Breaking the UAP Stigma: How the Galileo Project is Changing the Game - Abby White | Merged EP0106
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Summary
Abby White is a research fellow with the Galileo Project at Harvard and Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. She grew up in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and studied at Wellesley College. Initially interested in math, she discovered a passion for astronomy during her college years. Abby took an observational astronomy class and later declared a second major in the subject. She became involved with the Galileo Project through an independent study on exotic solar system ices. This research connected her to the study of interstellar objects, including one observed in 2017. After her encounter with this research, Abby felt excited and motivated to pursue science further, contributing to ongoing discussions about extraterrestrial life and the importance of scientific investigation.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The interview features Abby White, a research fellow with the Galileo project, discussing her background and the project's goals. The Galileo project aims to conduct rigorous scientific investigations into UAP and extraterrestrial signatures, utilizing advanced instrumentation and addressing societal stigmas surrounding the topic.
The Galileo project aims to bring the search for signatures of extraterrestrial civilizations to a standard of rigorous scientific investigation.
Abby White
“I think that's one of the ways we can at least as young people like help this discussion is to just talk about it more.”
Managed by: Galileo Project
To conduct scientific investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena
The Galileo project aims to bring the search for signatures of extraterrestrial civilizations to a standard of rigorous scientific investigation.
The object observed in 2017, known as 'Oumuamua', exhibited non-gravitational acceleration and lacked a comet-like tail, leading to hypotheses about its extraterrestrial origins.
The Galileo project is working on instrumentation that includes audio systems, infrared cameras, and a passive radar solution to study UAP.
The Galileo project aims to gather data outside the realm of government oversight, emphasizing that the sky is not classified.
There is a societal stigma and cognitive dissonance surrounding the study of UAP, which may hinder scientific investigation.