Julie at the Science of Running has a short summary of Carl Zimmer's recent NYC Skeptics Public Lecture.

The October and November editions of Drinking Skeptically were visited "Skepchick" blogger Rebecca Watson and noted skeptical musician George Hrab.

Drinking Skeptically meets the last Wednesday of every month at the Four Faced Liar in the West Village. Please note, te December edition of Drinking Skeptically will meet on the second-to-last Wednesday (12/24) due to New Year's Eve. See you there!

Rebecca's NYC Skeptics lecture is available here.

Check out Adam Savage proudly wearing his Darwin '08 t-shirt on this week's Mythbusters! Shirts are still available at the NYC Skeptics store.

NYC Skeptics is happy to announce that, due to popular demand, we are formalizing the NYC Skeptics Field Trips program. NYC Skeptics Field Trips is designed to provide skeptics and like-minded individuals with fun and educational excursions to science and skepticism-related destinations in the New York City metro area.

For more information about upcoming field trips, please visit: http://www.nycskeptics.org/fieldtrips

If you are interested in attending one of these trips, please send an RSVP to John Huntington at john@nycskeptics.org.

NYC Skeptics was well-represented on the JREF Galapagos cruise, with over one third of the 92 passengers proudly wearing Darwin '08 t-shirts, including Randi, George Hrab, and PZ Myers.

Group photo of the "Darwin08ers" taken on the last day of the cruise.

Over four+ days in June, nearly a thousand skeptics converged on the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas for the James Randi Educational Foundation's annual "Amazing Meeting." This year's conference, the sixth, was the most successful thus far, and NYC Skeptics is proud to have participated in the event.

The NYC Skeptics table was a constant hotbed of activity (possibly because it was conveniently located right next to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe table!). Many NYC Skeptics members and supporters stopped by to say hello, as did a host of new faces. Thanks to everyone who helped man the table; we answered questions about the state of skepticism in New York City, and nearly sold out of Darwin08 shirts!

A few NYC Skeptics friends and supporters show off their Darwin08 t-shirts.

Michael Feldman with Matthew Chapman, great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin.

On Friday afternoon, NYC Skeptics president Michael Feldman participated in a panel discussion titled "Identifying as a Skeptic" with fellow panelists James Randi, Michael Shermer, Phil Plait, PZ Meyers, Hal Bidlack, and Margaret Downey. JREF General Manager Jeff Wagg moderated and allowed plenty of time for audience Q&A, which facilitaed a wide-ranging a lievely discussion about the pitfalls and joys of identifying as a skeptic.

TAM6 panelists (l-r) Michael Shermer, Hal bidlack, Phil Plait, and Michael Feldman.

Next year's TAM will take place at the South Point Casino, and we hope to see even more NYC Skeptics in attendance!

New York City Skeptics invaded the Four Faced Liar again this month, and we again had record turnout. Significantly, over half of the skeptics in attendance were women. We were also joined by Pace university professor Dr. Terence Hines, author of Pseudoscience and the Paranormal.

The next Drinking Skeptically will be on June 25. Please join us!

NYC Skeptics board members Jamy Ian Swiss and Benny Pollak.

NYC Skeptics Vice President Jamy Ian Swiss was a recent guest on the Point of Inquiry podcast. He discussed the intersection between skepticism and magic, and his own experiences combining both as a magician and skeptical activist.

His previous Point of Inquiry interview can be found here.

NYC Skeptics will be well-represented at the JREF's Amaz!ng Meeting 6, taking place June 19-22 in Las Vegas, NV. Be sure to stop by our information table and introduce yourself!

Find out what your fellow NYC skeptics are up to and post your own Vegas plans on the official TAM6 activities thread on the NYC Skeptics forum.

As a show of skeptical solidarity, we encourage everyone in attendance to wear their Darwin08 t-shirts on Friday June 20th. We will organize a group photo, which will be taken immediately after official TAM activities end for the day (Darwin08 shirts will also be available for sale).

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It's been nine months since the first Drinking Skeptically, and last night's edition was our most successful yet! Over twenty skeptically-minded folks met at the Four Faced Liar in the West Village, including several new attendees from the New York City Drinking Skeptically Meetup Group.

Also making his way downtown was Scientific American editor-in-chief (and NYC Skeptics Advisory Board member) John Rennie. Proudly wearing his Darwin08 t-shirt, John regaled everyone while discussing his recent smackdown of Expelled associate producer Mark Mathis.

Thanks to everyone who showed up, and see you all at the next Drinking Skeptically on May 28!

Skeptics, engrossed

John Rennie listens to NYC Skeptics forum admin William Kane

NYC Skeptics treasurer Matt McCarthy and friends

John Rennie doing some regaling