Are you curious about and interested in environmentalism on the planetary scale? We want to understand the Earth's ecological systems -- from a non-technical perspective -- and the crises they are now undergoing.  We include climate change, species extinction, resource depletion, economic collapse, the collapse of civilizations, and the end of industrial society in our discussions.  We want to learn how we can live with global crises and support one another through the worst of times ahead since …

Exploration of themes in cognitive science and evolutionary psychology & of the implications of the research and thinking in these and related disciplines.

This group's goal is to get exercise while exploring and learning about the geology and natural science of the San Francisco Bay Area. The aim is the mid-point between the hiking groups that don't stop long enough to explore and learn about what they're passing and the nature groups that see lots of great stuff, but don't get that much exercise. Hikes will be lead by members with knowledge of unique, exotic, or otherwise fascinating features of our area. If you have a favorite hike that you'd l …

A few of us (well, two) aspiring science fiction/fantasy writers were looking for a serious critique and write-sharing group to join. We thought, hey, lots of people in Berkeley must love sci-fi...we just have to find them and get them in a cafe. The group is open to anyone who is writing in the genre or who enjoys it enough to read other people's writing and provide serious and supportive critique. What kind of writing? Screenplays, novels, short stories, YA...you name it. We share our writing …

The Bay Area Lifetech group is a meetup every few weeks to bring our local community of Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Stem Cell, and Health scientists, investors, executives, practictioners and anyone else interested in creating therapies that benefit the health of society. We also heartily welcome patients to participate in this group!! The goal of the Lifetech group is to get outside the lab, office or home and organize events in and around the Bay Area in the spirit of buildi …

We discuss recent developments in the science of consciousness and the emerging holistic paradigm. Learn about meditation, prayer healing, telepathy and self realization. We will study the latest scientific research in these areas as well as teachings of ancient and modern philosophers, psychologist and mystics. This group of students are studying the above subjects in the light of Theosophy an ancient philosophy plumbing the deepest ideas of religion, science and spirituality. Our next class is …

Exchanging ideas with others about: - The Singularity - Transhumanism and Posthumanism - Artificial Intelligence - Nanotechnology - Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction - Science News Also, check out Scott's futurist blog: http://oaklandfuturist.com

EVERYONE MAY NOW JOIN THE GROUP EXCEPT THOSE FEW WHO WERE BANNED. Walking or hiking. Meet other local people who are interested in walking or hiking for fitness and learning about San Francisco's history, including its movie history. This walking group is unique. It is primarily a health group with a dash of history talk for flavor. It is for people in average physical shape who need restroom stops and not for athletes or people with serious medical conditions. We keep our group together. We go …

This meetup is about sharing knowledge & learning the latest developments about statistics, machine learning, math, analytics, parallel algorithms, distributed systems.

Indie SciFi/SF in SF is the sister group to a larger Meetup group, SF in SF - Science Fiction, San Francisco, A perfect fit.  We are also online at www.sfinsf.org This group will see once a month invites to movies, all in the SFFH or genre vein.  SF in SF Events, however, posts many more events. SF in SF Events hosts a film night once a month, as well as two SFFH authors, once a month, and we often pass along invites to special screenings.  If you are interested in receiving a fuller, bimonthly …

Together Berkeley and Emeryville represent a dynamic center for discovery and manufacturing in biosciences. A significant concentration of life science companies make their home in our midst.  We want to increase the connectivity among existing companies -- and create a vibrant, welcoming community for new Bioscience startups and incubators.

Lost Coin continues a tradition of evolving the presentation of the Dharma while retaining its central essence. Founded by Daniel Doen Silberberg Sensei in 2006, Lost Coin incorporates Zen teachings and methods with insights and practices derived from other wisdom traditions—most notably, those of G.I. Gurdjieff. It is an approach that abandons traditional religious and cultural trappings in order to embrace and unite with contemporary development in science, technology and art. In the individ …

HappierSanFrancisco was formed to facilitate exploration of positive psychology - the science of happiness. After more than a decade of rigorous scientific research, we know that happiness can be measured and we know that happiness can be taught. Increasing your happiness is possible through tools developed in the science of positive psychology. The club is free to join and open to everyone with an interest in positive psychology, wellness, health, happiness, flourishing, positivity, therapy an …

[color=green][b]WELCOME![/b][/color] Our events are for all us singles who want to GET OUT and have some FUN! Not that we don't love our couple friends too, but they always have to leave early (or can't come at all) because of the kids, the house, etc.  This group is for those of us who have more free time and want to make some new friends while having some FUN! There are more of us single people in the bay area than you think, so leave all your friends who are couples at home and come out to …

