In this week’s eSkeptic:
Explore the Wonders of Southern Nevada!
Petroglyph detail
We will travel along the Extra-terrestrial Highway near the north gates of Area 51, and have lunch at the famous Little A’Le’Inn in Rachel, Nevada. We will take a tour of the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas. In addition, we will visit the stunning alien landscape of Valley of Fire, collect 520 million-year-old trilobites, and revisit the Old West at Calico Ghost Town. Come join us and see some of the most amazing scenery in the world! Only 8 seats left, so download the registration for a reserve now!
To view a larger image gallery of 12 photographs from this tour, visit this tour’s webpage, then click any of the small images to enlarge them. Then, click the right side of an image in the image gallery to advance through 12 photos.
What’s Included?
Tour package includes charter bus, two nights’ lodging in Las Vegas, all breakfasts and lunches, natural science lectures en route, museum and park fees, and a tour guide booklet. Your trip fee also includes a $150 tax-deductible donation to the Skeptics Society.
Questions?
Email us or call 1-626-794-3119 with a credit card to secure your spot.
SKEPTICALITY
Just a Skeptical Holiday
Derek convinces Swoopy to sit down and do a short holiday episode.
MONSTERTALK
Zombies, Cults,
and Demons
In episode 75 of MonsterTalk, a familiar voice returns as Dr. Karen Stollznow joins us to discuss her new book, God Bless America.
And, in a separate Christmas Special, Blake Smith reads aloud the M. R. James classic story Casting the Runes. This macabre tale was the basis for the 1957 film, Curse of the Demon.
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of Casting the Runes - READ episode notes
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Sam Harris, On Demand
The Moral Landscape: How Science
Can Determine Human Values
In this lecture, based on his explosive book, The Moral Landscape, Sam Harris tears down the wall between scientific facts and human values, arguing that most people are simply mistaken about the relationship between morality and the rest of human knowledge. Harris urges us to think about morality in terms of human and animal well-being, viewing the experiences of conscious creatures as peaks and valleys on a “moral landscape.” Just as there is no such thing as Christian physics or Muslim algebra, there can be no Christian or Muslim morality. More…
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