Engage in lively discussion and debate around Nicholas Taleb's Black Swan Theory, which states that: - There is a disproportionate role of high-impact, hard to predict, rare events that are beyond the realm of normal expectations in history, science, finance and technology - It is difficult to compute the probability of such rare events using scientific methods (due to the nature of small probabilities), and - There is a psychological headwind that makes people individually and collectively blin …
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… Rules of participation: Debate is encouraged. Debate, that is, about ideas. Passion runs hand in hand with intelligence. We would hope that this forum will support both. The focus will always be toward discovery and education. Discussion and debate will help us work toward a generalizable abstraction of the process of evolution. The universe isn't focused on individuals or their egos and fears, neither should this forum. Throw your ideas out there to the group, expect impassioned and critical de …
An eclectic community gathering of all ages and all professions who are committed to becoming better public speakers. We support each other through regular meetings where you will have the opportunity to practice prepared speeches and impromptu responses. Several yearly workshops including speech evaluation, debate skills, and visual presentations. Please note that most of our organization and planning is done at www.menloparktm.org You are welcome to stop by as a guest to any of our meetings …
New to the area? Want to meet other Iranians for friends / discussions / fun / outdoors events / clubs / bars? What must you do? Attend, be fun, dance, laugh & have a good time :) What will it do for you? It will enable members to meet at a time and place to mingle, have a laugh and be merry. What will it not do? Serve as a platform to hold political / religious debate.
… Civil codes, case law, codes of conduct and core values will be parsed as discussion and debate amongst this diverse community of characters. This is a serious group. It is NOT designed for the casual comic book fan, but rather for the dedicated superhero and their support team. Supporting staff, side kicks and other crime solvers ARE WELCOME. Out of town heroes from other jurisdictions are always welcome guests in our company. It is our hope to organize local WatchTower services to provide perm …
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The Healthcare IT SIG offers technologists, healthcare providers, and investors in Silicon Valley a forum to promote knowledge sharing, network with one another, facilitate timely debates, and collaborate on critical topics including Software, Medical Devices, Mobile Health, Electronic Health Records, Instruments, Networking & Interoperability, Telemedicine, Imaging, Clinical Decision Support, Standards & Regulations, Privacy & Security, and Economics. The cost to attend is $20.00. SVForum membe …
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… You want to bash tv shows that suck, debate who is the master at movie quotes, complain about the ex and brag about which co-worker you'd date. You want to cheer your favorite football team and then realize you can't even see the tv screen because the full plate of five alarm hot wings you just sucked in has created momentary blindness. However, maybe you're new to the area or your friends have moved on and you find yourself tired of lacking any true guy friends to count on. You're in damn need …
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I decided to start the goup because Islamic Marketing as a new discipline has a lot to offer to the field of Marketing particularly here in the United States (US). The purpose of the group is to provide not only a local but also a global forum for academics, researchers and industry people to discuss and debate all issues related to Islamic marketing and "provide solutions" to the 21st century marketing challenges in the US and all parts of the world. I encourage and invite all Muslim---academic …
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How often have you wondered about something in the news and liked to share your views with other folks and wondered what others had to say about it ? How about we combine this with dinner and a glass of wine maybe? We will have a good dinner,talk about issues in the news or issues that matter to all of us and who knows we might find solutions to some issues in the process as well.
The motto of this meet-up group is, to have all kinds of adventurous activities, explore nature and enjoy its beauty, stay fit and have fun with friends and families. You can help us to make this group a great place to meet new people and make new friends while having fun and great discussions/debate. On time to time, we do try to organize all kind of activities at various locations with the help of mother nature. Out events include skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing in winter; while scuba divin …
This is a group to support individuals who have shed the doctrine they were most likely "brought up" in. As a former Christian, I do not have support from friends and family to pursue truth and have an honest discussion. We believe in the power of evidence, science and a healthy debate.
Are you someone who loves technology and a rocking conversation? Ready to be challenged about the latest buzz? Eager to hear insights and rub elbows with tech luminaries and provocateurs around the valley? Then join us as we kick off a brand new speaker series – TechXploration! TechXploration plugs you into the latest conversations about emerging technology, trends and issues with the industry’s top thought leaders. Come listen, share, debate – and stay for the great food, music, and socia …
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… We welcome skeptics & non-believers who are positive, open-minded & wish to learn, but the issue of whether orbs are real or only dust will never be debated. I have gotten my best photos around skeptics... as if the orbs want to take advantage of the opportunity to prove that THEY'RE HERE. :-) These beautiful & fascinating orbs & beings of light are loving & ever-present... nothing negative, harmful or scary about them. Going on orb & faery hunts is actually quite healing, great fun, and spiritu …
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The British weekly The Economist, is best understood when critically examining the points raised in the articles and critical examination is best achieved in a group-discussion setting. do you regularly read The Economist? Do you find yourself often voicing your (dis)agreement with the articles? Then you should join this group, where we hope to have regular meetings to share and discuss articles of interest and expound upon the positions advanced in this venerable publication.
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A forum for philosophers, lovers of knowledge, critical thinkers, rhetoricians, truth seekers and otherwise who love to discuss, debate and engage in dialogue and discourse. Others don't know what you know - so be patient. You don't know what others know - so be humble.
This Toastmasters club explores Male/Female communication of all kinds. If you are in ANY relationship (relatives, friends, romance, co-workers, etc) you are invited to learn and share what you know about communicating with the opposite sex.
The Honorable Order of American Co-Masonry is a fraternity including men and women of every race, nationality and religion. Wishing to do away with all cause for division and strife, it continually seeks the means which to help all human beings to unite and work together for the perfection of Humanity. This discussion group meets monthly to discuss subjects important to humanity. From philosophy and religion to science, history and politics, this group ponders any subject which helps us to bett …
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This meetup is designed to help understand what HTML5 is and how we can use it now. We'll explore the new elements and have some fun debates about semantic markup. We'll also take a look at the relationship between HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. The meetup is great for the technical web designer/developers amongst us, but we encourage anyone to join who wishes to understand HTML5 better.
… We encourage open debate so the group can learn from us and each other. On occasions, “StartUp Product Talks” may be led by a guest speaker or a panel of experts. “StartUp Product Talks” is also a networking function. An opportunity for Product Managers, Strategists, Developers, User Experience, Community Managers, Marketers, etc., to come together to meet, interact, and network. The ideal environment within which sharing and learning can flourish and complement the knowledge base for all on a …
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This is a group for people who are seriously interested in expanding knowledge in all directions! It is not for everyone. I am only looking for members who have specialized knowledge that they are eager to share and who passionately want to learn about a variety of subjects. Each meetup will be focused around a particular topic and lead by one or more members with knowledge thereof. It will be a mix of lecture, discussion, show and tell, and more. Some topic categories might be: various cultures …
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