Please see the OC Global Warming Committee website Also see Facebook Page We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting Recent show on: Ending the Silence on Climate Change Latest Technology on Monitoring Environmental Changes at a Macro Level: New Landsat Earth-monitoring satellite launched from California _________________________________________________________________________________ Sunrun Solar Lease Sunrun Helps You Save on Utilities. America's Leading Solar Company. www.SunRunHome …

We're a  Christian home school group & co-op, but most importantly we are a community! Whether you home school independently, or with a charter school , we are here for each other. We do monthly field trips, weekly park days, bible studies, family potlucks, moms night out & co-op classes at a local church. Membership of the group  is maintained by participating in events and contributing to the calendar at least once a month.  Members decide their level of involvement.  You may enjoy all the soc …

This group will bring together some of the best minds of the Inland Empire to explore cool science-math topics such as chaos theory, complexity theory, special-general relativity, quantum mechanics, mathematical foundations, and advanced topics in logic. This is as hardcore as graduate school, but without the papers, lectures, grades, time-limits.

Hello everyone! This here is a group for all you science fiction/science fantasy fans located in or around Riverside, CA. Whether your fancy bend towards the works Issac Asimov, Orson Scott Card, and H.G. Wells or you prefer the more visual part of the genre like watching TV and movies like Star Trek and Firefly (or all of it together!), this is the place for you. We have monthly meetups in Riverside to discuss and watch scifi films and television, as well make plans for the occasional extra spe …

Dear Volunteer Diggers, Calico Early Man Site is the only archeology site in the Western Hemisphere ever deemed important enough to be worked by Dr. Louis S.B. Leakey. Project Director from 1964 until his death in 1972, Dr. Leakey knew that the thousands of artifacts found in this barren desert environment were eerily similar in appearance and manufacture to those he found in Africa. This striking similarity intrigued and mystified him. The implications for the presence of some of the earliest …

Hi Everyone! I started this meetup because there are so many books I want to read, and I think that discussing them with others will make it more fun, challenging, and fulfilling. My academic background is in Philosophy and Anthropology . . . but there is so much more to discover! This is a meetup for people who love learning and thinking about the world around them: sociology, history, philosophy, evolution, primatology, cognitive science, cultural studies, biographies, political science, curre …

The purpose of this group is to present meetings, classes, events related to eploring the power of the mind for healing, abundance and happiness. This group is for anyone interested in alternative healing, meditation, prayer, Law of Attraction and Science of Mind.

Do you love the show "Mystery Science Theater 3000"?  If someone uttered the names "ROWSDOWER" and "TORGO", would you know what it meant?  Do you find it hard to meet others who have the same appreciation for the show that you do? Would you like to have fun and enjoy viewing episodes with other MSTies ? If you have answered 'yes' to these questions, then this group maybe for you. If you would like to watch MST3K episodes with other MSTies in Los Angeles and surrounding areas, then sign up. It wo …

You can visit our website at http://www.ocwriter.com for more details, where you can RSVP for our meetings in Fountain Valley, California (Orange County) off the 405. The Southern California Writers Association is dedicated to helping writers from all genres hone their skills and advance their careers. Members network and share vital information at meetings on the third Saturday of every month. SCWA presents expert speakers every month, covering a variety of topics. Speakers present lively, info …

We are not religious, but a Spiritual Center serving the residents of the San Gabriel Community and its Foothills. We promote a way of life that honors all paths to God and help make the world a better place.

Scientists, educators, science communicators, scientific skeptics, and Fans of the Genre get together once a month for monthly Science & Suds pub nights and occasional science-theme adventures, such as our Skeptics in the Jeep trips. If you prefer the value of what we know to the false promise of Magic We Wish Were True, then come on down and tip a glass with us.

We are a worldwide movement for the happiness of humanity. By empowering individuals to achieve lasting happiness with teachings of universal Truth, Happy Science aims to create an ideal world – a world of harmony, love and prosperity.

Our Cosmos is a social group whose purpose is to share and inspire a love of science and of learning, and to develop interest in both the Cosmos and intellectual curiosity.  It encourages exploration into planetary and earth sciences, health, ethics, and society. Various activities include stage and TV venues for science education purposes and trips exploring and learning about our Cosmos, such as archaeological digs, tours of planetary facilities, nature photography and trips to geological/astr …

Backyard Skeptics Long Beach is associated with its parent meetup.com group, Barkyard Skeptics (Central Orange Country). We are a community of individuals interested in exploring and discovering truths in the natural world based on science and critical thinking. As skeptics we question authority and make real-world decisions based upon the conciseness of each scientific field. Our members are humanists, agnostics, atheists and evidencialists. The discovery and awe of the natural world has much m …

Ayurveda, the science of life is truly the most holistic system of medicine practiced for over 5000 years. It is a sister science to YOGA incorporating herbs, food guidelines, specific asanas, meditation, aromatherapy, various body therapies for detoxification and rejuvenation to support the body‘s intelligence to heal and bring it back to its own natural state of balance. The purpose of this group is to share the wisdom of Ayurveda to help one live a life of complete balance.

