STEM Rocks is an educational consulting company with a focus on STEM curricula for students of all ages. Our goal is to facilitate innovative learning and exciting educational opportunities in the areas of STEM - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Creating a new conversation in science, technology, and engineering for Chicagoland to think, understand and engage.

community for the discussion of the convergence of design science and software development / engineering, resulting from non-linear and dynamic complexity of the software ecosystem. Construct practice frameworks, etc. Open to software researchers, architects, engineers, designers, scientists, developers, programmers, analysts, and users

Do you have a degree in computer science or mathematics, but feel like you've just scratched the surface of the emerging field of Machine Learning (aka Applied Statistics, or Artificial Intelligence)? We regularly study the math, the theory, and the code. Come learn with us and teach us what you know. This meetup intends to bring together statisticians and computer scientists for a monthly informal meeting to discuss what we understand so far, what to learn next, and the state-of-the-art to t …

This is a group for anyone interested in arts, business, lectures, music, science, technology, outdoors, family events, education, book clubs and any event that can be organized with a secular approach. If you are an Agnostic, Atheist, Non-Religious, Freethinker, Rationalist, Secular, Skeptic, Cynic, Secular Humanist, Naturalist, Deist, 'Nothing,' or any number of non-religious descriptives, you belong here. Visit us at our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/NOgodsLAND/3844180982 …

Chicago's original & largest Science Fiction & Fantasy Meetup! Our monthly meetup is on the first Tuesday of each month. It's a great place to meet folks and talk about random fandom with long time members and newbies in a relaxed setting with no timetable. The rest of the month join us for movies, dinners, and geeky gatherings of all types! We are an eclectic group into all aspects of Science Fiction and Fantasy including books, movies, TV, gaming and conventions. You are welcome if you've just …

Kabbalah Chicago is a non profit educational institute teaching the hidden science of Kabbalah for the purpose of repairing the world. This Meetup group is for anyone who struggles with the true meaning of life. Bnei Baruch Study Center Chicago: 3340 Dundee Rd Suite 2C5 Northbrook, IL 60062 (773) 800-9120 Email: chicago@kabbalah.info Driving Directions: Google Map WWW.KABBALAHCHICAGO.ORG

A group of brain and science geeks dedicated to Brain Research and practical applications in life, work and play. We are students, kids, biz and other professionals, just plain folks.  Be prepared to bring stuff and share.  We like shy people -- they know more!  Be prepared to learn a lot, there will be a test soon! (just kidding) Free and open sharing and principled (non-personal) arguments encouraged.  Nothing supernatural, religious or political -- unless it is related to brain research. Join …

This is a group for anyone interested in beginning, or expanding, their art knowledge and skills, and explore new ideas. All skills levels are welcome. We are starting this group because now there's a great Art Shop to serve as a meeting place, and we're adding Art of Science Monthly Meetups, to find the place where Art and Science overlap. Looking forward to exploring the vast world of art and art related events with everybody interested in expanding their worlds.

Do you like conventions about Science Fiction? Fantasy? Gaming? Anime? Horror? Odd stuff in general? The Chicago Conventions group is designed to get people together at conventions and at certain other related events to meet and have fun. Check out the Calendar! Note posts will be created on the calendar about all of the conventions (that I know of) in the Chicago area. If you know of other conventions not listed, send a message to the organizer Leane with whatever details you have and it will g …

Freethought Families of Chicago represent a local group of parents and families in the Chicagoland area with secular worldviews, humanist mindsets, and value science-based education. Those who wish to join us can look forward to regular family-friendly (and freethought-friendly) events and meetups around the area. Freethought Families of Chicago is affiliated with and run by the Chicago Freethought Project.

Under Construction (but join!) (Note that this page as well as some outgoing links are NSFW.) This group is for people who have an intuition of something better, and who are pursuing it in every direction simultaneously. You have a sense of rightness and wrongness that cuts to the bone, and it doesn't line up with traditional religion or the zeitgeist. You're an information sponge, but you hold it all provisionally and pragmatically. You know that all truths are partial perspectives, i.e. wrong …

Discourse cheers us to companionable reflection. Such reflection neither parades polemical opinions nor does it tolerate complaisant agreement. The sail of thinking keeps trimmed hard to the wind of the matter. -- from "On the Experience of Thinking," Heidegger "Philosophy is not a theory but an activity." -- from "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus," Wittgenstein Join us soon for friendship, cooperative discourse and mental exercise, all organized around an interest in our own engagements …

This group organizes networking and social events for attendees at the BIO International Convention. We first launched the group for the 2009 BIO International Convention in Atlanta, and this year we are planning even more events for the 2013 Convention in Chicago, Illinois. If you have ideas about what this group should be doing in Chicago and beyond, please don't hesitate to contact us. This year's Convention will host 15,000 to 17,000 biotech professionals in Chicago at McCormick Place, April …

All vegan, all Chicago. Howdy and welcome to Vegan Chicago! We are the oldest and largest vegan-focused meetup group! Founded in 2002 and run by long-time vegan and animal rights activists we have extensive experience and knowledge with a passion to share. We are a vegan support group that provides connections and resources for being vegan in Chicago! We welcome anybody regardless of how "vegan" you are as far as it is subjectively possible and practical for you. We have a Code of Conduct policy …

This is the meeting site for the Chicago area R user group. R is an open source language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.

