Zappers is a peer sharing community designed for those who believe in learning from each other and sharing testing knowledge. Zappers are from all walks of life, some are professional software testers for large international corporations, whilst others are computer science students looking to see how their skills match up, anyone with an interest in software testing would be most welcome to join us. Zappers believe in raising the standard of software testing internationally so most Zappers come …

DON'T JUST WATCH SCI-FI ON TV. LIVE THE ADVENTURES YOURSELF WITH LIVE ACTION ROLE PLAY (LARP). Do you fancy travelling through the Stargate? Have you wanted to save the planet from Cybermen or Daleks? Live Action Role Playing, known as LARP, is stepping into a character's shoes and literally living the actions and consequences that they bring upon themselves. There's no computer consoles or tabletop gaming, this is as real an environment as we can make it - you're really out there fighting monst …

Do you want to positively impact a billion people in one decade? Are you inspired by the power of exponential technologies? Singularity University was founded by Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil "to prepare humanity for accelerating technological change." This meetup is organised by SingularityU alumni and is open to anyone interested in using technology to help solve humanity's global grand challenges. Events starting in London 2013, possibly extending to other cities in future. Come and join u …

Welcome to Space Entrepreneurs. Space Entrepreneurs is a high quality and informal meet-up for existing and aspiring members of the entrepreneur community focused on space and space-related ventures in the UK. It is also a place where investors, research scientists and engineers can join entrepreneurs to help turn plans into reality, discuss opportunities, and bring completely new ideas to the table. I decided to start this meetup because I felt there was no physical point of contact for the bur …

Largely unknown on our planet in this year of 2013 is the fact that the process of living is knowable, predictable, understandable, and logical while it fulfills all of the natural instincts, abilities, longings, desires and dreams we as humans can create. There is a standard by which we must live in order to know truth. Life must be lived by following the a priori rules that we are designed to know as common sense. These are neither cumbersome or burdensome but are in some ways contrary to our …

If you are looking for your spiritual path, want to know more about the hidden principles of the world and seeking a true understanding of who you really are, then this group is for you. At our meetups you can learn how to manage your chakras and energy, deepen your knowledge about healing, methaphysics, spiritual self-defense, astrology, karma therapy and also share your skills with others. We are committed to spreading true, precise and verified spiritual knowledge from rare disciplines and pr …

- Did you know that at least 40% of how happy you are comes from your daily activities and your relationships with others? - Would you like to find out how to increase your happiness levels and find better coping strategies to handle bad times? - Would you like to top up your happiness energy? - Would you like to learn more about evidenced based research on positive applied psychology, neuroscience and the science of wellbeing? - Would you like to meet new friends, learn new things, share exp …

This group is for people interested in learning about and discussing topics related to text analytics (aka natural language processing). The group began life as the London GATE users group, but has since expanded to embrace other NLP platforms / toolkits and a growing interest in the use of text analytics for applications in areas such as search, social media, intelligence, life sciences, customer experience and more. We welcome both researcher and practitioner viewpoints alike.

The London Active Writers is a group that meets twice a month in central London to engage in writing activities and socialise. The meetings are informal and anyone is welcome.

Learn about the fundamental building blocks of our universe, their amazing properties and the impact of this on lives today. The concepts derived from Quantum Mechanics, the study of the behaviour of the fundamental particles and energies of nature , have been imperative in the shift in understanding of our universe from one of determinism to uncertainty, probability and observation - where objects can no longer be measured exactly but exist throughout Space and Time. We have looked into Black H …

We are a focussed group of UK Business Professionals, Independent Practitioners, Authors, Speakers and Change Agents who celebrate the merging of Science and Spirituality, specifically in the corporate world. We also recognise the urgent need to radically transform business from an old paradigm based on Newtonian, competitive thinking into a new all-inclusive framework based on purposeful collaboration which incorporates the principles of Noetic Science. We meet once a month, usually in London, …

This group is for people who want to develop fundamental programming skills for teaching ICT to at prirmary and secondary level. This is an informal gathering.  Just bring a laptop, books and knowledge to share. Most sessions are organised with the first section dedicated to one programme and then the remainder of the session given over to discussion and freestyle programming.

Traditional marketing is insufficient to address needs of today's customers. Science of marketing is now based on customer insights - understanding where the demand is and positioning and developing presence where opportunities exist. Well, it's time to do a remix of the traditional marketing mix. ReMix is just not about marketing but we talk all things about data, analytics, new technologies, product development, pricing, business models and new channels. We will inform, inspire, connect, sourc …

I appreciate that the following blurb is quite lengthy/detailed, however it is imperative for all members to read ahead of deciding whether they wish to join the group, and if the group and the way the group is run suits their own personal preferences. Please make sure you read all of it as certain individuals have claimed to do so, yet have then unfortunately later been deleted from the group (usually shortly after they join the group) as it has become apparent that they did not read/take on bo …

We're slowly making our way through the Guardian's list of 1000 novels everyone must read, which covers novels about love, crime, comedy, family and self, state of the nation, science fiction and fantasy, and war and travel.  We work our way through the categories each month, and invite members to nominate books from the list. Once nominations have been received, all members vote for their choice. The book club is for people living in and around Chiswick, as well as those who don't mind travelli …

Welcome to the London Big-O Meetup! This is London's first meetup focusing on data structures and algorithms, regardless of programming language. I started this meetup for a few reasons. There's a general lack of similar events for people interested in the theory or maths behind the tools we use every day—dictionaries, sets, lists and regular expressions are things we all take for granted, but when you reach a large enough scale, the differences between implementations begin to show. It's import …

A Five-Unit Course on Theories of Consciousness What is consciousness? Why do we have it? What’s it for? This course is an attempt to survey the ways in which people have tried to answer these questions. It’s a journey through the most prominent theories of consciousness. The course won’t tell you what consciousness is, but it will (hopefully) give you a well-developed awareness of the theories and issues thrown up by the struggles of many, varied theories to answer this and related questions. U …

Hypatia refused to be categorized or adhere to society’s norms; moreover she was passionate in her pursuit of knowledge. This is a group which shares her enthusiasm, where new friends can be made and the dialogue is rich and lively. We’re an East London non-fiction book group for women with some life experience under their belt who want more intellectual stimulation than the usual novel on the best seller’s list. We’re opinionated but not closed-minded, mature but young-at-heart. We respect what …

Welcome to our group! We are a community of people who want to grow spiritually, serve the world and pursue true happiness by giving love, studying the Truth and practising self-reflection. As you build a wonderful life you will spread that happiness to your family, friends, and to those around you. Through our various activities you will: deepen your understanding of the purpose and meaning of life improve your relationships as you learn how to love unconditionally learn how to calm your min …

Healing on the spiritual path through the teachings of Bruno Gröning / Groening is medically verifiable! - What was common knowledge in all the advanced civilizations through the ages - What famous doctors of modern medicine (Paracelsus, Hahnemann...) put to use - What science has been able to confirm through some basic discoveries: There is a Higher power which is the foundation of all life and it can heal! It has been given many names: life force, vital energy ("Vis vitalis"), prana, chi …