Nerd Nite: Twin Cities

Photo of a man giving a presentation in a bar with a slide titled “Two Competing Factors”

Our final talk of the evening is Jeremy about the weird science behind traffic jams that appear out of nowhere:

A man giving a presentation with the title “Timing matters for The Once-Ler’s alleged crimes”

Next up is @dhmontgomery.com talking about the heinous crimes committed (or not) by the villains from Dr. Seuss:

“It’s always magicians who fuck this stuff up.”

Photo of a man giving a presentation to a crowd in a bar.

It’s the second Wednesday of the month, which means it’s Nerd Nite at the @blackhartstp.com !

Our first talk tonight is the Black Hart’s own @wesburdine.bsky.social on the mysteries of Thoughtography:

YouTube video by World Curling Niklas Edin Greatest Curling Shot EVER!

For anyone who finds this: youtu.be/1iEnf3brmYs?...

This is absolutely insane. In the talk, I discussed how angular momentum is generally arrested in the last couple of feet as forward momentum fades.

Not in this case.

It was PACKED. You could hardly swing a broom.

Photo of a man giving a talk to a crowded bar about Tintin

Our third and final Nerd Nite talk is @johnmaddening.bsky.social about Tintin: Belgium’s Greatest Export:

Photo of a man in front of a screen with a curling broom

“There was a real thing called ‘Broomgate’ in the late 2010s’”

Photo of a slide about the role of friction in curling

No context Nerd Nite quotes: “But if you go ‘doo-do-doo-do-doo’ — and a deeper voice means more of it — you go farther.”

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A typically huge turnout here at @blackhartstp.com for Nerd Nite — the second Wednesday of every month!

Photo of a man giving a talk in a bar in front of a screen showing a curling player and the tile “What We’ll Cover”

Our second talk of the night is Drew about the sport of curling!

A woman giving a talk in front of a screen titled “The Many Gandalfs”

This is a slide from a Nerd Nite talk about finding a therapist:

A woman giving a task to a crowd in a bar in front of a slide with the text: “One Therapist to Fit Them All? (No.) How to Find Your Gandalf”

It’s the second Wednesday of the month, which means it’s Twin Cities Nerd Nite time at @blackhartstp.com! Our fist talk is Stephanie talking about how to find a therapist!

Photo of a presentation at a bar with the title “Ed Wood and the Progressive Queerness of a Mad Genius”

Our final talk of the night is Nixie with “Ed Wood and the Progressive Queerness of a Mad Genius”

A woman giving a presentation with the title on screen, “Real Housewives of Randomware”

After learning how to dig up dirt on your ancestors, our second talk of the night is Kat on how to protect your privacy with the “Real Housewives of Ransomware”

Photo of a slide presentation about the presenter’s family history, including her mother’s childhood dog Cinnamon.

“I feel really grateful to have had a grandfather who was a prolific photographer. Not a *good* photographer, but a prolific one.”

Photo of a crowd watching a presentation about genealogy.

It’s the second Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time for Twin Cities Nerd Nite at @blackhartstp.com!

First talk of the night is Molly talking about “Ancestry Without Ancestry(dot)com.”

We wrapped up our Nerd Nite talk about werewolves with a collective howl:

A woman giving a presentation. The slide has the title: “What is a Werewolf?”

Know Your Werewolves

A crowd watching a woman giving a talk, with the title “Werewolf Renaissance.”

Our final spoooky talk of the night is Sarah about werewolf movies (and why she thinks we’re poised for a Werewolf Renaissance).

A photo of a crowd watching a presentation, with a slide titled “Gay Sex = Murder”

Next up is Connor about the intersection of horror movies and Queer Cinema!

We don’t want to dox anybody but there are so many freaking nerds in Saint Paul

Screenshot of a woman giving a presentation. The slide says, “Lake Superior never gives up her dead.”

It’s the second Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time for Nerd Nite at @blackhartstp.com! And it’s October, so all our talks are spooooky! First up: Mara on the dead bodies of Lake Superior!

Black background with red, scrawled lettering: Night of the Living Nerd (in the font from the original Night of the Living Dead film). Nerd Nite Twin Cities. Wednesday, October 8th, 7-9pm, Doors at 6:30pm. Black Hart Bar. Free. Tagline: Don't forget to bring your BRAINS.

Come in from the cold for a spooktacular Nerd Nite. We've got three creepy-themed presentations for your viewing pleasure: horror films, werewolves, and corpses?! Show starts at 7, but come early to snag the best seats. It's bound to be a scary good time!

Poster for our September Nerd Nite event, ala style of Lisa Frank with neon rainbow text and multi-colored cute dolphins and fish. Text reads: Nerd Nite - September Edition. Wednesday, September 10, 7pm, Doors open at 6:30pm, Black Hart Bar - No Cover. Like Ted Talks...at a bar.

The kids are back to school and you know what that means? You need a night out! Still finalizing our program, but the forecast is looking like medicine with a sprinkling of rollercoaster law.

Doors open at 6:30pm, show starts at 7pm. Potentially on the patio pending weather. Be there AND be square!

Twin Cities Nerd Nite meets on the second Wednesday of every month at @blackhartstp.com! Normally we have three 15-minute talks about things presenters need out about.

Join us September 10!

Our 15th and final Lightning Talk of the night is Gwin about the “PLISSIT” therapy model:

Lightning Talk #14: Amy on Icelandic horses:

Lightning Talk #13: Steph on vampire bats!

Lightning Talk #12: @ianrbuck.bsky.social on his “friend density matrix” code to calculate where a friend group should meet up: