Tucker Carlson's The Situation on MSNBC led with a feature on UFO's today. Specifically, the question was whether they were really aliens from another planet. During the story, Carlson interviewed the chief of a clearinghouse for information on UFO sightings.
Carlson surprised me when he said that he had never heard of the term "ufology" until his guest used it on his show. I've never seen Carlson as particularly intellectual, despite his bow tie. However, "ufology" is hardly an uncommon or unusual word.
The story pointed out the fact that stories on UFO's are not given much credence by the news media. When questioned on why this was so, the guest did not seem to know. Perhaps one answer is a comment made by Carlson's co-host, whose reaction to the interview was surprise that the interviewee seemed so down-to-Earth.
But then, of course, there is the issue of plain old ignorance.
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