The Astronomical Association of Northern California is a non-profit corporation for fostering astronomy in Northern California.  We serve as a central location for member astronomy clubs, amateur astronomers and professionals throughout the area to share information about events and news regarding their organizations. Clubs and other interested organizations: support and join AANC - then appoint a PR person to post events here. Once your group is a supporting member - a sponsor link to your orga …

Friday Night Launch We are spiritually conscious young adults who are creating community, coming together to support each other, deepen our spiritual practice, and together shift the consciousness of the planet by living from our hearts. We honor all paths to God, and are an open, inclusive community. We are deeply committed to living a spiritual life, but we’re not particularly religious. Not a lot of dogma, just a lot of love and connection to God and each other. We define young adults as gen …

Originally a spin-off of the SpaceUp SF crew (Go on, Google it) We're now spreading the love with regular get-togethers for the spacially inclined. YOU SHOULD JOIN THIS GROUP IF YOU: - Are definitely into 'space-stuff' OR - 'Space-stuff-curious' (We won't judge you, we promise.) ^That's about it, really. Go on. Click the 'join' button. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.

We have lively conversations not just around the subjects of Thelema, Hermetics, and the occult arts and sciences, but also relevant topics of history, science, astronomy, astrology, technology, social change, psychology, healing work, self-improvement, and so much more. Because of the diversity of the people who attend, everyone has their own unique perspectives and contributions, and this group is so welcoming to new ideas. Your unique contributions are valued. All levels of experience are wel …

Big Data Silicon Valley was created to help demystify big data, explore interesting use cases in different industries, go over some opportunities in the market and share tools that are available for your big data projects. We'll also go over what are some opportunities that startups can tap into in this industry. Why should you care: Big data will drive $120 billion of IT spending in 2013, according to Gartner. 93% of businesses feel like they're losing money by not being able to use the infor …

So who are we and why should you come to one of our workshops? By combining the art and science of communication, Social Fluency has developed a fun, skills-based curriculum that is built on peer-reviewed research in cognitive behavioral psychology, neuroscience and other cutting-edge disciplines. Our effectiveness has been proven by both scientific studies and real world results. Our unique and fun teaching techniques, along with our highly skilled instructors blend interesting content and inte …

This is a group for anyone interested in technology and mental health. In the past couple of years, we have seen movement of Health Tech in Silicon Valley; however, mental health is still barely covered. This is a group for people who care about bridging the gap between mental health and technology - may it be advancement of treatment, reducing stigma, or brainstorming for new ideas to help people who are suffering. Looking forward to meeting people who are equally interested in solving some of …

Are you interested in open access to data so it can be used to build new services and reveal new insights? In that case join our next Open Data Bay Area event to find others interested in and working with these topics! We are a group of thinkers, planners and doers meeting once a month to hear talks, get updated, spread news and meet other open data enthusiasts. In this forum you will meet lots of key people with a passion for open data, including open data advocates, data owners, and specialist …

Q:  If you had to declare a manifesto for this group, what would it be? A: That philosophy is for everybody.  That, while it uses abstraction, its value rests on its concrete utility in everyday life.  For example, you don't have to know how to program a computer to benefit from one (though of course you can do more with it if you know how it works). Q:  I'm very busy ‐ what preparation is involved? A:  We do not assign reading, because we are interested in your original thinking.  As the the …

This Meetup group is for at-home dads in San Francisco! We're all about our kids and doing fun stuff with them during the "work week" (M-F): walks and hikes and playgrounds and sports and art and beer and books... anything really. All of us play a sizable caregiving role with our little ones, but some of us balance that role with part-time work, working evenings or weekends, consulting, project-based work, looking for a job, etc. Our meetups tend to occur on Mondays at 10am (rotating between Dol …

Create a regional infrastructure focused on technology transfer, job creation, and workforce development related to medical device and bio-science manufacturing along the I-80 Corridor of the San Francisco East Bay.

This group is for anyone who likes the horror and/or sci-fi genres. The members shape the group. There will be a book club, movie nights, new/classic/indie film outings, genre themed game nights and anything else that others may want to do.

This is a regular show and tell for people who take advantage of various personal self-tracking tools and methods to gain more knowledge about themselves, others and the world around them. Come share what you are doing and learn from others. Topics include, but are not limited to: *Self-experimentation *Behavior monitoring *Lifelogging, lifecaching, lifestreaming *Location tracking *Digitizing body info *Biometric data *Psychological self-assessments *Medical self-diagnostics *Personal genome se …

This is a group that meets to discuss and train in memory techniques as practiced on Mnemotechnics.org. Meetups alternate between the East Bay and San Francisco. Beginners are welcome! Please read the information below to be sure that this is the group that you're looking for. About the Techniques The techniques we discuss and practice are useful for studying in school, learning languages, memorizing poetry, and for competing in memory competitions. Here is a list of some of the techniques: Met …