Nerd Nite

press release: Nerd Nite is a monthly-ish informal gathering at which nerds get together for nerdery of all sorts (well, mostly presentations and drinking). Nerds and non-nerds alike gather to meet, drink and learn something new. An institution in Boston, New York, Austin, Washington DC, Munich, San Francisco and now Philadelphia! It's like the Discovery Channel ... with beer!

Entry is free and open to all ages 21+

Nov. 6:

Lake City Books is proud to collaborate with Nerd Nite to sell books at their 100th event! Prizes, Nerd Nite's first ever branded merch, a collaboration with Lake City Books, cake, and as always: three incredible talks. Learn about fun/nerdy topics while drinking with friends! It's a perfect post-election night distraction. 

First is Lu Lu with "100 Trillion Neutrinos Through You Each Second: Why They Matter": Neutrinos, often called "ghostly particles", can pass through walls, the Earth, and even entire galaxies without interacting. In this talk, Lu will discuss how we have captured neutrinos that originate from supermassive black holes, using detectors located deep in the ice of Antarctica.

Our second speaker is Andrew Park, presenting "Gleaning the Cube": Dive deep into the wild world of twisty puzzles! From the inception of the Rubik's Cube to solving in the internet age, learn as much about this silly little toy as twenty minutes will allow. **FREE NERD NITE-BRANDED RUBIK'S CUBES FOR THE FIRST FIFTY PEOPLE TO ARRIVE AT THE EVENT**

Last is returning presenter Rob Lumley with "The Rise and Fall of Erotic Thrillers": In 1987, Fatal Attraction was the third biggest movie of the year. This was a result of Erotic Thrillers flooding the theater (and video stores) peaking with Basic Instinct in 1992. From 1980's Dressed to Kill through 1999's Eyes Wide Shut, let's look at what caused the rise and fall of this strange genre.