Learn the secrets to using part-time collaboration to achieve full-time results with the spin off meetup of the successful San Diego Comic Con and WonderCon panel with the same name! No matter which industry (comics, illustration, movies, art, graphic and web design, animation, costuming / cosplay, podcasting and many other creative industries), breaking into today's media is a full-time job, even if you have only part-time hours to accomplish it. To accomplish that goal you have to find or form …

Universal Mind Science is a free-thought non-denominational fellowship where there are no strangers. Universal Mind Science Church was founded in 1968 by the late Damien Simpson. We are the oldest Metaphysical Church in Long Beach. Metaphysics teaches us to be open minded by combining religion and science and gives us the insight to the question "Why do we exist"? We gain knowledge and enlightenment through positive teachings derived from the philosophies of all the greatest spiritual teachers. …

We'd like to work through some of the seminal texts in computer science that normally collect dust on the bookshelf (AIMA, PAIP, SICP, TAOCP, &c.) We've finished up Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs; and are currently working through Russell and Norvig's Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach.

Designed to help you become effective in dating and finding your life partner, this professionally-led series uses small group therapy and in-field practice exercises to help you develop healthy dating skills from a science-based and Christian perspective. Topics covered include: whole person attracting, self-esteem & confidence, body image, letting go of baggage, the art of mingling, finding the right partner, first dates, and sexual intimacy. For singles (18-39) who are searching for their lif …

The Huntington Beach Church of Religious Science is a spiritual community located in Huntington Beach, California. We are a loving, expanding community, inspiring spiritual balance, circulation, and awareness. The ministry of the Huntington Beach Church of Religious is a loving, inclusive community, facilitating spiritual growth through living and teaching Universal principles. Spiritual tools transform energy from destructive to productive and these strategic mental and spiritual tools, when us …

There is a growing number of skeptic groups which call themselves 'evidencialists' — those who place their confidence (belief) in only those claims with sufficient evidence.  This is one of those groups. This is also the fifth chapter of Backyard Skeptics. There is a chapter in Villa Park, South OC, LA and Long Beach. Our group is one with a heavy atheist 'bent'. If you don't believe in any supernatural deity or paranormal ability (woo-woo), this group is for you. We meet once a month on the thi …

Orange County Science Readers is a book club for people who enjoy learning about the physical and social world through published science. The book club does not assume that readers have any prior experience with a given scientific subject; the only assumption is that readers genuinely find the topic interesting and that readers enjoy exploring their curiosities with others. While some (many) topics may warrant critical discussion, the primary purpose of this group is to have fun and to encourage …

I tried to get something like this started a few months ago, but a death in the family derailed it. So, here we go again: This is a group for writers struggling with productivity. We meet once a week and more often via social media, phone, lifelines, whatever in order to do one thing: provide accountability so that we can track our progress and meet our goals. Traditional workshop elements are, if we want them, informal - we can read each other's stuff, but that's not the aim; nor is providing e …

USS Velocity is a Star Trek fan group based in Orange County California. We operate as a Nova Class Starship, and our members make up the ship's 15 officers, and 65 crew members. This is the first of what we hope will become a fleet of starships within this chapter, all celebrating the Star Trek universe. We socialize, attend conventions, and raise money for worthwhile charities. We are a costuming club. All of our 15 officers must have a costume. We also do some light role play at conventions …

We are an encouraging family social group who seeks to understand and apply science, math, and rational thinking to normal family life. We promote activities such as "Science Saturdays", where we work on Maker Projects or the use of Open Source Science Software for your specific science interest. We encourage rational thinking and use of math for decision making with projects based on the books Head First Data Analysis and Baseball Hacks. If you are looking for a social group who encourages your …

About TZM: Founded in 2008, The Zeitgeist Movement is a Sustainability Advocacy Organization which conducts community based activism and awareness actions through a network of Global/Regional Chapters, Project Teams, Annual Events, Media and Charity Work. The Movement's principle focus includes the recognition that the majority of the social problems which plague the human species at this time are not the sole result of some institutional corruption, scarcity, a political policy, a flaw of "huma …

The Inspirational Living Center of Orange County provides spiritual tools to transform our personal lives and help make the world a better place. We are a local spiritual community that honors all paths to Spirit and can help you experience a personal relationship with a higher power. When God is the focus of our spirituality, then other areas of our lives fall into place—we are happier, we can do more for others, be better stewards of the Earth, and help bring peace and harmony to the world. Jo …

Science is fun again! The Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) is a world-wide think-tank and scientific organization whose members have one thing in common: they have studied very thoroughly mainstream science including relativity, the big bang, plate tectonics, and have concluded that there are fundamental flaws in these theories that must be rectified. The NPA's goal is to seek truth in science while allowing for competing theories to co-exist letting the best to grow and flourish through the un …