In 1955 a team of psychologists secretly studied a UFO religion as it prepared for the end of the world

In 1955, aliens from the planet Clarion contacted a Chicago housewife to warn her that the end of the world was imminent. Psychologist Leon Festinger saw this as a unique opportunity to test a new theory about human cognition. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll follow him inside a UFO religion as it approaches the apocalypse.

We'll also try to determine when exactly LBJ became president and puzzle over some wet streets.

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