Hi friends. This is a special episode of Brainson. We're tackling some eerie topics like aliens and UFOs. It's a little spooky and if that's not your thing feel free to skip. But we want to talk about this because we think there's a lot we can learn from these stories and how people react to them.

We'll also have plenty of regular Brainson stuff in the mix too. Now, on with the show.

You're listening to Brainson where we're serious about being curious. Brainson is supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Molly, I'm pumped to co-host today.

I love talking about UFOs.

They're so cool and mysterious.

I'm glad Javier, personally I think it's all hype. Yeah but

you have all fun. Like this one I heard. A bunch of people in a remote town, so a giant blue light appear on a desolate

mountaintop. It made strange noises, like beeps and clicks. They tried to reach it but it vanished.

Eh. Probably just a hiker with a

maker bright headlamp who stopped to play a game on their smartphone

before heading down the other side of the mountain.

Or this other time,

a pilot saw a silver disc floating in the distance.

But when the pilot approached it, the disc took off.

A lost birthday balloon that got picked up by a breeze and blew away.

Or that strange sound that came from a cloud.

Bird.

Or a swooping object that Bird.

A creature that dropped a mysterious white goo bird.

Actually, yeah, a lost one does sound like bird business.

Well, I still like the stories.

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