Livestream
Wilhelm Reich, Orgone Energy, and UFOs: A Conversation Across Science and History with Michael Mannion
- When
- 2026-12-04T11:00 – 2026-12-04T12:00
- With
- IONS (Institute of Noetic Sciences)
- Kind
- Livestream
- Where
- Online
ConnectIONS Live! REGISTER FOR FREE Join researcher and author Michael Mannion and IONS scientist Garret Yount, PhD, for a lively conversation exploring the life and legacy of the pioneering physician-scientist Wilhelm Reich and his provocative ideas about orgone energy, consciousness, and unidentified anomalous phenomena. Together, they will examine who Reich was, the origins of his concept of orgone energy, and why he became one of the first scientists to take reports of UFOs seriously, not from a sensational perspective, but as a scientific question worthy of investigation. The discussion will place Reich’s thinking in the historical context of the early 1950s, when a small number of respected scientists and military officials openly grappled with reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena despite widespread skepticism. The conversation will also explore how attitudes toward UFOs and the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence have evolved over the past seven decades, including recent government disclosures and advances in astrophysics that have renewed scientific interest in questions once considered beyond the pale. Finally, the presenters will consider Reich’s broader s