Current Talk & Proposed Research
A frontier-science talk proposes new measurements around crop circles
A Society for Scientific Exploration session outlined possible magnetometry and field observations while ranging from deliberate construction to paranormal interpretations.
Briefed August 10, 2026 · Aliens in the Clouds
Speculation
Retired psychiatrist Eric Leskowitz presented ‘Biofields, Megaliths and Crop Circles’ to the Society for Scientific Exploration’s MAVERICK forum on August 9. The published synopsis says he plans a summer visit to the United Kingdom and sought feedback on magnetometric analysis, dowsing, altered-state exploration, and physical examination of affected wheat near Avebury.
The synopsis describes crop-circle physical effects as verifiable and entertains causes ranging from human construction and military activity to non-terrestrial intelligence. The event page supplies a proposed inquiry, not controlled results establishing any of those explanations. Magnetometer readings would need calibrated baselines, mapped sampling, environmental controls, preregistered methods, and independent replication; dowsing or subjective experience should not be treated as equivalent to instrument data.
Why it matters
The talk is a useful example of why an investigation should define measurements and controls before the field visit, especially when its possible explanations span ordinary fabrication and extraordinary agency.
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