in air and space are not lying. cmon, you exist, we exist, they exist. its simple.

[@the.shotgun.approach]

The scientific method is inadequate when it comes to UFOs because you can't replicate UFO sightings for experimentation.

[@astroboy7712]

you're so right - it's the quantum flux generated by the aliens when the fart that have given the rest of you a fact-resistant virus - you're nothing but a bunch of perverts who enjoy getting probed - that is so sick

[@ritamarie4453]

I normally don't read commentary. Truly a life changing event..I have not thought alien for a long time. I consider a race we may share this planet with. Admiral Byrd,or something along that line. A change of "venue" ,I'm sure upon witnessing. Thanku for sharing. Can't say I would. People are not generally considerate ,especially about things,that may frighten them.. .

[@aguy559]

Now more than ever, we need to hear this.

[@TenaciousDmitchell]

This man makes some very good points I agree. Problem with our culture is that it is easier to manipulate under educated populace.

[@JohnDoe-vo6uf]

i am an engineer, making 300k per year; honors graduate with masters degree, managing a large international team. 45 years old. i was a skeptic, even debunker. the fact that there are many lunatics or tinfoil hats is masking the truth. US has been hiding stuff on UFOs and there is a veil of secrecy on anything related to them. I suggest you read Hyneks book and research further. This guy may even be on cia payroll for all i know.

[@sveinungj]

Flat earthers should get this guy to prove their theory

[@tubularguynine]

The only thing this guy proved is he’s frightened of the truth.

[@alexismiller4360]

How is this even allowed to be a Tedx?

[@davidvincent6149]

I've read every comment. Yours is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@silviusuelbus3108]

This actually shows how narrow minded some scientists can be...

[@moow950]

Explain the released UFO videos by the US Navy, Mr. Sceptic!!!!

[@albedougnut]

UFO does not mean alien spacecraft. It means unidentified flying object. If you have evidence that they are actually aliens, then present it.

[@letitrest4662]

If everyone thought like him, and there was no wind, the world would never have discovered gases.

[@badrockxxx]

Well for one.....there is a wind....so using an impossible hypothetical to prove an unrelated point is your first mistake. Second....he’s talking about using established scientific principles that are largely the reason we know that gasses exist, and would have known they exist even without wind.

[@Jason-wm5qe]

@@badrockxxx whoosh

[@slackstarfish8133]

@@badrockxxx r/whatthefuckareyousmokingugoodbro

[@chillaxing-_-1312]

/whooosh

[@Tony-fx9ky]

@@badrockxxx Check Chris Letho channel

[@papagen00]

In a nutshell, UFO does not equate space alien. We need to start using a new term for these 'unidentified' or unidentifiable flying objects because people always associate them with little green men.

[@zetareticuli3723]

Just reported as 'Spam or Misleading'

[@davidvincent6149]

Good one!

[@elastar5700]

but the Roswell incident happened in 47, so how do you explain the "grey alien" theory with media from the 50's and 60's?

[@jaywasd]

I agree with the approach he's taking but I was looking for someone to go over specific videos, like ones released by the military. I've seen claims that the UFO's in these videos seem to be doing things that humans don't, at least publicly, have the ability to do. I want math either confirming or denying these claims.

[@Tony-fx9ky]

Check Chris Letho channel

[@will.roman-ros]

I think their heads are so far up their own a**es that they can't even do that, bc it would hurt their egos. It speaks volumes that Dr. Mack almost lost his job at Harvard for researching the Ariel School Incident. If it weren't for a Rockefeller involved, he probably would've been let go.

[@jaysoncolbert6187]

I don't think you could understand this "math" you speak of

[@kidpoker007]

What about the navy fighter pilots that have in video moving at 5000 mph making turns that nothing we know of can do

[@theotherebikeguy1473]

Isn’t the Navy Pilots account “proof”?

[@bademoxy]

perhaps it can be called "evidence" .

[@bluebull399]

No, to write a scientific paper you have to provide evidence. An eye witness account is not evidence, it's just a story.

[@OakLawnRoyalty]

Touché! Obviously TedX Talks are not peer-reviewed either. The guy has an advanced degree in geology and rather than, you know, enlighten the world with his expertise, he tries to get us to ignore the fact that top NASA scientists predict we'll have evidence of alien life within the decade. So desperate for validation he pulls out the "My daddy worked at Area 51" card, while everyone knows that that's the only thing Area 51 employees have government clearance to say is that they worked on spy planes like the Stealth bomber. He doesn't bother discussing more complicated issues such as the 2006 UFO sighting over O'Hare airport by 12 American Airline employees and countless reports over the past decades by aviation professionals.

