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Puppet Skies
How sensing stacks quietly redraw what we see
A book about the invisible sensing infrastructure that filters our horizons—how data, displays, and defaults reshape public imagination and power.
E. A. Schmaltz writes about technology, perception, and public understanding. His work explores how advanced sensing, artificial intelligence, and national security shape trust, policy, and the public imagination.
E. A. Schmaltz (Enoch Schmaltz) writes about technology, perception, and complex systems.
Nonfiction writing on sensing, perception, AI, and the mechanics of technological disclosure.
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Dispatches on surveillance, speed, and disclosure
A rapid-release follow-up on how fast platforms, intelligence programs, and civic narratives fall out of sync — and what that lag does to public trust.
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Substack Dispatches
Essays and commentary by E. A. Schmaltz. Updated frequently.
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essay• February 4, 2026
Why the U-2 Created Half of America’s UFO Sightings
How secrecy around a spy plane turned into the first modern wave of UFO reports.
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essay• February 4, 2026
Why Sensors Don’t Show Reality
Sensing stacks are negotiated pictures of the world, not neutral captures. Treating them as truth flattens the very politics they are meant to inform.
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explainer• February 4, 2026
What Is Technological Disclosure?
A quick primer on the duty to explain how socio-technical systems work, why it matters for trust, and how teams can start today.
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essay• February 4, 2026
The A-12 and the UFO Mirage
How a faster, higher spy plane repeated the U-2 playbook — and why secrecy kept turning stealth into sightings.
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