We will try each of these coffee shops 1. BRIDGEPORT COFFEE HOUSE The coffee-roasting operation on the corner of Morgan and 31st Street is a point of pride for Bridgeport and a source of jealousy for almost every other neighborhood. Housed in a prototypically warm-toned, wood-heavy coffeehouse (only without the fleabag couches and drum-circle vibe), Bridgeport Coffee sets itself apart by roasting its own beans and brewing them with levels of respect usually reserved for presidents. The pour-ov …

The Chicago Chapter of the American Statistical Association was established to foster interest in statistical methods. We want to promote unity among analytical professionals, and aim to make information concerning statistical science available in order to stimulate research, and promote high professional standards. It is our hope to make statistics useful to practical affairs, for the advancement of society as a whole.

Do you ever desire to become a more elegant communicator? Do you seek to be the #1 champion in your professional field? Or do you finally want to hone your SOFT skills (people skills) and ultimately communicate your hard skills at their best? Have you ever wondered when people say: "Your hard skills will get you the interview and your soft skills will get you the job?" Fortunately we've heart that NLP* has already helped millions of people achieve greater success, increase confidence, enrich rel …

This is a regular show and tell inspired by The Bay Area Quantified Self Meetup and the main Quantified Self site.  It's for people taking advantage of various kinds of personal tracking - geotracking, life-logging, DNA sequencing, etc. - to gain more knowledge about themselves. Come share what you are doing, and learn from others. Have questions? Email Eugene at euggra [at] gmail.

Inspired by DataKind's DataDive 2012. We offer regular meeting space and opportunities for ongoing collaboration of non-profit data partners and data enthusiasts to explore and gain insights from interesting data sets for the greater good.

NERP provides a place for learning, discussing, and experimenting with the Raspberry Pi. Although our main focus is on using the Pi, other relevant topics include embedded devices, Open Source Hardware and Software, interfacing to the real world, development tools, circuits, and so on. Topics can be of general interest or advanced and highly focused. The NERP wiki lists many resources for learning and using the Pi. NERP meets every other Monday at Pumping Station:One. The meeting is free and ope …

The Chicago Chapter of the ACM is a local professional chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The Chicago Chapter holds public meetings once a month during our program season (September - June). We typically meet on the second Wednesday of the month. Find much more information at our primary presence on the web: http://www.chicagoacm.org/

This meetup group was originally developed to explore the meaning, possibilities and potential of time travel. Many books, movies and TV shows have been created, such as The Time Tunnel and The Time Machine, with fascinating and often absurd notions of how time travel can take place. However, can time travel even exist? If so, what is the potential for mankind? Together with time travel there are many other fascinating physical "impossibilities" such as teleportation, faster than light travel, …

Looking for like-minded folks who dig super-contemporary fiction and are dying to talk books! If you read newer stuff like Murakami, Junot Diaz, Jonathan Franzen, DFW, Jennifer Egan (also the best of non-fiction) I think you'll like us. Meetings are once a month in the Ukrainian Village / blue line area. Guys and ladies 25-40ish who are serious about reading and want awesome book club selections, please join!

Join us for public lectures in Chicago on the Gnostic Teachings, a practical, spiritual and scientific methodology for transforming suffering and acquiring personal knowledge of the divine. Gnosis is the universal wisdom at the heart of all great religions and mystical traditions, and has manifested through innumerable teachers and spiritual guides. The principal literature of discussion is the canon of Samael Aun Weor, a modern author and expositor on esoteric topics such as Gnosticism, Kabbala …

Calling all who are seeking the spiritual truth! Based on the principle of "Don’t try to see how far the darkness stretches, just light your inner lamp", Samarpan Meditation today is being followed by hundreds of thousands of people beyond the boundaries of age, language, country, religion, race, color, belief, or lifestyle - all over the world. This meditation technique is totally free-of-charges, not just during introductory sessions but it is free always, for the simple reason that it is base …

Isha Yoga derives from the heart of the yogic science from India. When practiced, it brings well-being and a deeper awareness of who you really are. People who have been practicing this have benefited from maintaining their health and as a result managing their life situation better than ever before. This meetup exists to provide a forum to learn more about Isha Yoga by meeting with people who practice it and with the teachers who will periodically be offering programs in the Chicago area.