Bruin Alliance of Skeptics and Secularists » UCLA Event http://bruinskeptics.org Reason at UCLA Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Rebecca Watson at UCLA! http://bruinskeptics.org/2011/05/12/rebecca-watson-at-ucla/ http://bruinskeptics.org/2011/05/12/rebecca-watson-at-ucla/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 03:41:01 +0000 Tommy http://bruinskeptics.org/?p=887 Rebecca

Hello everyone,

Tomorrow, May 13th (Friday the 13th no less!), Rebecca Watson will be visiting our campus! Rebecca Watson is the founder of Skepchick.org and co-hosts The Skeptics Guide to the Universe. The title of her presentation is “The Religious Right vs. Every Woman on Earth”.

This special event has been made possible through the joint efforts of Bruin Atheists and the Bruin Alliance of Skeptics and Secularists.

Please RSVP on the facebook event page:  http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=193868633988159

Thanks, looking forward to seeing you there!

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The talk this Friday will be on the Virgin of Guadalupe, the alleged miraculous appearance of the Virgin Mary in Mexico City in 1531.

Snacks and beverages will be provided; all are welcome!

The talk will take place in Ackerman 3517 at 5:00PM on Friday, April 15, 2011.

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Time: Saturday & Sunday, April 25 and 26

Place: All over UCLA

More below the fold…

Atheists United will have a booth! AU is one of the largest freethought organizations in the nation and the largest in the Southern California area. Their booth will appear in the Dickson Court North, which is east of Haines Hall.

Panels

Tickets for each panel are $0.75 (cheaper than last year!).
Tickets are available on Sunday, April 19 through ticketmaster.com, also through an on-site ticket location near poetry stage.
There is limited space for stand-bys to come in 10 minutes prior to each panel

  • Real Science
    Humanities A51
    Saturday, 10:30 AM
    Moderator Ms. K.C. Cole
    Mr. Avery Gilbert
    Mr. Leonard Susskind
    Mr. Carl Zimmer
  • Robert Alter in Conversation with Jonathan Kirsch
    Humanities A51
    Saturday, 12:00 PM
    Interviewer Mr. Jonathan Kirsch
    Mr. Robert Alter
    Both are biblical scholars. Jonathan Kirsch is author of The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God.

  • Gore Vidal in Conversation with TBD
    Ackerman Grand Ballroom
    Saturday, 2:30 PM
    Interviewer TBD
    Mr. Gore Vidal

  • Religion: The God Question
    Korn Convocation Hall
    Saturday, 3:30 PM
    Moderator Mr. Zachary Karabell
    Mr. Chris Hedges
    Mr. William Lobdell
    Rabbi David Wolpe
    Lobdell is author of Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America-and Found Unexpected Peace. Chris Hedges is author of I Don’t Believe in Atheists. Rabbi David Wolpe is author of Why Faith Matters.

  • Ray Bradbury with an Introduction by M.G. Lord
    Ackerman Grand Ballroom
    Saturday, 4:30 PM
    Introducer Ms. M.G. Lord
    Mr. Ray Bradbury

  • Climate in Crisis
    Haines 39
    Sunday, 11:00 AM
    Moderator Mr. Jon Wiener
    Mr. Stephan Faris
    Mr. Edward Humes
    Mr. William J. Kelly
    Mr. Daniel Sperling

Authors

Ray Bradbury
Jonathan Kirsch
William Lobdell
Gore Vidal
Wil Wheaton
Carl Zimmer

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THE PLAN: Meet up at Melnitz Hall at UCLA, then watch the movie there and then afterward head over to the coffee shop next door in Broad Art Center and have an informal discussion about the movie. (Please read the important note below).

PDF Map of UCLA with Melnitz

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: From the director of “Borat” comes a new documentary by Bill Mahr: “Religulous.” Bill Mahr travels around the world and asks people questions about God and religion. Knowing Bill\’s rapier wit, it is bound to be an extremely entertaining movie while being informative at the same time.

Armed with cameras and a bag full of zingers, comedian/talkshow host Bill Maher (REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, POLITICALLY INCORRECT) travels the world to try to make religion look, well, ridiculous. “Skeptics unite: You have nothing to lose but your inhibitions. That, in sum, is the underlying message of Bill Maher and Larry Charles’ brilliant, incendiary RELIGULOUS.” –VARIETY

IMPORTANT NOTE: The movie begins at 7:30pm. HOWEVER, since it is a free movie, in order to guarantee a ticket for yourself, we are meeting at Melnitz EARLY at 6:45pm. Don’t worry, you’ll have good company while waiting. Look for people with Darwin Fish stickers on their chest.

This is a FREE movie at Melnitz Hall. It is hosted by “Melnitz Movies.”

Facebook Event Page

]]> http://bruinskeptics.org/2008/09/24/bass-movie-outing-religulous-at-melnitz-hall/feed/ 1 Jacob Marschak Memorial Lecture: Nobel Prize Winner Roald Hoffmann http://bruinskeptics.org/2007/02/03/jacob-marschak-memorial-lecture-nobel-prize-winner-roald-hoffmann/ http://bruinskeptics.org/2007/02/03/jacob-marschak-memorial-lecture-nobel-prize-winner-roald-hoffmann/#comments Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:30:58 +0000 Roy Natian http://bruinskeptics.org/?p=28 Straight from the UCLA Happenings website:

On the human scale, chemistry derives its greatest interest and its tribulations. It is the craft of analysis, deconstruction, and reconstruction. The underlying psychological tensions of this modern-day alchemy will be explored, as will the strong element of transmutation in chemistry, which brings it close to the arts of the divine.

Date: Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Time: 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Description: Nobel Prize Winner Roald Hoffmann
Location: Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom (2400)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Contact: USAC Campus Events Commission
(310) 825-1958
cecinfo@asucla.ucla.edu
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