Skeptics Society Lecture Series
Baxter Hall
Cal Tech Campus Pasadena

Alan Turing – $15 — Sunday December 7 – 2pm

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~Brenda Shea

Benedict Cumberbatch.

Got  your attention?

Thought so.

BC will be Dr. Strange.  Or not.  BC and Tom Hiddleston are the same person.  Maybe.   He’s engaged.  Or perhaps a cray fan is reporting on his dates. Right now The Batch is riding a harpoon straight to the center of a comet.  It could happen.

One thing is certain.  BC plays Alan Turing in The Imitation Game.  It premiered November 28th.

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Alan Turing is the guy who broke the freaking Enigma code during WWII.  And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.  He practically invented computers.  He ran marathons in his spare time.  His personal life is compelling and ….   wait …  No Spoilers.  But there’s this:

Author Dr. Andrew Hodges will speak on Turing and about the biography Hodges authored – the basis for the film.  If you want a more in depth look at Turing on the true, this lecture’s for you.  And give the SKEPTICS SOCIETY a looky.  Tons of lectures.  Affordable online memberships.  Access to tons of super cool articles.

SKEPTICS SOCIETY LOWDOWN
skepticssociety@skeptic.com
626-794-3119

Advance Ticket purchase is highly recommended per the website:

Caltech ticket office in 101 Winnett (MAP), or at the door, or by calling at 626-395-4652 between 9am–4pm Monday through Friday. Do not leave a message. (SEZ THEY) Ordering tickets ahead of time is strongly recommended.

Baxter Hall is behind Beckman Institute on the Cal Tech Campus.  There are two enormous multi level parking garages on Wilson Ave off  California Blvd  directly across from Beckman.   $2 for two hours.  Go through Beckman past the ‘Gene Pool’ and reflecting pond.  Bear right around Beckman Auditorium (not to be confused with the Beckman Institute) and there you are.  Here’s a campus map:

http://origins.skeptic.com/downloads/Caltech_campusmap.pdf

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(cut through the beautiful atrium and around the Gene Pool)

Heads Up! Even at smart people school folks still drive like knuckleheads in parking lots.

There’s also a good bit of 2 hour neighborhood street parking.