Our goal is to offer opportunities for education, making it possible to look with openness, curiosity and critical judgment at every aspect of reality. Our ideals are summed up by the suggestion to "Test everything; retain what is good." A sign of its authenticity is the ability, or at least the desire, to encounter people from all walks of life, and to look for and appreciate everything that is true, good and worthwhile in the various expressions of human life. These expressions include scienc …

This is a group for singles who are lovers of fantasy and science fiction in general and want to meet other singles who share the same passion for these fascinating subjects as well. we will read books, see movies, talk about Sci-fi and fantasy in general also play board games from time to time.

Explore. Think. Learn. Wonder & Wander. This group has a teacher. Name: New York City. Curriculum: Seeing new perspectives. Noticing beauty in often overlooked things. Testing your patience in a post office line. Ending up in a fascinating conversation with a passing stranger.  Finding patterns in sidewalk trees. Hearing new perspectives from some of New York's most interesting teachers, artists, and guerrilla philosophers. ............................................ LIFELABS NY is a meet u …

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.

We meet at the Sony Plaza at 550 Madison (between 55th and 56th) every first Saturday of the month at 2pm. We talk about why our best logic, experience, physics, (yes, even quantum mechanics) psychology and neuroscience all point to the inescapable conclusion that human beings DO NOT have a free will; we have a predetermined, causal will. What makes free will impossible?  Logically, because everything happens for a reason, and every reason has a prior reason.  Experientially, the simple fact tha …

We are a group of science and mathematics students interested in developing high efficiency methods of living. We are interested in redoing everything and redefining all the norms. We believe there is a scientific way to approach old ways and maximize the quality of everyday life. The technologies we are currently looking at include but not limited to wind turbines that produce water by condensing air and high lipid algae for biofuel. We continually research new technologies and welcome every an …

I will be talking about the neuroscience of female orgasm, and how it can be used to treat depression, anxiety and sleep disorders. I'll also be talking about the medical and scientific evidence supporting my work, and future research endeavors.

We're HOSARC, Hall Of Science Amateur Radio Club, a Queens, an amateur radio club based out of the NY Hall of Science in Queens, NY.  Checkout www.hosarc.org , you're invited to check us out there for more information regarding our repeaters and activities. We meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the NY Hall of Science in Queens, just a few blocks from the 7 train.  We regularly engage in portable operations and activities using amateur radio equipment.

This is a social group for teachers. As a career-changer, I am in my second year of teaching. It's fun to share experiences with other teachers in the area. Join us for happy hours, meals, music shows, and more!

Here are the facts as discrete as possible (reference links on the bottom): We believe our everyday food is inefficient. Energy production/cost efficiency ---e.g. less than 1% of the consumed energy in production of beef is actually produces the final product) ---This also applies to most most farm plant foods. Time consumption ---It takes more than a year for one cow to mature for consumption. Social norms should be reevaluated. -- Anything can be eaten as long as its benefit/harm is scient …

It is my philosophy that empowering females to delve into video gaming freely and expressively in fashion, science, and media can open the doors to more opportunities. I want young females to not feel discouraged to pursue a career in the video game industry and older females to not feel awkward among other games. I hope to promote games designed for females in mind and participate in holding events for females. Because what I stand for is a niche away from the norm, I strive to create a balance …

"Meditation is an adventure, an adventure into the unknown -- the greatest adventure that the human mind can take." - Osho If you want to live a more fulfilled life, first you will want to know your potential, who you really are. Meditation is the route to that knowing.It is a methodology of science of awareness. Many meditative techniques require one to sit still and silent. But for most of us accumulated stress in our bodymind makes that difficult. Before we can hope to access our inner powerh …

Math is the original liberal art, the first stop on any intellectual journey to understand a little more about the world. It's about trying to answer questions, not because they've been assigned out of some dusty textbook, but because the question itself is interesting and the attempt is more interesting still. It's about learning for the sake of learning, studying for the sake of studying. This group is about math for math's sake. The School of Mathematics was founded to cultivate a natural an …

