Meet other science lovers in your area! Whether it's chemistry, biology, physics, or geology, gather to meet others who like science! Science Cafés are informal discussions on a topic, led by an expert. Be warned however - this isn't your professors boring, powerpoint-driven spiel - it happens at bars, restaurants, or coffee shops, and the dialogue can be very interesting (and informative). A moderator gives everyone a chance to speak, while keeping the discussion lively. Based on the European …

We’re a discussion group with a focus on rationality, philosophy, science, technology, skepticism and ethics. We choose members who are friendly, intellectually curious, intelligent, non-religious, and rationally-minded – meaning that we’re more interested in figuring out the truth together than in proving ourselves right, or in arguing for the sake of arguing. Our members are young, almost all in the range of 20 to 35 years old. Our meetings are usually informal group discussions at someone’s a …

We are an informal and fun, NYC based, interdisciplinary network dedicated to neurosciences, art, child development, education, research, and innovation. We foster interactions and unique opportunities to network through talks, research discussions, family events, and informal learning opportunities for parents, nannies, families, educators, professors, researchers, students, and anyone interested in neuroscience, arts, psychology, biology, early education, media and computer sciences.

The New York SharePoint Life Sciences User group is created to focus on using SharePoint to solve business problems within health care and life sciences industries and to be an open forum were ideas can shared. Though the focus is on life Sciences and health care many of the topics are applicable to all. The group is founded by Nilesh Mehta, President of NGenious Solutions and co-founder of the NYC SPUG.

A discussion and social group for academics and non academics interested in the scientific study of consciousness. What is consciousness? We all know the immediate experience of what it is to be conscious, but from a scientific perspective what on earth it is!? Is it as Francis Cricks "Astonishing Hypothesis" suggests - a phenomena completely explainable as the result of complex neuronal interactions, or is it a quantum mechanical phenomena ? Perhaps its a self-referential computer program runni …

Meet local professionals, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts interested in the Semantic Web. Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/lotico-list Homepage: http://www.lotico.com twitter tag: #lotico Please be advised that all public data of this meetup will be published as linked data on the world wide web. By acknowledging this welcome message you agree to this practice. If you have any questions about this practice please don't hesitate to ask the organizer of the group.

Non-profits and activists around Philadelphia are increasingly using the web and social software to foster social change. Join Philly NetSquared as we bring together web innovators and social changemakers to socialize, strategize, learn from and inspire one another. For more info, including past Net Tuesday presentations, check out our site at http://phillynetsquared.org. NetSquared is a national organization (http://www.netsquared.org/) with chapters in many cities. Net Tuesdays are independent …

A group to discuss machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, knowledge representation, and artificial intelligence. Meetings will cover research papers and algorithms in the field. We'll also try to occasionally bring in a speaker to talk about their work.

Welcome engineers and technologists in the New York area. Whether you are a hands on software engineer, quality engineer, or a person just interested in advanced technologies, you will enjoy these meetups. Hosted monthly at Google's NYC offices, these talks will cover a variety of topics of strong interest to the NYC technology community. Speakers will be enlisted from the local community (including, but not limited to, Google engineers). Topics will range across the spectrum of computer science …

Most people believe that black technologists are rare. I chose to believe otherwise. Why we exist: This meetup exists because I was damn tired of being the only black person at other tech meetups. I knew I couldn't be the only computer nerd of color in New York, so I started this group to find others like me. Here's what you need to know: We aim to be a network of developers in NYC interested in becoming better, learning from each other and networking. We mix hardcore computer science with s …

Welcome to the New York City branch of the Center for Inquiry (CFI). The mission of the Center for Inquiry is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, free inquiry, and humanist values. The Center for Inquiry-New York City sponsors leading thinkers for lectures and panel discussions on science, philosophy, and religion; supports local community events and campus groups; works with media and opinion makers; and hosts the Center's mission to the United Nations. For more information, …

Digital Asset Management draws from various areas of expertise including archiving and library sciences, metadata, taxonomies, searchibility, even trafficking. As the field grows to include a wide range of online DAM systems, it requires sensitivity to user experience, asset security, and workflow development. Join us to share experiences, discuss the intersections of these disciplines, and the challenges unique to all manner of file types.

