Aaron D Reveals Mathematical Equation Behind Bigfoot Encounters

# The Sasquatch Variable: A New Book That Might Change How We Think About Bigfoot Research So I just stumbled across this fascinating interview over on the Supernatural Circumstances podcast, and honestly, it's been stuck in my head ever since. Morgan Kudson sits down with Aaron Deese from Smalltown Monsters to talk about his brand new book, *The Sasquatch Variable*, and let me tell you, this isn't your typical Bigfoot book. Aaron's been around the block when it comes to Sasquatch and Dogman documentation, and he reached a point where he got bored with the same old conversations. You know the drill, right? Another eyewitness account, another documentary rehashing the same stories. He wasn't dismissing any of that, but he wanted to move the needle forward. And that's exactly what this book attempts to do. The whole concept is built around this idea that he credits Cliff Barackman for originally floating: you have to have Bigfoot AND a person to have a Bigfoot encounter. Simple, right? But Aaron took that and ran with it, treating a Sasquatch encounter like an allegorical mathematical equation. Person plus Bigfoot equals Bigfoot encounter report. It's a framework that lets you break down all the variables that go into these reports, and trust me, there are a lot more than you'd think. One of the things that really got my attention was the AI angle. Now, before anyone gets their pitchforks out, Aaron makes it clear in the book that this isn't about the broader AI conversation that's been dominating the news. He's talking about a very specific, purpose-built tool. The idea actually came from an article he read on The Debrief (Micah Hanks' site, if you haven't checked it out, you're missing out) about AI systems being developed in the UK and Australia for forensic work, specifically analyzing wounds in knife attack cases and cross-referencing them with databases. Aaron's thought was, what if we had something like that for Bigfoot research? A system that could sift through decades of reports, footprints, trackcasts, and sightings to find patterns we humans might miss? And speaking of patterns, Morgan brings up something that gave me chills. He mentions a video he saw where someone overlaid Bigfoot encounter data with Missing 411 cases, and the correlation was tight. Like, really tight. When you start mapping these reports together, patterns emerge that are hard to dismiss as coincidence. David Paulides' Missing 411 work has always been controversial, but when you start seeing these clusters line up with Sasquatch hotspots, it raises questions that deserve serious investigation. The book also dives into some other fascinating territory. Aaron looks at the work of Dr. Jeff Meldrum and Cliff Barackman on footprint analysis, which remains some of the most compelling physical evidence out there. He also explores animal camouflage in the natural world, because let's face it, a lot of witnesses describe Sasquatch appearing to "vanish" or blend into their surroundings. There are real examples of camouflage in the animal kingdom, from octopuses to certain types of moths and reptiles, that might give us a framework for understanding what's happening during these sightings. What I appreciate most about this conversation is that Aaron isn't trying to debunk anything. He's not a skeptic trying to tear down the Sasquatch phenomenon. He's someone who already believes there's something real here, and he's asking the next logical question: okay, if it's real, how do we actually prove it? How do we move past the same arguments we've been having for decades and get somewhere new? The interview itself is worth checking out just to hear Aaron talk through his thought process. He's incredibly thoughtful about the subject, and you can tell he's put serious work into this book. If you're someone who's been feeling like the Bigfoot conversation has been stuck in a rut, *The Sasquatch Variable* might be exactly the kind of fresh perspective you've been waiting for. Definitely carve out some time to watch this one. It's the kind of discussion that reminds you why you got interested in this subject in the first place.