Meet fellow Sci-fi/Fantasy Fans near you! Come to a local Sci-fi/Fantasy Meetup to have fun talking science fiction and fantasy in literature, media, gaming and art. Go to local conventions, signings, readings, movies, museum shows, science lectures and more! This group is intended to be a friendly social group, with the common thread of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Welcome to Inquisitive Minds. We are a multi-faceted group of people with diverse interests. We are always willing to explore ideas and learn something new, always open to sharing different points of view, participating in fun events, and making new friends. Our goal will be to get together regularly, to have meaningful and intellectual conversations on various topics, to learn something new together and to take part in fun activities and events. Is Inquisitive Minds for me? Do you like discus …

Whether you're an expert user or just beginning to explore Wolfram|Alpha, this meetup is for you! Our goal is to gather Wolfram|Alpha enthusiasts in the Boston area to discuss present and future versions of Wolfram|Alpha. If you would like to connect with other Wolfram|Alpha users and learn more about our computational knowledge engine, please come join us! Please visit http://www.wolframalpha.com in order to learn more about Wolfram|Alpha.

BioIL connects life sciences investors, entrepreneurs, academic researchers and government officials in Israel and Boston.

EXOTIC PEN PRESENTS - WRITER'S & ILLUSTRATORS! PLEASE JUST COME! Bring sample of your writing or ART just hang with us as we share. Monday's tba! come!! Our last meet up gave us a profound glimpse into talents from our group. Please sign up for our group. We will appreciate your being with us. Come anyway. Don't you LOVE writing? The following was written by former leader, Danny Y. (except for minor edits) Have you ever dreamed of writing your own book or novel someday but never got around to i …

The Zeitgeist Movement is an explicitly non-violent, global sustainability advocacy group currently working in over 1000 Regional Chapters across 70 countries. The basic structure of The Movement consists of Chapters, Teams, Projects & Events. Overall, the Chapters are essentially what define the Movement and each Chapter works to not only spread awareness about the roots of our social problems today but also to express the logical, scientific solutions and methods we have at our disposal to upd …

The purpose of this group is to educate one another about AI and related fields.  We're interested in how machines might be made to "think like people," and what is known about the human mind at a computational level.  Usually we pick books or papers as a starting point for discussion.  Sometimes we have mini-tutorials on AI topics. Anyone interested in studying intelligent machines is welcome.  We have people with diverse backgrounds in AI, neuroscience, and other areas.  Additionally, some of …

In the mid-80s I worked at the Hippocrates Institute in Boston. The majority of the clientele of this healing center had come there because they had been told by Western medicine that nothing more could be done,, and the only thing that could help them now was a miracle. . While there, I witnessed some miraculous recoveries, often even with those diagnosed with so-called terminal illness. After seeing these miracles, I became obsessed to explain how they were possible. Thus, I was inspired …

The goal of this meetup is present informative lectures, hands-on tutorials, networking events, etc, towards helping the local community further it's understanding and proficiency regarding Predictive Analytics.  Our group has three main focal points:  business applications, advanced mathematics, and computer science; with topics covering Recommeder Systems, Machine Learning, Google Analytics, Data Visualization, Social Media / Text Analytics, and related topics.  Predictive Analytics are levera …

Hello, I'm @sidgabriel, the organizer of ARDevMob: The San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley Augmented Reality Meetup group. Augmented reality is a human interface metaphor. Unlike the "desktop metaphor" which implies a computerized representation of a desk, files and folders, "Augmented Reality" implies that computer science can inform and extend everything in our visual, auditory and cognitive perception of reality. Making every interface relevant to a "first person" narrative perspectiv …

The Humanist Community at Harvard The Humanist Community at Harvard (HCH) is dedicated to building, educating, and nurturing a diverse community of Humanists, atheists, agnostics, and the nonreligious at Harvard and beyond. HCH serves undergraduate and graduate student communities; in addition, Harvard faculty, staff, alumni, and the general public are welcome and encouraged to participate and join in our activities. In recent years, thousands of members of the Harvard and greater Cambridge/B …

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN! YOU CAN VISIT US ANY DAY WE MEET OR YOU MAY CHOOSE TO ENROLL IN OUR ONGOING INTRODUCTORY CLASSES THAT ARE USUALLY HELD ONCE A WEEK. WE ALSO MEET FOR SOCIAL EVENTS AND ANYONE IS MORE THEN WELCOME TO JOIN US JUST FOR SUCH GATHERINGS. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE FOR VISITING OR LEARNING WITH US. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE FACT THAT SPIRITUALITY IS OPEN TO EVERYONE AND THERE IS NO PRICE ATTACHED TO IT. NO MATTER HOW OR HOW OFTEN YOU DECIDE TO JOIN US, WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN …

The Boston Synagogue is the only synagogue located in downtown Boston with Shabbat services 52 weeks a year plus holidays & Passover. Our mission is to serve the needs of the diverse body of Jews living in downtown Boston. We are unaffiliated, post-denominational egalitarian, where both women and men are active participants in the service. There is an openness to all and it’s a place where people across Jewish denominations can make their own spiritual connections. Besides holding weekly service …

