Nerd Nite Tokyo

Okorafor, Binti: Home Okorafor, Noor Whitehead, The Underground Railroad Leckie, Translation State Bacigalupi, The Water Knife Burgess, A Clockwork Orange Murakami, Kafka on the Shore Atwood, Oryx and Crake Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury Liu, ed., Broken Stars

A handful of candidates to go to @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social's end-of-year book exchange next month! Some may get added, some removed.

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Friday, December 12 is the last Nerd Nite Tokyo of the year!

Come start your holiday season with talks on the history of space exploration and how to live a longer, healthier life.

Plus, bring books for our first ever book exchange!

tokyo.nerdnite.com

#tokyo #events #space #longevity #livestream

Speakers Mahi Patki and Matt brought with them, respectively, a water bottle with a map of water dispensers, and a pro wrestling outfit.

Looking for a place to refill your water bottle in Tokyo? How about a pro wrestling match? Watch the recording of last week's Nerd Nite to learn about both:

tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

And don't forget to join us for our next event on Friday, December 12!

#nerdnite #tokyo #events #livestream

A photograph taken during my talk. I am standing by the projector, with my hands raised to chest height, fingers spread out, and looking shocked!

"THIS IS NOT A DRILL — I’m narrating a Moon landing!"

Photos from @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social, where I spilled all the tea 🫖 about narrating the live stream on the night Japan landed on the Moon 🌝 are on their website, along with the recording 🎬! tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

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What do refillable water bottles and Japanese comedy pro wrestling have in common? We're talking about both of them at Nerd Nite Tokyo on Friday, November 14!

Details: tokyo.nerdnite.com

#nerdnite #sustainability #plastic #recycling #puroresu #comedy #tokyo #events #livestream

Nerd Nite speakers Elizabeth Tasker and Guillaume Pelat share a joke with the camera.

Last Friday, Nerd Nite Tokyo hosted talks about computer vision and landing on the Moon!

Missed it? Want to watch it again? Check our archive -- and be sure to join us next month on Friday, November 14th!

tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

#nerdnite #moon #ai #science #video #events #tokyo

Andrew gesturing

Time for @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social !

...Doctor...Whom?

Landing on the Moon: Behind the scenes of the night when SLIM made history A journalist lifted his hand, studying the faces of the JAXA representatives as the microphone was passed to his seat. “Landing was successful…” he began. “…I thought you would look

If you’d like to hear more behind-the-scenes gossip (in addition to the tea spilled @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social tonight 🫖) from when Japan landed on the Moon, here is our blog post on the suspense, stress and excitement on night that the SLIM mission made history!

Snapshot of the first slide of my presentation. It shows a microphone where the circular mic is actually a picture of the Moon. A cartoon of the SLIM spacecraft with a smiley face is flying past. The title is "Talk me down: narrating Japan's lunar landing".

Come join me at @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social (in Tokyo and online) on Friday at 8pm JST for nail biting, humorous, informative, slightly-stressed-because-I-made-all-these-promises account of the night that Japan landed on the Moon while I narrated the live stream 🛰️🔭! Tickets here 🧪: tokyo.nerdnite.com

Please see https://tokyo.nerdnite.com/ for event details.

Friday, October 17, Nerd Nite Tokyo is looking at looking!

First, Guillaume Pelat discusses how computer vision works. Then, @elizabethtasker.bsky.social is back to talk about her experience narrating a live Moon landing for JAXA!

tokyo.nerdnite.com

#space #ai #science #nerdnite #tokyo #events

Nerd Nite speakers Stéfan Le Dû and Prasad Cheema give a thumbs-up during the show's intermission.

Pictures from last week's Nerd Nite are up in the archive -- video coming soon!

And don't forget: our next Nerd Nite is Friday, October 17, same nerd place, same nerd time!

tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

#nerdnite #climatechange #math #civilization #games

Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures.

As promised at last night's show, links:

This years Ig Nobel Prize winners:

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Journey to the End of the Night:

www.facebook.com/events/15560...

Space Cafe:

www.facebook.com/spacecafeglo...

Be sure to join us again next month on Friday, October 17th!

Next @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social October 17!
Be here and be square!

Hey, there are other quantum people at @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social tonight!

