About us
# About Us
New York City Skeptics is an all-volunteer nonprofit community dedicated to science, critical thinking, skepticism, evidence-based reasoning, and scientific literacy.
If you're interested in skepticism, the scientific method, psychology, philosophy, logical reasoning, debunking pseudoscience, fact-checking, and separating evidence from misinformation, you'll find like-minded people here.
Our events explore topics such as:
- Critical thinking and cognitive biases
- Science and scientific discoveries
- Skepticism and skeptical inquiry
- Psychology and human behavior
- Medicine and evidence-based healthcare
- Extraordinary claims and extraordinary evidence
- Astrology, psychics, homeopathy, conspiracy theories, paranormal claims, and other forms of pseudoscience
- Media literacy and evaluating evidence
Whether you're a lifelong skeptic or simply curious about how to think more critically, you're welcome to join us. Our meetings are friendly, respectful, and open to everyone who values reasoned discussion.
To keep conversations enjoyable and focused, we generally avoid discussions centered on religion, partisan politics, and climate change.
Please RSVP early, some of our events have limited seating.
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About New York City Skeptics
For more information about our organization and other activities, visit www.nycskeptics.org.
Upcoming events
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Who pays for the cloud?
Location not specified yetWelcome to “Skeptic Dinners,” a series of events facilitated by Prof. Massimo Pigliucci, a philosopher and biologist at the City College of New York. The idea is similar to that of the Ancient Greek symposia: let’s get a small number of like-minded people together over drinks and food and discuss interesting subjects!
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What are the pros and cons of having a data center in your town? Does it drive up land prices? How should we think of the environmental and social costs associated with data centers? Who should pay them?
Suggested readings: Who pays for the cloud? The hidden costs of rising data center demand (Carbon Direct)
Buying Land for Data Center Development in 2025 (Data Center Real Estate)
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Location: a private apartment in mid-town Manhattan (west side), the exact address will be communicated to members who rsvp for the event.
Food: we will order pizza, feel free to bring wine to share.
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![[LOCATION CHANGE] Drinking Skeptically](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/8/3/b/highres_535278491.jpeg)
![[LOCATION CHANGE] Drinking Skeptically](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/e/highres_488040030.jpeg)
Past events
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