Because #UAP are observed in the #ocean, Avi Loeb asked the White House if they would consider adding an oceanographer like me to the new U.S. UAP Science Advisory Council, and they agreed!

🚨 JUST IN - The White House’s UAP Science Advisory Council members have been announced: Dr. Avi Loeb — Harvard theoretical physicist, founder of the Galileo Project, former chair of Harvard's astronomy department, and bestselling author of Extraterrestrial, tapped to lead the new UAP Science Advisory Council appointed by the White House, AARO, and ODNI. Dr. Regina Sarmiento — Galileo Project researcher whose work focuses on AI-assisted data analysis and management, joining the council to apply machine-learning techniques to UAP data. Prof. Garry Nolan — Stanford pathology professor and molecular biologist, co-founder of the Sol Foundation, bringing expertise in molecular biology and materials science to anomaly investigations. Dr. Tim Gallaudet — oceanographer and former Acting NOAA Administrator and Rear Admiral, contributing oceanographic expertise to the council's analysis of maritime UAP encounters. Dr. Jennice Vilhauer — Los Angeles psychologist, developer of Future Directed Therapy and author of Think Forward to Thrive, joining to study the psychological impact of potential disclosure on the public. Prof. Matthew Szydagis — physicist specializing in instrumentation and detector technology, appointed to lead instrumentation and data-collection methods for the council. Dr. Devesh Nandal — researcher in numerical analysis and astrophysics, recruited to apply computational modeling techniques to UAP phenomena. Prof. Peter Skafish — cultural anthropologist and co-founder of the Sol Foundation with a PhD from UC Berkeley, author of Rough Metaphysics, bringing an anthropological lens to how humans might interpret nonhuman intelligence. Dr. Michael Shermer — founder and publisher of Skeptic magazine, longtime science communicator known for applying critical-thinking and anomaly-investigation methods, including a public wager with Loeb over alien-technology disclosure. Dr. Richard Cloete — Galileo Project postdoctoral fellow trained at the University of Cambridge, specializing in AI-driven data analysis tools, appointed to the council to lead data analysis and AI methodology. Dr. Omer (Eldadi) — specialist combining data management, AI, and human psychology, appointed to handle the council's data infrastructure and the human-factors side of UAP reporting.

I am deeply honored to serve the White House, AARO, ODNI & the FBI at getting to the bottom of the UAP files. @ProfAviLoeb is the right person to head the UAP Science Advisory Council because he strikes the right balance between naive gullibility & dogmatic skepticism as Carl Sagan noted in the epigram of my 1st book, Why People Believe Weird Things:

Olivia Miles tonight 29 PTS 4 REB 1 AST Averaging 23.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 5.8 APG over her last 5 games.

How does a player who absorbs that much defensive attention finish with zero free-throw attempts? For a player who handles the ball as much as anyone in the league, attacks off the dribble, gets trapped, bumped and hit possession after possession, including being trucked TWICE by Griner (once resulted in CC being charged a foul) that’s remarkable. Whether you’re a fan or not, the officiating conversation isn’t going away. @WNBA @IndianaFever @1010wcsi @CaitlinClark22 #IndianaFever #WNBA #CaitlinClark

. @BillNye accepted CSI’s Isaac Asimov Award tonight at #CSICon. He talked about Carl Sagan, skepticism, climate change, infectious disease, his parents’ WWII service, and the work still ahead. “Life is short. Let’s do our best.”

ESPN wants to air Inside the NBA more regularly next season. “Phase 2, as far I’m concerned, is to try to get [scheduling] more balanced…That’s on the to-do list for next season,” ESPN president Burke Magnus tells FOS.

CAITLIN CLARK HAS BECOME THE MOST UNLIKEABLE PLAYER IN ALL OF BASKETBALL! "I recognize that Caitlin Clark is a lot of people's hero, but Caitlin Clark is also a villain! The most unlikeable player in basketball! All she does is whine to the refs and complain!" — Tyrone Johnson @TyJohnsonNews #WNBA #CaitlinClark #Basketball