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Next week, Friday, Sep. 19: Nerd Nite returns with talks about inspiration in mathematics and climate change in the Civilization video game series!

Stay cool until then and check out the details: tokyo.nerdnite.com

#nerdnite #climate #events #tokyo #science #math #civilization #games #videogames

Too Hot to Be Cool 5 | Rock for Climate in Tokyo · Luma Feeling the heat yet? So are we. That’s why we’re turning it up again, with rebel yells, guitar solos, and a crowd of humans who still believe in music,…

Stéfan Le Dû is not only speaking at our next Nerd Nite on September 19th, he's also performing in and helping organize this rock concert for climate change in Shibuya next week!

Info and tickets: luma.com/ekjux30g

#nerdnite #climatechange #rock #concerts #tokyo #events

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Friday, September 19: Nerd Nite Tokyo returns with talks about inspiration in mathematics and climate change in the Civilization video game series!

Stay cool until then and check out the details: tokyo.nerdnite.com

#nerdnite #climate #events #tokyo #science #math #civilization #games #videogames

By the way, if you'd like more information about volunteering with Hands On Tokyo, the organization speaker Katie Gray introduced last month, check out their homepage here: www.handsontokyo.org

July 2025 speakers Katie Gray and Nicholas Schwier.

Nerd Nite Tokyo is on summer break and will return Friday, September 19! Enjoy August and stay cool.

While you're waiting, check out our archive for video, photos, and links from all of our past shows, including our most recent!

tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

#nerdnite #livestream

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Want to know how you can help address child poverty in Japan?

How about exploring the relationship between art and your brain?

Or maybe you just want to cool off from the summer heat?

No matter what your reason, join us for the next Nerd Nite Tokyo on Friday, July 18!

Details: tokyo.nerdnite.com

Speaker Gekko Patria.

Speaker Billy Bunda.

Last Friday, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of steam railroads and looked into AI's quantum future!

Missed it? Check our archive -- and be sure to join us for our next event on Friday, July 18!

tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

#tokyo #events #livestream #trains #science #nerdnite

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Our next Nerd Nite Tokyo is Friday, June 20!

First, go into the past with a talk on the 200th anniversary of steam locomotives! Then, turn to the future and consider how quantum computers could make AI more sustainable.

Details: tokyo.nerdnite.com

#nerdnite #trains #ai #quantum #tokyo #events

Special Application Deadline for Students Accepted or Studying in the United States

The OIST Graduate School has opened a Special PhD Admissions Portal for students currently enrolled in, or accepted to, universities in the U.S. #PhDProgram www.oist.jp/admissions/s...

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Our next Nerd Nite Tokyo is Friday, June 20!

First, go into the past with a talk on the 200th anniversary of steam locomotives! Then, turn to the future and consider how quantum computers could make AI more sustainable.

Details: tokyo.nerdnite.com

#nerdnite #trains #ai #quantum #tokyo #events

EUROPEAN FOCUS DAY 2025 Get to Know Europe: country introductions, innovation, research and funding!Get to Know Europeans: networking dinner reception!

As mentioned at our last event, EURAXESS Japan is hosting European Focus Day at Europa House this Wednesday! Join to learn more about research opportunities in Europe and meet researchers from all branches of science and academia.

euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/ja...

From left to right, Nerd Nite speakers Edmund Edgar, Robin Orthey, and Judit Erika Magyar.

Criminal psychology, Bluesky's billionaire-proof future, and access to European research and funding: check out Nerd Nite Tokyo's archive for all this and more -- and be sure to join us next month on Friday, June 20!

tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

@goat.navy

#nerdnite #science #psychology #bluesky

Meet the winners of the 2025 Dance Your PhD contest There are four broad categories—physics, chemistry, biology, and social science—liberally defined.

In case you missed it -- the winners of the 2025 Dance Your PhD contest: arstechnica.com/science/2025...

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The next Nerd Nite Tokyo is on Friday, May 23!

We'll be talking about the psychology of detecting concealed crime knowledge. Then, we're investigating "billionaire-proof" Bluesky with @goat.navy !

tokyo.nerdnite.com

#nerdnite #psychology #crime #bluesky #event #tokyo #livestream

We've joined Bluesky!