日本語の説明は下記にあります!
Nerd Nite Tokyo is happening again at Study Abroad Pub near Shinjuku, but this time we are bringing you not two, but three talks that are sure to leave an impression.
Two of our speakers are new, but as is the theme of our tenth anniversary, we welcome back a speaker from the before times!
On the subject of before times, our first speaker Shania James takes us way back on the geological time scale, back to The Big Bonk that wiped out the (non-avian) dinosaurs, and how we know it from the thin layer of clay that was left.
Next, Upasana Jhariya shows us what we can do about the toxic waste that we leave behind; how tiny ferro-cious superheroes use iron to remove heavy metals from water and help restore ecosystems.
Finally, Michael Gakuran will show us how to rethink abandoned spaces and places, and find how the “in-between” contextualizes what lies on either side… and beyond.
Doors open at 7 PM. Come early and get your drinks and socializing in before the show proper starts at 7:45 PM!
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Speakers:
- Shania James (LinkedIn) (shania_js on Instagram) — K–Pg Layer: How One Tiny Clay Layer Survived 65 Million Years to Tell the Dinosaur Doom Story
- Upasana Jhariya (LinkedIn) (upasanajhariya on Instagram) — Bacteria: Superheroes of Science Protecting Our Environment
- Michael Gakuran (Homepage) (Profile) (gakuranman on Instagram) (YouTube) (LinkedIn) — Adventure Mode: Living Life on the Liminal Edge
When: May 15 (Friday), doors open 19:00, show starts at 19:45
Where: Study Abroad Pub, just one stop away from Shinjuku Station on the Yamanote or Chuo lines (Google Maps)
Price: ¥1000 at the door; buy tickets in advance online from this link!
Video: We will not be livestreaming this month, but videos of the talks will be posted after the event!
To help prevent the spread of infectious diseases including COVID-19, we recommend mask use at our events and encourage you to stay up to date on all vaccinations.
「Nerd Nite東京」は、 2つか3つのTEDのようなトークをお酒を飲みながら楽しめる、月一に行われるイベントです。
テーマは科学研究、技術、美術、歴史などなど、毎月変わりますので、飽きがこないかつ何時でも斬新な話に出会える場です。発表と質疑応答は英語で行われますが、もちろん日本の方も大歓迎です。ぜひNerd Nite東京にご参加ください!
More links from our speakers:
- The Day The Dinosaurs Died – Minute by Minute, by Kurzgesagt
- What Exactly Killed The Dinosaurs, by BBC Earth Science
- Chicxulub: Scientists identify asteroid type behind dinosaur extinction, by CNN
- Deep Impact and the Mass Extinction of Species 65 Million Years Ago, by NASA Science
- The Chicxulub impact event and its environmental consequences at the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary, by David A. Kring