Nerd Nite in Lawrence returns with our first Summer Shorts event in four years! Instead of three presentations of 20 minutes each, we will have 20 presentations of three minutes each. It’s the perfect event for those who love to learn a little bit about a lot of things. Here are the details:
Date: Wednesday, July 12th
Time: Doors open at 7:30 PM (talks start at 8)
Location: Maceli’s in Downtown Lawrence (1031 New Hampshire St)
Cover: $1
As usual, we will play a round of trivia and be giving out thematic raffle prizes. The venue will have drinks for sale.
Continue to watch this space for any updates. Be there and be square!
Summer Shorts is coming…
Join us July 10 for our annual frenzy of short presentations!
Doors open at 7pm and talks begin at 8pm, $1.00 cover at Maceli’s 1031 New Hampshire
Grab a drink at the bar and enjoy $2.50 slices of pizza as you get your nerd on!
There are so many great presentations that we can barely contain our excitement! Will they keep it to 3 minutes?! Will they Michael Pope it?! Catch these fascinating presentations by these equally fascinating folks:
“Platonic solids: geometry, cosmos, and origami” – Laura Jiménez
“Epigenetics: Establishing Cell Identity” – Chad Pope
“Dungeons & Dragons & Diversity” – Skyler Rehm
“From Silicon to Ceramics: Blending Science and Art” – Julian R. Silverman, PhD
“Theta Eruption and how it ruined society” – Allison Puderbaugh
“The History of Physics, in only 5 minutes” – Ben Gross
“Digital Idols in a Digital Age: a Crash Course on Vocaloid” – Bree Shaffar
“The Superhero Theory of Transit Ridership Decline” – Pat Trouba
“Transformers” – Shawn Franklin
“The Importance of Sound: Radio Drama and the art of Foley” – Tim Burns
“The Art of Ventriloquism” – Bonita Yoder
“A Nerd-Nite Investigation Supporting This One Neuron”- Jason Keezer
