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Ben Goldacre will give a talk and participate in a livepodcast taping with Massimo Pigliucci and Julia Galef this Thursday in NYC! Info below (link)... When: Thursday February 21 - 7:00 PM Where: University Settlement, 184 Eldridge Street Join us first for a special lecture by Dr. Benjamin...

Next year's Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism will take place on April 9-10, 2011 in New York City. This will be our third annual conference, and it will bigger and better in every way -- with a larger venue, more speakers, and more events! The conference will be expanding to two...

We'll be doing another Drinking Skeptically at TAM this year. Is anyone interested in helping coordinate?

For those who haven't heard...NECSS 2010 will take place on April 17, 2010 in NYC. The JREF's own DJ Grothe will deliver the keynote address. More info will be released shortly...!

New York City Skeptics and the New England Skeptical Society/Skeptics Guide to the Universe are pleased to announce a new conference to be held in New York City, September 12th, 2009 - the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (www.necsscon.org)! NECSS (pronounced "nexus") seeks to...

Celebrate Darwin Day with NYC Skeptics! When: Saturday February 7, 2009 @ 1PM Where: Pace University, 1 Pace Plaza, Second Floor (lecture hall TBD) Free and open to the public - Due to security procedures at Pace University, please RSVP by February 5 to contact@nycskeptics.org with your...

NYC Skeptics Public Lecture Series presents Carl Zimmer - The Darwin Beat: Reporting from the Frontiers of Evolution When: Thursday December 4 @ 7:00 PM Where: Rockefeller University Weiss Building Room 305 1230 York Avenue @ 66th St. Admission is free and open to the public. On March...

Drinking Skeptically When: Wed, Nov 26, 8:00pm – 11:59pm Where: The Four-Faced Liar - 165 West 4th St. (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues) Description: Drinking Skeptically is an informal event designed to promote fellowship and networking among skeptics, critical-thinkers, and like-minded...

Drinking Skeptically When: Wed, Oct 29, 8:00pm – 11:59pm Where: The Four-Faced Liar - 165 West 4th St. (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues) Description: Drinking Skeptically is an informal event designed to promote fellowship and networking among skeptics, critical-thinkers, and like-minded...

Join New York City Skeptics as we celebrate our first anniversary with a special lecture by James "The Amazing" Randi. James Randi: I Doubt That! When: Friday October 10, 2008 @ 7:00 PM Where: Caspary Auditorium @ Rockefeller University - 1230 York Avenue (66th St.) New York City Admission...

NYC Skeptics Meet the Author Series presents Mark Alpert: Final Theory - The Science of Fiction When: Monday September 8, 2008 @ 7:00 PM Where: SLC Conference Center, 352 7th Ave (30th st.) 16th Fl. NYC 10001 Scientific American editor Mark Alpert introduces his debut novel, Final Theory, a...

Join New York City Skeptics and ScienceBlogs for a special get together Saturday August 9 with over a dozen Science Bloggers, including: Orac (Respectful Insolence) GrrlScientist (Living the Scientific Life) Ed Brayton (Dispatches from the Culture Wars) Maria Brumm (Green Gabbro) Suzanne...

NYC Skeptics Public Lecture Series presents Lori Lipman Brown “A Skeptic Goes to Washington” When: Saturday July 26 @ 1:00 PM Where: Shetler Annex 939 8th Ave. Suit 204 (at 55th St.) If you are skeptical about whether God exists -- or if you feel certain one does but support the rights...

The May edition of Drinking Skeptically will take place tomorrow, May 28th. Our last DS was the most well-attended ever and we are expecting equally high turnout this month. All are welcome! For the latest on who is planning to attend, check out the New York City Drinking Skeptically Meetup...

First, let me thank anyone who purchased a Darwin08 t-shirt from NYC Skeptics. I'd like to propose that all of us attending TAM6 wear our Darwin08 t-shirts on the same day..say, Friday? We will express solidarity, and save the moment for posterity on film (or the digital equivalent). :-)...

It's tonight!! =============================== Drinking Skeptically Scientifically proven to be a good time! Drinking Skeptically is an informal event designed to promote fellowship and networking among skeptics, critical-thinkers, and like-minded individuals. Drinking Skeptically provides...

NYC Skeptics Meet the Author Series presents Carol Tavris, co-author of Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts --- Lecture, Q&A, and book signing ---- Where: SLC Conference Center (352 7th Ave 16th Fl. NYC 10001 - map) When...

NYC Skeptics Public Lecture Series presents: Massimo Pigliucci “Of Paradigm Shifts and the Objectivity of Science” When: Saturday April 5 @ 1:00 PM Where: University Settlement 184 Eldridge St. (at Rivington St., two blocks south of Houston) Click here for map. Admission is free and...

As part of our fundraising efforts, New York City Skeptics invites everyone to show their support for sound science and secular science education by proudly wearing one of our Darwin '08 shirts! Each t-shirt is high quality, 100% cotton with silk-screened "Darwin08" logo on the chest and the...

Due to popular demand, Drinking Skeptically is moving BACK to our prior location, The Four-Faced Liar - 165 West 4th St. (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). In addition, Drinking Skeptically will once again begin at 8PM (still the last Wednesday of every month). This change will take effect...

NYC Skeptics Public Lecture Series presents Rebecca Watson "Women and Skepticism" When: Saturday February 16 @ 1:00 PM Where: University Settlement 184 Eldridge St. (at Rivington St., two blocks south of Houston) Click here for map. Admission is free and open to the public...

NYC Skeptics Public Lecture Series presents Nothing: Something to Believe In A lecture by Nica Lalli, author of Nothing: Something to Believe In "An engaging personal account of nonbelief...well written and often acerbically funny, an edgy quest for meaning outside the boundaries of...

New York City Skeptics is proud to co-sponsor Michael Shermer's lecture "The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics" at the New York Academy of Sciences. Author and psychologist Michael Shermer will lecture and host a...

Reminder: Tonight! Don't miss our post-Thanksgiving Drinking Skeptically! Celebrate the after-holiday lull by sharing a pint with your fellow skeptics. We've got quite a regular crowd now, and there's always room for more (the Four-Faced Liar recently opened their newly-constructed back...

Hello everyone, Drinking Skeptically has expanded to the Bay Area, co-sponsored by Center for Inquiry San Francisco! When: Last Wednesday of every month, 6:30PM Where: Lucky 13 - 2140 Market St, San Francisco, CA (map) Contact: Michael at sf@centerforinquiry.net If you are interested in...

A perfect warm up for TAM 5.5! And some of the SGTU folks might just tag along... New York City Skeptics Public Lecture Series presents Dr. Steve Novella: An Introduction to Skeptical Activism Noted scientist, author, and podcaster Steve Novella will discuss the basics of a skeptical world...

It's time again for Drinking Skeptically, New York City edition! Starting at 8PM this evening we'll be meeting at the the Four-Faced Liar, a "downtown Irish" pub located in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City (165 West 4th St., between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). Please join us!

NYC Skeptics is proud to announce that our inaugural lecture will feature John Rennie, editor in chief of Scientific American magazine discussing "Scientific American's Century and a Half of Skepticism." Please join us! In its long history of reporting on discoveries and inventions...

It's time again for Drinking Skeptically, New York City Edition! Starting at 8PM we'll be at the the Four-Faced Liar, a "downtown Irish" pub located in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City (165 West 4th St., between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). Click here for more info.

Someone has organized an NYC skeptics meetup on 14APR07. I believe this is the same day we planned on meeting anyway. Is there any interest in combining the two meetups? http://skeptics.meetup.com/139/?gj=sj6