February Colloquium

Distinguished investigative journalist and Pulitzer-Prize finalist Garrett Graff joins the Society for a colloquium focused on his newest book, UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here - and Out There. (A review of Mr. Graff's book for the Washington Post can be found here.)

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*Please note: this colloquium is open only to members of the Society.

April Colloquium

Prof. Michael Bohlander, Chair in Global Law and SETI policy at Durham University, discusses his recent book Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Law: The Applicability of Rules of War and Human Rights with Society Advisory Board members Dr. Steven Fuller (social and political philosopher at the University of Warwick in the U.K.) and Dr. Michael Uhall (a political theorist at Indiana University East).

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Information about Prof. Bohlander's book, published in 2023, can be accessed here. A review of the book published in the Society's journal Limina, is available here.

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*Please note: This colloquium is open only to members of the Society.

May Colloquium

In a recent essay published in The Debrief, philosopher Dr. Bernardo Kastrup (who is known for his outspoken defense of philosophical idealism which he calls "analytic idealism", and his criticisms of philosophical materialism) proposes to argue, rationally, for a seemingly surprising thesis regarding what some UAP could be: advanced nonhuman but terrestrial technology. Dr. Kastrup does this by arguing that the best and most credible evidence for UAP is plausibly explained by the so-called "Silurian Hypothesis", which references a hypothetical advanced, intelligent, nonhuman yet terrestrial species.

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Join us for what should prove to be a lively discussion focused on Dr. Kastrup's essay!

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*Please note: This colloquium is open only to members of the Society.

October Colloquium

Prof. Greg Eghigian (Penn State University), a distinguished member of the Society's Advisory Board, joins us for a colloquium devoted to his first book on the subject of the history of the UFO phenomenon, After The Flying Saucers Came. Prof. Eghigian's book was released by Oxford University Press in June 2024.