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The UFO Bestiary

You may not see massive UFO exhibits at your local science museum, but there's no dearth of saucer stories infesting my email. Every day I receive several reports of alien sightings... (read more)

It’s the down-under wonder: the Indian Pacific Railway. For three days and nights, this fabled train will haul you across the spectacular southern landscapes of Australia, crossing from one coast to the other.

The Indian Pacific is just one component of an unforgettable trip to the land of koalas and kangaroos to see the total solar eclipse of November 14, 2012. It’s your chance to join SETI Institute senior astronomer Seth Shostak on a journey that will make you the envy of your friends, and might finally garner some respect from your in-laws.

To find out more about itinerary, accomodation, and pricing, send an e-mail inquiry to MWT Associates at tours@melitatrips.com. Space is limited, but the impact of this remarkable excursion is not.

Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Can't get enough Seth? Well, if seeking professional help doesn't work, try perusing this trove of Seth's writings and media appearances:

Huffington Post articles
Essays
TV & Radio
Lectures and Panels

And if that's not enough, there's always this popular item from his film making past: The Turkey That Ate St. Louis

May 2012:
That's So Random (05/14/12)
Skeptic Check:
Forget With the Program (05/07/12)
April 2012:
Group Think (04/30/12)
Early Adapters (04/23/12)
Humans Need Not Apply (04/16/12)
Second That Emotion (04/09/12)
Life Back Then (04/02/12)
March 2012:
Found In Space (03/26/12)
Catch a Wave (03/19/12)
Seth's Cabinet of Wonders (03/12/12)
Skeptic Check:
Prog-Not-Stication (03/05/12)
February 2012:
Rife With Life (02/27/12)
Skeptic Check:
Saucer's Apprentice (02/20/12)
Aware Am I? (02/13/12)
Getting a Spacelift (02/06/12)
January 2012:
Material Whirl (01/30/12)
Skeptic Check:
Energy Vortex (01/23/12)
Wired For Thought (01/16/12)
Cosmos: It's Big, It's Weird (01/09/12)
Light, The Universe, and Everything (01/02/12)
December 2011:
Skeptic Check:
Superstition (12/26/11)
Sensor Sensibility (12/19/11)
Going Viral (12/12/11)
Science's Alliances (12/05/11)
November 2011:
Skeptic Check:
Dubiology (11/28/11)
We've Got You Made (11/21/11)
Blame it on Bacterio (11/14/11)
NASA or What? (11/07/11)
October 2011:
Bug Off! (10/31/11)
Anthropocene and Heard (10/24/11)
Happy Daze (10/17/11)
What's Your Poison (10/10/11)
Skeptic Check:
Beast Of (10/03/11)
September 2011:
Rend Me Your Ears (9/26/11)
Whodunit, Who'll Do It? (9/19/11)
Whither the Weather? (9/12/11)
Seth's Tool Shed (9/05/11)

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