Ready to begin or deepen your meditation practice? Join Dan Harris and world-class meditation teachers on the 10% with Dan Harris app here: https://app.danharris.com/membership How open-minded should you be about UFOs, Bigfoot, ghosts, and the afterlife? On the one hand, intellectual humility is a virtue. On the other hand, if you're too open-minded, your brain falls out. Dan's old ABC News colleague — a serious, hard-bitten investigative journalist — has spent the last six years actually looking at the evidence, and he's landed somewhere Dan didn't expect. Miguel Sancho is a journalist and executive producer who worked with Dan for years at ABC News on 20/20. He now runs a show on the History Channel called The Proof Is Out There, which applies journalistic and scientific rigor to alleged evidence of paranormal phenomena. His new book, Evidence of the Extraordinary, is essentially a Matrix-style upload of everything he's learned so you can hold your own at a cocktail party without spending six years on a TV show. In this episode: – Miguel's arc — from hardened skeptic to reconstructed cynic (and where he now actually lands) – UFOs and UAPs — the recent mainstreaming, and the White House's new investigation – Where Miguel comes down on the "aliens are visiting us" hypothesis – What UAPs could be if they're NOT aliens (rival militaries, disinformation, drones) – Bigfoot — and the wild fact that serious anthropologists are now going on Bigfoot expeditions – Relict hominids, Denisovans, Flores man — the paradigm shift in paleontology – The coelacanth-style comeback and why "extinct" doesn't always mean extinct – Sea monsters — the ones that ARE real (meet the megamouth shark) – Cryptoterrestrials — the "aliens are actually living underwater in the Mariana Trench" hypothesis – Ignaz Semmelweis and how the "crazy" idea of washing hands got a doctor thrown in a mental institution – Coleridge's "willing suspension of disbelief" — how to actually think about all this – Pascal's God-shaped hole and Miguel's argument that the need to believe in something bigger is a Darwinian adaptation, not a bug – Dan pushes back on the case for religion (with Sam Harris in his corner) – Miguel is Catholic — and here's why he still goes to church every Sunday – Stephen Fry's parable about the five men walking toward you on a dark street – Ghosts and children who talk to the dead – The University of Virginia reincarnation research (with actual peer-reviewed rigor) – Barbro Karlen, who believed she was Anne Frank reincarnated – Ancient archaeology — the massive rocks primitive cultures moved that we still can't explain – Take a bow, humans: even if aliens exist, we've done some incredible things ourselves Subscribe to watch more 10% Happier videos: https://www.youtube.com/tenpercenthappier Follow Dan Harris on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/danharris/ https://www.tiktok.com/@danbharris https://www.facebook.com/DanHarrisABC https://twitter.com/danbharris https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-harris-91ba5716b/ 0:00:00 How open-minded should you be about UFOs, Bigfoot, and the afterlife? 0:01:00 Miguel's arc — from hardened skeptic to reconstructed cynic 0:06:00 UFOs and UAPs — the mainstreaming 0:07:00 Where Miguel actually lands 0:10:00 What UAPs could be if they're not aliens 0:14:00 Bigfoot — and why serious scientists are now hunting for one 0:16:00 Relict hominids, Denisovans, and the coelacanth comeback 0:19:00 Sea monsters — the ones that ARE real 0:22:00 Cryptoterrestrials — the "aliens under the ocean" hypothesis 0:29:00 Coleridge's "willing suspension of disbelief" 0:33:00 Pascal's God-shaped hole 0:34:00 A friendly disagreement on religion 0:47:00 Ghosts, kids who talk to the dead, and UVA reincarnation research 0:52:00 Ancient archaeology — the rocks that shouldn't have been moved 0:55:00 Take a bow, humans (even if aliens exist) #10PercentHappier #MiguelSancho #Paranormal This episode is brought to you by Masterclass. Masterclass puts you in the room with the people who define their fields — from Dr. Allison Wood Brooks's new class The Conversation Advantage to a brand-new class called Revolutionize Your Workflows featuring three AI experts. More than 200 classes across 13 categories, with plans starting at just $10 a month billed annually. Get at least 15% off any annual membership at https://www.masterclass.com/happier. This episode is brought to you by OneSkin. OneSkin's OS-01 is a proprietary peptide engineered to work with skin's biology, targeting the dysfunctional cells that drive visible signs of aging — backed by four peer-reviewed clinical studies and over 10,000 five-star reviews. For a limited time, try OneSkin with 15% off using code HAPPIER at https://www.oneskin.co/happier.