NYC Data Engineering hosts events where the lead engineers from pre-screened companies showcase their technical challenges. ONLY ENGINEERS can attend. If you are not an engineer, please be aware that you may be removed from the group. Software engineers are presently faced with an ever-increasing amount of data as well as a plethora of options for open-source technologies to use to manage it. And the architectures required to process the data into useful information using machine learning, NLP, …

Hi everyone and welcome. Thanks for your interest. I hope you will take the time to check out our group. We meet monthly on the third Wednesday of the month. JANUARY 2013 MARKS OUR FOURTH YEAR! Look over our past meeting topics for an idea of what we have done so far. Check out what people have said about the group and the meetings. You can also find a smattering of photos from our previous meetings and  if you visit the files section, you even can find a recording of our May 2010 presentation. …

Get up to date information about dates, times, and locations for all those Richies List events. The List is for events that have to do with Atheists, Skeptics, Philosophers, Brights, Humanists, agnostics, freethinkers, secularists, and those who want to build community without worshipping. Join Richies list to get info on all other like groups. Join us for Fridays Drinking With Atheists, DWA.

The Center for Spiritual Living – Princeton is a spiritual community where you are encouraged to find and live from your authentic self. We honor the many paths to God. We believe that there is only one God and that all paths will ultimately lead to the same Infinite Spirit. Our Center provides spiritual tools to transform our personal lives and help make the world a better place. We teach people how to have a personal relationship with God. When we are deeply connected with Spirit, we can do mo …

data io is a NYC meetup that feeds the minds of curious people who are interested in big data. Join us in exploring the uses and implications of big data. We will host bi-monthly events where data lovers and inquiring minds can come to learn and socialize. Each meetup will include one or two guest speakers to help you discover new information and make connections with people, processes, and platforms that match your interests. This meetup is sponsored by Enigma Technologies.

The MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization part of a network of 27 chapters worldwide. Our mission is to be the New York City-based leader in hosting networking and educational events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. We host monthly events that attract between 30 and 200+ people. We count a membership of 200 people and a subscription list of 10,000 people, and have been an active chapter since 1971. We also occasionally host events with part …

The Four Noble Truths are not any religion at all. They are a methodology: 1. to understand the problem; 2. to realize the origination of the problem; 3. to cease the problem only if the origination of the problem is ceased; 4. to establish the procedure and path to cease the origination of the problem; 5. to practice the right path to cease the problem; 6. to liberate from the problem. There are no formal prerequisites and the classes are free. Let's explore the original teachings of the histor …

Every month, we will post links to three unrelated web pages, usually news stories, to discuss at dinner. People are to read these articles (and other sources if they so wish) and come and have dinner to discuss them. The intent is that this REQUIRED reading will take about 2 hours.  The events will generally be on Sunday or Saturday evening to give people time during the weekend to do the reading. The idea is to be like a book club, but with far more modest demands on peoples' time. RSVP's will …

Critical Thinking - the ability to sort out good information from bad information, myths, scams and magical thinking. We have 8 lectures per year featuring topics on science, paranormal, healthcare and more.

Welcome to the Reasonable New York meetup site. http://reasonablenewyork.com/members for more information, and to sign-up with one of our many member organizations' meetups and websites.

This group is for those who love fantasy, supernatural and paranormal romance. Some of my favorites are Anne Rice, Charlaine Harris, Karen Moning, J.R. Ward. We will read and discuss a different novel. We can also discuss lore, legend and non-fiction as well. Our bookclub meetings  are informal and all opinions on the books we choose are welcome. At the end of each meetup, we'll decide what to read next.

A gathering of all those interested in the discussion and study of signs, meaning systems, web science, thinking, language, and knowledge in digital and web spaces. Open to all disciplines: All interested individuals are welcome, including academics, philosophers, advertising professionals, communications professionals, independent researchers, computer scientists, digital anthropologists, linguists, designers, information architects, user experience, human interaction, developers, localization, …

Pelican Wine is an informal wine club in New York who meet regularly for wine tastings, dinners and other events. We like to think of ourselves as a new generation of wine drinker, one whose motivation is for enjoying wine with friends, without pompous ceremony or show off wine stories. We are from all over the World, each with a different perception of wine and together we aim to break through the misconceptions and learn about how brilliant wine is. There is a shared enthusiasm for getting sli …

This group is aimed at science teachers and people interested in or involved in science and science education. The Chemistry Teachers Club of New York and The Physics Teachers Club of New York share a monthly meeting. Both organizations are over 100 years old. You may attend meetings for free AND we hope you will join one or both of the clubs.  Annual membership fee for each club is only $15.  Information about joining either club is available at the meetings.

Qi gong or Qigong[1] or Chi kung[2] (气功 or prana force) is the philosophy and practice of aligning breath, physical activity and awareness for mental, spiritual and corporeal health, as well as the development of human potential.[3] It includes certain forms of martial arts[4] and the spiritual awakening to one's true nature.[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qigong Anyone Can: It doesn't matter if your are young, old, healthy or ill, Qigong is for everyone. Qigong is ideal for reducing stress, …

Lunch and socializing, with informal presentations and discussions on various subjects related to human values, such as: aspects of society; the arts; social science; current events; nature and evolution; history; science and technology; ethics; futurism; philosophy; etc.