Jacques Vallée

Date: 2025-03-12 | Duration: 2h 53m

Category: Paranormal & Conspiracy, Science

Episode Overview

A pioneering researcher who was present at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in 1974 when Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ arrived to propose the first parapsychology research program in SRI's history — and who was part of the original ARPANET team (SRI had the third internet node) — joins Joe the morning after an extraordinary dinner with Joe, Hal Puthoff, and others. The guest walked through the early days of SRI, the vice president closing the door behind him in the office with a proposal that would change the course of intelligence research, and decades of work on UAP phenomena that bridges computer science, parapsychology, and what the intelligence community calls 'Scattered Castles' — the classified database where secret project names are randomly computer-assigned. The guest's book contains information the intelligence community would prefer stayed buried.

About Jacques Vallée

Jacques Vallée is a renowned venture capitalist and technologist, celebrated for his groundbreaking work in the study of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). With a rich background that blends science and technology, Vallée has made significant contributions to the understanding of UAPs, challenging conventional perspectives. He is the author of the compelling "Forbidden Science 6: Scattered Castles," which chronicles his insightful journals from 2010 to 2019, reflecting his unique experiences and thoughts on the enigmatic world of UFOs. Vallée's interdisciplinary approach and thought-provoking ideas have positioned him as a leading voice in the discourse surrounding UAPs, captivating audiences with his blend of scientific rigor and imaginative inquiry. You can explore more about his work at www.jacquesvallee.net.

Key Moments

– Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in 1974 — the ARPANET and the first parapsychology proposal
– Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's remote viewing research at SRI
– Scattered Castles — the intelligence community's classified project database
– UAP research bridging computer science and parapsychology
– Secret project naming — randomly computer-generated to avoid pattern
– Dinner with Hal Puthoff — what they talked about
0:00:00 – Hal Puthoff blew my mind at dinner last night — now he's here
0:00:27 – SRI and the ARPANET — third internet node in existence
0:00:55 – Puthoff and Russell Targ proposed parapsychology research at SRI
0:01:29 – 1974 — the year the ARPANET existed and remote viewing began
2:47:20 – Scattered Castles — strange UFOs and strange creatures, filed away

Transcript Excerpt

Starting point is 00:00:00 The Joe Rogan Experience. Trained by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night, all day. Very good to see you. Good to see you. I really enjoyed our conversation last night. We all went out to dinner and Hal Puthoff blew my mind. As you know, I've known him for a long time. Yeah, when did you meet him? Starting point is 00:00:27 What year? I knew him at SRI actually. I was at Stanford Research Institute before him in one of the very early internet research teams. When there was no internet, it was called the ARPANET. It was the network of the Advanced Research Project Agency, and it was all computer experiment and so on. It turned into, we had engine number three Starting point is 00:00:55 on the internet at SRI in California. And so it was part of that. By the time I joined them, they were like 30 machines already. So, and it was part of the... By the time I joined them, they were like 30 machines already. And it was exciting. And then, you know, Dr. Pudoff and Russell Tarr came in with a proposal to SRI to do a parapsychology research at SRI, which had never been done. And it was funny because the, so I was already there, Starting point is 00:01:29 you know, in a team. What year was this? What year? Oh, God. Seventy-four. Wow. Seventy-four. So the arp that was around 74. Yeah. Wow. So the arpinet was around 74. Yeah. Starting point is 00:01:47 Wow. And it was funny because I was in my office and the vice president of SRI came in, closed the door and said, Jack, you know, you've published some things controversial under your name on UFOs, and you haven't lost your scientific reputation, which is why you're here working for us at SRI on the ARPANET. But you know, there's a proposal from Dr. Pudoff and Dr. Tark to do parapsychology research here and we've never done that. And I said well you know it's a very valid, I think it's a very valid area of research we should, you Starting point is 00:02:39 know, we're in the kind of institution that should...

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