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Where can you find other people who will watch sci-fi movies with you? Or go to exhibits at the science museum, Science On Tap, or The Dome? What if you want to go tubing or hiking, and you bore other people by talking about quantum mechanics or how Star Wars isn't really sci-fi? Why not hang out with people who don't get bored by that stuff? We won't judge you if you don't know who Carl Sagan is. But you will be required to learn at some point.
The only rules are 1) no pseudoscience (we're all bringing our bologna detectors), and 2) be nice. If you're into data science for the purpose of marketing, money making, or conquering humanity, this probably isn't the group for you. But if data science means cancer research, come on in.
Upcoming events
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Virginia Star Party (near Charlottesville)
Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln, North Garden, VA 22959, USA, North Garden, VA, USWe have a rescheduled date! We have been in contact with the organizers, and we're the first to find out. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is headquartered in Charlottesville. So some of them might attend. This is one of the coolest things we will be doing. Some of us have been to this several times. There is virtually no light pollution 10 minutes south of Charlottesville. They bring out big portable telescopes and they let you look through them. The UVA Astronomy Department helps run it. You don't want to miss this. Yes, kids are a big focus. So there are a lot of kids running around. But we've been there with all-adult groups, and it's awesome. We'll carpool. This is at a cidery. And their tasting room will be open.
Read more about it here: https://www.albemarleciderworks.com/news/event/star-party10 attendees
City Nature Challenge 2027
Location not specified yetThis is a tentative date and time. We don't have the exact date yet. Richmond's entry in the global bioblitz, run with the Science Museum of Virginia, Maymont, Lewis Ginter, James River Park System, Pocahontas State Park, VCU, and Virginia Master Naturalists as partners. Everyone documents species on iNaturalist over four days; city competes against other cities worldwide.
We will get together somewhere and look for living things and document them. Maybe Bryan Park. Our biology nerds will have the say on this one. If you're a bioblitz-adjacent nerd, feel free to DM Rob and give him ideas and your rationale at any time.
Read about the 2026 edition here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2026-greater-richmond-metropolitan-area
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Past events
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