[@notagreyalien4423]

This is gonna age like milk

[@pcb8059]

Im confident in real UFos, but applaud the Skeptics, they are our best friends, they are not the Enemy and the only Quality Control we have. Progress is 99% falsifying hypothesis. Eventually the Truth will be known and skepticism will have helped the Truth

[@Eyeofra880]

So tell us about your thoughts on the evidence now in congress with the AUP hearing after 50 years of silence ? How about a trained military pilot( several actually ) giving their statements of how it performed , there trained experts, they seen something amazing that they couldn’t explain , coming for 80,000 feet to 5 feet above the water in 0.7 seconds ? The problem with you is that until it’s officially announced somone like you will never look into the topic without stigma or a Laugh about it unfortunately . The department of defence is on front of congress for a reason , maybe it’s not aliens ? Maybe it’s a different dimension it something else we simply don’t understand we’re not the pinnacle of evolution we’re still learning . Open your mind to other possibilities, intelligent possibilities

[@TheSpookyDuke]

My ex wife was a scientist too, but unlike this guy she would always claim: Nothing's impossible unless proven so. She also said that human development doesn't guarantee we can or must explain everything.

[@gevansmd1]

just a comment, Zeus and Thor were Greek and Norse Gods but they were humanoid in appearance. The lecturer said humanoid alienst didn't appear until the advent of science finction.

[@jay-rk1mn]

His dad was probably a janitor there that's why

[@santitafarella3121]

I'm stunned that this TED talk gets so many thumbs down. It's excellent and sensible.

[@will.roman-ros]

@F. Friedrich Kling Hauss can I steal your quote at the end? Brilliant!

[@gioviocorleone6577]

After researching this subject for long time, I keep comeback to this guy to brainwash me so I have a brand new brain to start researching again.

[@CryptoRich1]

Well played ! I hope you know aliens exist

[@83piwo]

Very painful to watch... what a waste of air!

[@jacobkobald1753]

Damn his dad went to area 51 and didn't see alien craft!???!! Man they must be fake cuz one guy says he didn't see something

[@NuntiusLegis]

He worked there for decades.

[@jacobkobald1753]

@@NuntiusLegis yes because anyone who works there has access to the whole facility right? Thats how top secret works....

[@gavinperch9413]

This same logic could be applied to alien sightings I think. If you're saying we shouldn't trust his information because he personally didn't see aliens you would also have to say that just because someone personally saw an alien it doesn't mean it's actually aliens.

[@jacobkobald1753]

@@gavinperch9413 No that doesn't apply. The point I'm making is that one person's lack of experience doesn't in itself doesnt negate others experiences.

[@gavinperch9413]

@@jacobkobald1753 right which means that ideally neither can be trusted with their experience or they can both be trusted. In which case means more information aside from personal experience is needed to decide who is telling the truth.

[@Liscome]

This is not aging well. It was outdated the day it was filmed

[@jason_samosa]

Hilarious, one moment it’s all about how eye witness testimony is irrelevant, next it’s all “my dad said so”

[@davidvincent6149]

This speaker is nuts.

[@NuntiusLegis]

Someone as close to you as your dad who worked at the location for decades is of course more trustworthy.

[@jason_samosa]

@@NuntiusLegis absolutely I agree. But I somehow doubt he would extend that same epistemology to anyone who believed something that contradicted his worldview.

[@aujax1]

where did you come up with the number 50,000 people seeing the aircraft?

[@zetareticuli3723]

Oh dear. This man is a scientist? I guess radar footage accompanied by eye witness accounts from multiple people trusted to fly planes with Nukes strapped to them isn't credible evidence. ... He actually mentioned a weather balloon...hahaha WTAF

[@darbycrash55]

lets talk about the nimitz.

[@sheildingepicness]

Great take on what people often overlook about humanity and our history

[@will.roman-ros]

Literally overlooking a plethora of historical evidence, which includes physical evidence.

[@createtheworld4701]

There is so much scientific evidence that speaks to the contrary. His nonsense doesn’t even warrant an argument. He has a lot to learn.

[@SoundsOfLament]

This person was clearly desperate to include a Ted talk into his resume, that he chose the easiest topic to ridicule. What an accomplishment sir!!! Bravo 👏🏼

[@kylebushnell2601]

The only reason it’s easy to reticule this because that’s all it was was in the past, this guy is a throwback- a relic

[@Ibelieve218]

So all this field of metal was a balloon right

[@shirleystricker]

He needs to face the fact that his Dad was dead wrong. I wondered why he was so bent on proving his point .