Interdisciplinarity and the Empirical Weird: Reframing UAP Studies at Erlangen

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At a hybrid Erlangen conference, European and North American scholars reframed Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena as an interdisciplinary study of epistemology, ontology, experience, and evidence, with Dr. Michael Cifone introducing the empirical weird, Dr. Anna Tessemann and Dr. Marta Hanson highlighting marginalization and cross-disciplinary input, Steve Fuller urging new scientific paradigms, and the idea of involving experiencers as research partners across physics, folklore, and philosophy.

Interdisciplinarity in Contemporary UAP Studies
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Interdisciplinarity in Contemporary UAP Studies

Consciousness, Esotericism, and the “Empirical Weird” in an Emerging Field“We are trying to bring disciplines together to bear on the issue, and trying to create a shared descriptive vocabulary. The weird is something experienced, and this should be honored.” — Dr. Michael Cifone, Co-Founder and Director, Society for UAP StudiesIn early December, scholars from across Europe and North America convened in Erlangen, Germany—both in person and online—for the second annual Society for UAP Studies (SU