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 …

The Association seeks to stimulate participation and interaction among its members by affording them an environment for substantive professional exchange. It encourages and supports personal and professional growth through opportunities for members to extend their knowledge and skills, develop and use professional networks, pursue career development goals and assume leadership roles in the Association and in the information community. ASIS&T increases the influence of information professionals …

NYC's data science community is full of brilliant, incredibly talented people. We started this group to create a central location to showcase the amazing work New York's data scientists are doing and help awesome people meet one another. This meetup aims to serve the technical community—data scientists, software engineers, hackers, and statisticians. Our events will vary from introductory to advanced, but are always intended to provide new ideas, concepts and tools to help you solve your hardest …

Ligo Project is a brand new effort being launched in NYC and Boston aimed at bringing together Sciences, IT, and Business in order to facilitate rapid and inexpensive commercialization of science innovations and promote increase access to medicine and healthcare as well as other scientific applications that might improve quality of life. Binding Capitalism with Altruism to Save Lives.

Prometheus is the ancient Athenian (Greek) god of technology and a divine rebel. The Shrine of Prometheus is a group of Pagans, polytheists, occultists, and others who revere Prometheus, either as an actual deity or as a symbol, or who have a strong interest in science and technology. We also welcome anyone with an interest in how science and technology relate to spirituality. Our aims include: 1) To educate ourselves and other polytheists and occultists about a variety of topics pertaining to s …

Welcome! We are a group of individuals interested in learning new ideas or projects in science, technology, neuroscience, science-fiction, science writing, and other creative fields. Once or twice a month we will take an idea proposed by a new or current member who knows a little more than the rest of us about a subject, and have them teach it to the group. Sometimes we will just hold a "discussion" on one of these fields, led by a moderator. Want to learn to solve a rubik's cube? Want to discus …

The mission of the New York Metropolitan chapter of AWIS is to empower women to enter, remain, and advance in science careers both inside and outside academia. We provide professional development training and a supportive community with opportunities for networking and mentoring. Our meetup group is our social side! Come out and meet other women in science in the NY area for happy hour or dinner. We welcome other event suggestions too!

We as Science, Engineering, and Healthcare professionals are busy people often putting in way over the standard 40-hr work week. Why not have a group catering to all of us, where we can network, share ideas, and, most importantly, have fun! This group is designed for all those working in science, engineering, and healthcare professions who are looking to meet, network, and socialize with like-minded professionals. Our group activities will include: networking events, occasional job postings for …

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.

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, …

[This is a draft description; Don't join yet!] Some people feel a calling towards meditation, prayer, magic, shamanism, and so forth. But lots of these people navigate scientifically, too, reading popular science books or books by the "new atheists" and so forth. And, what about evolutionary psychology? Is a yearning for profundity and transcendence (and intimacy and warmth) -- are these urges the nihilistic result of natural selection? Well, kind of, maybe, in some sense. But, so what? I value …

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.

Meet other local evolutionists to discuss the basic principles, latest insights, and current anti-evolution/anti-science/anti-education trends. ["Evolutionist" is not a particularly satisfactory word, but it is a topic heading provided by Meetup, and it is an effective keyword. Preferable would be something along the lines of "those interested in the subject of evolution as a fact and the multivariate ways it influences and is manifested in our universe--scientifically, artistically, historicall …

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 Meetup Group is for people with an interest in all-things-science to get together, and not just on Saturdays. Maybe you often find yourself starting to tell a science-related story at a party, only to trail off awkwardly when you realize that you're not as clear on the details as you thought. Or your friends are hinting that they'd really rather not hear about Planet Earth anymore. Quite possibly, while others reminisce about Saturday morning cartoons, you fondly recall watching Mr. Wizar …

The hype surrounding Big Data and Data Science is at a fever pitch with promises to solve the world's business and social problems, large and small. How accurate or misleading is this message? How is it helping or damaging people, and which people? What opportunities exist for data nerds and entrepreneurs that examine the larger issues with a skeptical view? This Meetup focuses on mathematical, ethical, and business aspects of data from a skeptical perspective. Guest speakers will discuss the mi …

A speculative fiction writers group based in Brooklyn. Together, we help one another hone our craft to a more professional level. This group is open to serious writers of fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, new weird, horror, slipstream, steampunk...anyone writing under the vast umbrella of near-realities and un-realities we enjoy reading so much. Critiquing one another's work takes center stage, always focused on constructive criticism that will support each of us as we work to become bett …

The objectives of the Union of Exercise and Sports Science Professionals shall be: To establish, integrate, promote, and educationally advance the fields of exercise and sports science professionals, which will consist of but not be limited to exercise, fitness and sports training instructors and coaches, personal training coaches, strength and conditioning performance enhancement personnel, athletic trainers, exercise physiologists. To make members aware of their political responsibilities. To …

This group is for any family committed to academic excellence for the children they love. The thread connecting everyone in this Meetup is our pursuit of "The FIRST FIVE" principles of the 5+5=10 Workshop. BAN school-night television READ and discuss one book per month as a family MEMORIZE the multiplication tables LIMIT the use of electronic devices CREATE and stick to a schedule for homework, silent activity and bedtime Some days we might hit all five, while on other days it will end with us …

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.

Welcome. This is a group for people who write science fiction and fantasy and people who want to write science fiction and fantasy. We welcome all skill levels as long as the group rules are adhered to.

This is a group for hacking Big Data with Math, Machine Learning, Statistics. We will learn how to ask good questions about data and derive actionable insights. Group will focus on recent advances in math algorithms on unbalanced real world datasets. We will look at a rich tool chain for datascience including and not limited to R, Python, H2O. Focus will be on practice of data science along with nuances of popular algorithms on public datasets. Most all sessions will have a demo or a hands-on c …

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 …

Learn how to apply the tools of positive psychology to flourish with other like-minded happiness seekers.  Increase your sense of well-being with the research-based methods of positive psychology and understand the art and science of authentic happiness

Work with other General Assembly students, alumni, and members on challenging and rewarding computer science problems.

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 …

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 …

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is gone, but the riffing lives on! Get together with your fellow MSTies to watch horrible, horrible movies getting the mockery they so richly deserve. For the unitiated: "Rifftrax" is a series of downloadable film commentaries from MST3K head writer/host Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy (voice of Tom Servo), and Bill Corbett (2nd voice of Crow T. Robot). It's basically MST3K minus the skits. This Meetup gets together to watch new Rifftrax movies as well as old MST3K reruns …