This group is established to bring people of theHarvard  community almunie,students and faculty together in different fields of science and to create a social network. The purpose of the  group is to address the important of socialization in the community and to create travel adventures to expand the scale of learning and searching  and benefit all the members of the community to meet together in a fun and enjoyable enviroment to share ideas ,thinking and experiences. Traveling always bring an a …

Welcome to Food for Thought. We're a dining and discussion group that meets regularly for dinner and interesting in-depth conversation. The group was started to bring together intelligent people who like dining together and having the kinds of discussions they don't get enough of elsewhere. Our dinners are held at low key restaurants that have good food and facilitate good group communication. In addition, we may also go to movies, lectures, or other events that engender thoughtful discussion at …

Libboo.com is the largest online community of readers, writers and creative folk. We provide free ways for writers to create, collaborate and publish.  http://www.libboo.com The Libboo.com club is here to bring together our 'online' community of readers, writers, editors, illustrators, journalists, etc. We are soon hosting a variety of events aimed a bringing people together to network, talk about writing, exchange ideas and learn more about how we may help you at Libboo.com. Most importantly, w …

Embracing the full spectrum from ancient traditions and the occult to cutting edge science, Soul Experiments Meetup gathers those intererested in exploring consciousness, spirituality, energy and the multidimensional nature of ourselves and reality. Let's experiment, play and learn together!  Let's create a safe space to share our experiences. Let's take the "woo" out of "woo woo". :-) Types of Meetups: We will be having several types of meetups. At least once a month there will be a free meetup …

Recent advances in neuroscience and neurotechnology are propelling man-machine interfacing into a new era in which machines such as computers and prostethic limbs are more directly and tightly coupled to our brain's neural activity. Examples of these advances include: mice whose brains have been altered using optogenetics learn and unlearn on command; a monkey who controls an artificial arm and feeds himself via a brain-machie interface; scientists who can render an image imagined or dreamed of …

Meet a new network of New England's bio entrepreneurs from business, academic, finance, scientific and medical communities. Our forum consists of discussions on emerging research and the commercialization and development of new technologies encompassing biotech, nanotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, environmental technology, information technology, healthcare, cell biology, life science research, pharmaceuticals, and drug discovery start-ups. It was designed for multi-disciplinary entrepre …

The Allan Kardec Spiritist Society of Massachusetts is a non-profit organization that has been dedicated to the dissemination and practice of Spiritism in Somerville, MA since 1990. Study Groups. A Spiritism study group meets every Tuesday at 7:30pm, followed by spiritual passes therapy. These meetings are open to the general public. MeetUps. Periodically we will select a topic of general interest to develop under the light of Spiritism. The goal is to meet like minded people, study Spiritism …

6pm weekly "Meet The Beekeeper Mondays" [and More!] Harvard Square was commenced by Follow The Honey as a free educational community forum to illumine the many platforms, perspectives & creations inspired by our co-evolutionary kindred, the honey bee. Come beeline on the REDline to share curious forage, cross people pollinate and germinate collective nectar flow; through bees in the arts, spirit of the bees, science, literature [Virgil, Plath, etc.] ~ you name it, bees are a vector  ~ join our i …

We are a collection of happy geeks! We are people who are into anime, fantasy, sci fi, video games, tabletop gaming, manga, comic books, and more. Mostly we just like to get together and have fun! We have anime nights, gaming nights, movie nights, conventions we attend together, Renaissance Faires, costume parties and so much more. We've also had more outdoorsy events such as kayaking. If you live in the greater Boston area and want to meet people with similar interests, then join our group and …

Got a story you've been thinking about?  October is the month to get it down on paper. This is a workshop for writers with little or no experience in writing fiction.  Aimed to encourage new writers to write.  Students will learn basic concepts and techniques of writing fiction like dialogue, voice, character, point-of-view, and plot.  Students will read and discuss works by Alice Munro, John Cheever and others.  By course end students are expected to complete a draft of a short story or at leas …

Boston Biotech Brits is a group of Brits in the Boston area and collaborators in the UK with a shared interest in promoting ties both between Boston and the UK and within our own life sciences community. Boston Biotech Brits has objectives of providing networking events and opportunities between local Boston Biotech Brits, providing a forum for interaction between UK companies seeking business opportunities in Boston area by utilizing local ‘Boston Biotech Brit’ contacts, and to provide local co …

Are you interested in data science but also passionate about international development? Then this is the meetup for you! Let's get together to explore how the rapidly growing areas of data science and big data can transform the world of international development and contribute to improving the lives of the billions of underprivileged and poor people in the world.

Let's meet up for more than just cooking! Join me to discover and discuss the science behind cooking. This meet up will encompass several types of events from cooking to dinner parties and classes to lectures.

A Future Salon is a monthly discussion group where people get together for educational, fun, and challenging presentations, discussions, and dialogue on important trends and innovations in science, technology, business, and social change. The meta-theme for our Salon is a multidisciplinary inquiry into accelerating change, and the implications, issues, and challenges that rapid ongoing change creates. The importance of being an open-minded, broadly-interested and informed lifelong learner is one …

What is this group all about? Our members aim to become better writers in social scientific disciplines and to see more of our work published. We also like to spend time with others in a lively social venue where we can share good times, good drinks, and good food. Where did the idea for this group come from? If you're like me, the challenge of writing books, chapters, and journal articles for publication can be vexing at times. Rather than succumb to the pressure, I thought it would be better …