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Sceptic Michael Shermer Reportedly Bets That 'Extraterrestrials Will Not Be Confirmed by 2030'

Michael Shermer has bet $1,000 that NASA, the NSF and the American Astronomical Society will not confirm extraterrestrial intelligence by 31 December 2030, despite new UAP records

International Business Times UK · 1h ago

UFO Skeptic Made $1,000 Standing Bet That Disclosure Will Never Happen — Then Joined New UAP Advisory Council

Michael Shermer, a noted UFO skeptic, joins the UAP Science Advisory Council, sparking debate over his ability to objectively investigate phenomena he has long questioned.

International Business Times UK · Jun 23

Latest US release of UFO files reveals strange lights but few hard facts

New batch of previously classified government documents takes no position on origin of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs)

The Guardian - US · Jun 12

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How the Epstein Files Became the Ultimate Conspiracy Theory

Michael Shermer examines the psychology behind pattern seeking, the limits of suspicion, and how the Epstein files fuel conspiracy thinking.

Reason · Feb 20

‘A lot of stories but very few facts’: sceptics push back on buzzy UFO documentary

The Age of Disclosure was granted a Capitol Hill screening and has broken digital rental records but does it really offer proof of alien life?

The Guardian - US · Dec 15, 2025

Harvard's Avi Loeb Bets $1000: We Will Find Alien Technology By December 2030

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb bets $1000 against skeptic Michael Shermer that humanity will confirm alien technology by 2030. Learn how the anomalous object 3I/ATLAS could decide the winner.

International Business Times UK · Nov 26, 2025

Michael Shermer: Conspiracy Thinking, Wokeness, and the Future of Free Thought

The founder of Skeptic magazine discusses whether conspiracy thinking is on the rise and whether it's coded right or left.

Reason · Jan 22, 2025

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Will Classified Prove to be "2022's Most Consequential American Book?"

Forgive me for bit of own-horn tooting, but it's not every day that someone as prominent and respected as George Will calls a relative obscure academic's work "potentially 2022's most consequential American book." In other news about Classified, I was a guest on Michael Shermer's podcast. Shermer, as readers may…

Reason · Jan 18, 2023

Michael Shermer: How Scientific American Got Woke

The science writer and journalist talks identity politics, wokeness, trans athletes, and why his goal is to find out what is true rather than to "be right."

Reason · Aug 16, 2022

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