Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead Trump administration UFO council
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A Harvard astronomer whose alien-visit theories divide scientists has been picked to lead the Trump administration's UFO council — who decides what counts as credible evidence?
Paradigm ShiftCredibility HeuristicFringe Science LegitimizationPrincipal-Agent Problem
Theory Briefing
- A Harvard astronomer described as polarizing for splashy alien-visit theories has been chosen to lead the official U.S. UFO council.
- The appointment puts a scientist whose peers dispute his methods at the center of government-funded UFO investigation.
- Mainstream astronomers and true believers will now both watch whether institutional power shifts what evidence gets taken seriously.
- The pick raises the question of whether outsider credibility helps or hurts a field already struggling for scientific legitimacy.