Meet locals intrigued by philosophy and its impact on our understanding of life, the universe and everything! The usual format is a dinner at a restaurant in the city, with a limited number of people to enjoy conversation and intellectual give and take. The idea is that good conversation requires small crowds, and is helped by good food and wine, just like in the original Symposium by Plato. No technical background in philosophy required, just a love of wisdom! The Dinner and Philosophy meetup i …

After an enthusiastic 1st meetup, January 16, 2013, we are very pleased to continue to build the Bronx tech community.  Everyone is welcome: entrepreneurs, coder, investors, educators, designers & artists, journalists, and people who just want to learn what is out there - whether you currently live in the Bronx or not. The location will change - probably with every meet up - so that we can use these opportunities to give exposure to all of the interesting and accessible venues available. Hope to …

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.

Are you tired of dealing with people imposing their superstitions on you? Do you need a break form the irrational? Then join a group of skeptical individuals for an evening of food, drink and skepticism! In the spirit of Robert Green Ingersoll we will meet up on the thirteenth of every month and will not be afraid to break mirrors, spill salt, and in general throw our irrational fears to the wind! So come out and toast reason, logic, and critical thinking!

This Meetup offers yoga instruction with live, supportive acoustic music for yogis and yoginis. The music is presented by members of the Open Music Ensemble, see www.myspace.com/openmusicensemble, which has performed at the Global Mala Yoga for Peace, where it’s “heart and sweet sounds filled the air”, the Yoga Festival, JCC, and regularly at the Yoga and RawFood Expo. We will invite various yoga instructors to lead the asanas. For our first event, on Saturday, March 16, Danielle Katz, a certifi …

This meetup is dedicated to the learning & living of the science of Positive Psychology the study of well-being, success & happiness!

We are opening Alpha One Labs, a makerspace in Brooklyn, to children and their parents to come and build, create, and do something together.

We are interested in using the latest in scientific research about animal intelligence, cognition and behavior to encourage people to become more involved in the conservation and humane treatment of animals. We also produce a series of public panel discussions with scientists whom we invite from all over the country to discuss their latest findings in various aspects of the behavior and cognition of animals with non-scientists. Are animals self-aware, do they have emotional lives, are they creat …

Take advantage of community-priced ISHTA yoga classes, taught in a variety of locations throughout the city, both indoors and outdoors (weather permitting)! Take yoga lessons that promote physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being, from certified NYC Ishta teachers! All levels are welcome, from beginner to advanced. Did you know that stress comes easily and naturally to you ("fight-or-flight response"), but not usually relaxation?! Beyond relaxation, the benefits of a regular yoga p …

New York City has opened up hundreds of datasets through NYC OpenData. https://data.ny.gov/ The goal of the group is to use data and visualizations to tell stories about the NYC.

Technocratic Party is a party between Democrats and Republicans. However, our party strongly believes that U.S.A. must have a clear Vision for American citizens that they all can be excited about and be a part of. Obviously, any reasonable person will ask, and what vision would that be? And we can tell you with full honesty, we don't have it on paper yet, but we know for certain that if you join us today, you can contribute to it. We have a lot of ideas, and plans, but they will take time, re …

Welcome to the NY Biotech Meetup group! The group is set up to bring the New York bioscience communities together each month to network. There will be no lecture - no agenda. Please join us! We look forward to seeing all of our guests at the next NY Biotech meetup.

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 …

Described by The New York Times as "the most important organization affecting America's relationship with Israel,” AIPAC is a 100,000-member grassroots movement of activists committed to ensuring Israel’s security and protecting American interests in the Middle East and around the world. AIPAC’s priority is to ensure that both America and Israel remain strong and that they collaborate closely together on a wide range of issues. From promoting peace between Israel and its neighbors to facilitatin …

So you live in Brooklyn*, the hippest, trendiest, judge-a-book-by-its cover part of the Country. And you are also a nerd. In this group, you can let your NERD! colors shine like Gandalf's light. You can be a movie nerd, a comic nerd, a food nerd, a ZOMBIE nerd....you can even be Nate Silver. Hell, you can even be a part-time nerd. This group is non-judgmental to all nerdome. We will have meet and greets, watch B horror films, take restaurant suggestions from the food nerds, play board games...lo …