• March Brunch & Speaker

    The Press Box 932 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Speaker:  Patricia Wright, PhD Distinguished Service Professor Stony Brook University Topic: Lemurs - Earth’s Most Diverse Group of Primates Madagascar is a strange place. It’s sometimes called the 8th continent due to its unique evolution and physical isolation. Ninety percent of its wildlife is found nowhere else. With no monkeys to compete with, Madagascar’s lemurs evolved...

    $20
  • March Discussion Night

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    A surprise lively timely topic that will spur rambunctious discussion! Host:  Lee Moore The event is free, but please purchase food or drink to compensate Stone Creek for the use of their space.

    Free
  • March Book & Film Club

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Host:  David Orenstein, PhD Movie: Spotlight The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. The movie starts at 7 p.m. but come early for Happy Hour at 6:30 pm! Discussion will follow. The event is...

    Free
  • March Monthly Meeting

    SLC Conference Center 15 West 39th Street – 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

      Topic: How Did Life Emerge on Earth? We will watch and discuss a fabulous PBS Nova video "Life's Rocky Start". Four and a half billion years ago, the young Earth was a hellish place - a seething chaos of meteorite impacts, volcanoes belching noxious gases, and lightning flashing through a thin, torrid atmosphere.  Then,...

    $10
  • April Brunch & Speaker

    The Press Box 932 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Speaker:  Matthew Stanley, PhD Associate Professor (faculty page) NYU: Gallatin School of Individualized Study Matthew Stanley teaches and researches the history and philosophy of science. He holds degrees in astronomy, religion, physics, and the history of science and is interested in the connections between science and the wider culture. He is the author of Practical Mystic:...

    $20
  • April Book & Film Club

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Host:  David Orenstein, PhD Book: In the Name of Heaven: 3000 Years of Religious Persecution Author: Mary Jane Engh, an independent scholar of Roman history On Amazon Religion—the source of...

    Free
  • April Discussion Night

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Subject: The role of social justice within the atheist community Host:  Lee Moore The event is free, but please purchase food or drink to compensate Stone Creek for the use of their space.

    Free
  • April Monthly Meeting

    SLC Conference Center 15 West 39th Street – 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

    We will watch and then discuss the History Channel's How the Earth was Made. Host: Ken Bronstein Built on the remains of mountains that 450 million years ago were as tall as the Himalayas, New York is one of the most man-made spaces on the planet. Learn how everything about it - from the height of...

    $10
  • May Brunch & Speaker

    The Press Box 932 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Speaker:  Elizabeth Raymond MD, MPH Senior Medical Associate, Gynuity Health Projects (About Dr. Raymond) Dr. Raymond is a senior scientist at Gynuity Health Projects in New York City, a leading international women's health research organization. Over the past 20 years, she has published over 75 peer-reviewed scientific papers on contraception, abortion, and related fields and has served as an expert...

    $20
  • May Discussion Night

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Subject: Free Will Host:  Lee Moore The event is free, but please purchase food or drink to compensate Stone Creek for the use of their space.

    Free
  • May Monthly Meeting

    SLC Conference Center 15 West 39th Street – 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

    Topic: Deconstructing "G-d Bless America" Host: Ken Bronstein The speaker will be Tim Law, investigative reporter in the fields of law and the environment as well as a participant in the social media culture war.

    $10
  • May Book & Film Club

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Host:  David Orenstein, PhD Film: Crimes and Misdemeanors by Woody Allen An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman. The event starts at 7 p.m. but come early for Happy Hour at 6:30 pm! Discussion will follow. The event is free, but please purchase...

    Free
  • Reason Rally

    National Mall Washington D.C.

    In 2012, people from all across America assembled together on the National Mall in D.C. for an epic event in the history of our country.  Standing in the rain, we declared to the world, “We are many! We are strong! We are united! And we are here!” Four years have passed, and we’re ready to...

  • June Brunch & Speaker

    The Press Box 932 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Speaker:  Professor Simon Garnier N.J. Institute of Technology, Biological Sciences Professor Garner's interdisciplinary research lab studies the mechanisms underlying the coordination of large animal groups, such as ant colonies or human crowds, and their applications to complex problems such the organization of pedestrian traffic or the control of robotic swarms. He studies how information is exchanged...

    $20
  • June Book & Film Club

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Host:  Nina Goss Nina Goss earned her MFA and PhD  at the University of Washington. She currently teaches Creative Writing at Fordham University. She is the co-editor of Dylan at...

    Free
  • June Discussion Night

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Subject: How do we atheists see morality? Host:  Lee Moore The event is free, but please purchase food or drink to compensate Stone Creek for the use of their space.

    Free
  • June Monthly Meeting

    SLC Conference Center 15 West 39th Street – 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

    Host: Ken Bronstein Speaker: Abby Hafer from Curry College, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology Abby Hafer is a speaker, writer and humorist who particularly loves taking on Intelligent Design, Creationism, the politics surrounding them, and science denialism in general. A few years ago, she realized that Intelligent Design is a political pressure group, not...

    $10
  • July 4th Picnic

    Conservatory Garden 5TH AVE AT 105TH STREET, New York, NY, United States

    NYC ATHEISTS JULY 4TH PICNIC Join us in the beautiful Conservancy Garden in Central Park! Meeting place will be in the upstairs gazebo behind the fountain. Bring your own food & drinks. (5th Ave at 105th Street) Subway: 6 (103rd) / 2 & 3 (110TH st) / 4 & 5 (110th) Afterwards we can visit the Museum...

  • July Brunch & Speaker

    The Press Box 932 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Speaker:  Susana Martiez-Conde Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, Physiology, and Pharmacology Suny Downstate Medical Center Topic: Neural Magic: Techniques for Tricking the Brain Susana Martinez-Conde directs the Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience. Her research bridges perceptual, cognitive, and oculomotor neuroscience. She is best known for her studies on illusions, eye movements and perception, neurological disorders, and attentional misdirection...

    $20
  • July Book & Film Club

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Host:  TBA Book: TBA Author: TBA The event starts at 7 p.m. but come early for Happy Hour at 6:30 pm! Discussion will follow. The event is free, but please purchase food...

    Free