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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What about history?
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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Is history just one darn thing after another? Or is there a pattern to the apparent madness? Is the study of history a science or part of the humanities? Does it matter?
Join us for a lively conversation based on two articles that explore the difference between observational and historical science as well as whether history can predict the future.
Suggested readings / viewing:
* Can science tell us what happened in the past? (free pdf download here)
* If history was more like science, would it predict the future? (free pdf download here)
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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. We will order pizza, feel free to bring wine to share.
10 attendees
Past events
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