Rethinking the Impossible
Humankind has long wondered whether or not we are alone in the universe.Current news cycles and congressional hearings are beginning to hint that a definitive answer to this question might be soon be incrementally forthcoming. Compelling as this sounds, the mainstream public is presently being introduced to the phenomenon through a largely fear-based narrative about UAP as a “national security threat.” While this position — largely conveyed by the US security apparatus — is understandable, perhaps even sensical in some respects, the premise is also as disappointing as it is problematic.
To help facilitate a more nuanced approach to disclosure and inspire similarly sophisticated initiatives within science and academia, JEMI will partner with Archives of the Impossible to coalesce an interdisciplinary panel of academics, scientists, and experiencers for the purpose of developing a coherent explanation of the phenomenon’s ontology. Through scholarly debate in a series of in-person and virtual symposiums, this project will endeavor to generate an overarching, working theoretical model to explain the highly anomalous phenomena reported by UAP witnesses and abduction-experiencers whose encounters occurred, for the most part, during the latter part of the 20th century.
JEMI and Archives of the Impossible will utilize deliverables from our “Rethinking the Impossible” dialogues to help shape the ongoing cultural conversation about the phenomenon via our website, podcasts, film projects, and other media-engagement opportunities. We will also publish recordings and transcripts from the event for future public access.
