Publications
Below are the available research publications covering the postbiological UAP hypothesis.
Position Paper
Postbiological UAP: Reframing the Enigma as Von Neumann Replicators Operating on Earth
This paper introduces a new framework for interpreting the persistent class of UAP that remain unexplained. Building on the postbiological universe hypothesis — which posits that intelligence evolves from natural reproduction to technological self-replication — we propose that some UAP may be local manifestations of a broader biogenic ecology composed of autonomous, self-replicating systems known as Von Neumann Replicators (VNRs).
Perspective Paper
How We Got Here: The Social and Conceptual Evolution of the UAP Subject
This paper traces how our understanding of UAP has evolved across three generations: from early military and scientific curiosity, to polarized public debate, and now to data-driven but conceptually stalled modern research. The paper proposes a fourth generation: a postbiological framework that unifies these efforts by reframing UAP as potential expressions of intelligent, self-replicating systems within a planetary ecology.