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INVISIBLE NAZI METAMORPHOSES Project Paperclip brought many so-called Nazi scientists to the United States. Despite their documented Nazi fanaticism and cruel crimes, including overworking prisoner-slaves, torturing and killing them in

SIMULATED PERCEPTIONS Cognitive dissonance, strong emotions, zeal and indignation, compel many websites and YouTube channels to claim they have debunked many of what they call ‘flat earth misconceptions’. By this,

EXO-ANYTHING-GOES Due to the constant spreading of colonial cosmological fictions, we are now seeing the rise of paradoxical specializations like exobiology. The idea is that one is somehow studying the

COSMIC BOOGIEMEN & MESSIAHS Governments and their space agencies constantly promote messianic boogiemen scenarios, and present themselves as the only ones who possess the knowledge to solve such existential threats.

HOT LOVE (straight after midnight) "Hot Love", composed by Ewan Nowak Spoot Hawk: Ewan Nowak (guitar) Arthur Nicholson (guitar, backing vocals) Joe Watt (vocals) Lewis Murray (drums) Rodrigo Ferrari Nunes

THE APOLLO EFFECT AND SPACE TOURISM According to vulgar space lore, the so-called Apollo Effect refers to how people were allegedly willing to work harder together while inspired by the

EXOPLANET ANTHROPOLOGY In this chapter, we examine the work of Lisa Messeri, an anthropologist who lived among space believers. We focus on material from her ethnography among people who spend

COSMIC LORE & THE SCIENCE MONOLITH The analysis of cosmological assumptions can help us recognize the power of stories to compel and enchant vast audiences. The widespread belief in modern

SECRET SYMBOLS AND ARCHETYPES In this analysis, I draw on my direct experiences with the contemporary Internet social phenomenon known as Truth movement and touch upon themes that circulated under

A Matter of Time In the following series of videos, we dissect a remarkable event that lays bare the fictional underpinnings of modern astrophysics. Mark Knight engages in a paradigm-shifting

DYSTOPIAN PROGRAMMING In a world increasingly defined by rapid technological advancement and the allure of a digital utopia, the film "Surrogates" (2009) emerges as a chilling reflection of our times.

Introduction: When Chess Meets Space In this article, I analyze how chess grandmaster, Hikaru Nakamura, one of the most successful online chess content producers and one of the strongest chess