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Someone on twitter suggested I look into “occult sigils,” so I looked at the wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SigilNow, in general I follow Korzybsky’s idea that meaning comes down to structure, and aim at structural congruence to reality in my “ids” and avoid the arbitrary, tho I haven’t found it possible to stick to that strictly: structural words especially, like “what” and…

A refresher or very basic intro to quantum computing, followed by Prasad’s discussion of the tic tac UFO case.  Highlights of this latter topic:

1. The official recorded speed of the tic tac object was 31 mach (i.e. 31x the speed of sound).  The unofficial calculation was 88 mach.  (Although this distinction was unexplained, I think Prasad was referring to the speed the Navy detected versus the speed(s) determined by later research.)

For comparison of speed, our current fastest fighter plane (F-15) reaches around 2.5, the Russian Mig-25 2.8, and the retired US SR-71 spy plane 3.3.  In 1966 the experimental rocket plane X-15 hit mach 6.7.  Intercontinental ballistic missiles can go, so I’ve read, up to mach 20.  So, mach 31 is freaking fast.  Mach 88 is like the speed of a space probe, but in the case of the tic tac one that can hover in the atmosphere and go from motionless to hypersonic speed almost instantly - or so say the reports.

2. Prasad and his team plan on conducting a data gathering trip to a west coast location where there are frequent reports of tic tacs.  Upshot: as crazy as it sounds, we might have scientific evidence of alien intelligence visiting earth within the next couple of years.  Prasad believes that it’s highly unlikely these craft are human made.  He notes that near instantaneous acceleration would appear to violate the second law of thermodynamics.  How likely is it that the Russians or Chinese, say, have somehow figured out a way around this scientific principle?  (Or anyone, from earth or elsewhere?)

11-19-19 Jeff Bennett, Ph.D & Deep Prasad, Science, UFOs & Intelligent Life

Streamed live on 19 Nov 2019

HOUR ONE: Astrophysicist Jeffrey Bennett on our solar system, black holes, the big bang, the possibilities of intelligent life in our universe, our bottleneck of technology and much more. HOUR TWO: Deep Prasad, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, extraterrestrial artifacts, UFOs and more. FOR FULL SHOWS, EVERY WEEK AS A PODCAST FOR YOUR MEDIA PLAYER, PLEASE SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/join/2959947

JEFF BENNETT (Ph.D., Astrophysics, CU 1987) has taught at every level from pre-school through graduate school and is now a full-time writer/speaker/educator focusing on student and public understanding of math and science. He is the lead author of best-selling college textbooks in astronomy, astrobiology, mathematics, and statistics; of six books for children that have all been read by astronauts from the International Space Station and of critically acclaimed books for the general public on topics including the search for extraterrestrial life, Einstein’s theory of relativity, and global warming. His writing as earned numerous awards, including the American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award. Other major endeavors include serving as a Visiting Senior Scientist at NASA Headquarters, where he led efforts to forge stronger links between the research and education communities; proposing and co-leading development of both the Colorado Scale Model Solar System on the CU campus and the Voyage Scale Model Solar System on the National Mall in Washington, DC; and leading the creation of the free app “Totality” for solar eclipses. His personal web site is www.JeffreyBennett.com