A woman presenting a birthday cake with lit candles to a man in a bar.

Surprise bonus conclusion to tonight’s Nerd Nite — a birthday cake!

A picture of a slide with the text “1880: Scott Paper Co. launches the toilet paper roll”

“I just assume they stole this concept from a woman. I don’t have any evidence for it, I just assume it.”

A woman giving a talk to a crowded bar with the title “A Brief History of Toilet Paper.”

Our final crappy talk of the night is Amber with a “Brief History of Toilet Paper”:

This isn’t a normal 15-minute Nerd Nite talk — it’s a special 5-minute *Lightning Talk*.

This August, we’ll be doing a special Lightning Talk night, with as many 5-minute talks as we can squeeze in to two hours!

A woman giving a talk to a crowded bar with the title “My Little Colonoscopy.”

In what’s shaping up to be a *pretty shitty* night, our next talk is Nerd Nite co-organizer Lindsey about “My Little Colonoscopy.”

A woman giving a presentation to a crowded bar with the title “You’re Pooping Wrong”

Next up is Kerry, telling us about how we’re pooping wrong!

Photo of a slide titled “Future Learning”

“Future learning: go pet some cats.”

A photo of a crowded bar watching a presentation about cats.

Our first Nerd Nite talk of the night is Max, all about making friends with cats!

A photo of a crowded bar awaiting a presentation.

Things are hopping at the @blackhartstp.com, 10 minutes before we kick off our April @nerdnitetc.bsky.social!

Photo of a man going a presentation about being a standup comic.

Our third and final talk of the night is Atul on being a semi-professional standup comedian:

A woman giving a presentation about the girl group Little Mix.

“I used to be a political organizer. Now I just organize support for Little Mix.”

A woman giving a presentation with a screen grab of the American Idol judges on screen.

“How many of you know Simon Cowell?” *scattered boos* “Oh, great, you’re way ahead of me.”

A woman giving a presentation about the girl group Little Mix.

Our second talk is Abeer about “Why You’ve Never Heard of the Biggest Girl Group in the World” — Little Mix.

I have it as a recurring event on my calendar.

A man giving a presentation about Scrabble

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

Our first talk is all about Scrabble, from Scott, who’s apparently pretty good: “If I play you, you will lose.”

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My @nerdnitetc.bsky.social proposal was accepted. I will be doing a presentation on Wednesday, May 13 on #sumo wrestling and being a new sumo fan at @blackhartstp.com!

Photo of a man giving a presentation with the title, “So what do you think: The Thing versus The Blob”

Which do YOU think would win??

A man giving a presentation with the title “Blob vs. Thing: Which Would Win?”

Our fourth and final talk of the night is Vincent about Blob vs. Thing. “It’s a question that’s riddled the ages. On Reddit. And subreddits.”

Surprise musical interlude!

A man giving a talk in a bar with text messages on screen.

Our third talk of the night is Mark, with a guide on how to be friends with musicians. Turns out this can be both awkward AND scientific:

A woman giving a talk at a bar. The screen shows her in a hospital bed giving a thumbs up with the title, “The drugs are kicking in.”

How things are going at tonight’s Nerd Nite:

Nerd Night!

Photo of a woman giving a talk in a crowded bar. The slide has the headline “The Evolution of the Human Knee.”

Our second talk is Amy about our stupid knees: “Evolution happened, but not enough.”

A woman giving a presentation in front of a crowded bar, with a screen showing “How to tell a raven from a crow”

Our first talk is Steph teaching us about MURDERS — that is, the fascinating world of corvids.

Starting in one hour!

Hey, are you able to leave the house tonight? I’m going to talk about knees and why they’re garbage.

It's the second Wednesday of February, which means tonight is Twin Cities Nerd Nite!

We have FOUR great talks:
- Crows: The Perfect Murder
- Who Needs Knees Anyway?
- How to be Friends with Artists
- The Thing vs. The Blob: Let Them Fight

7 p.m. at @blackhartstp.com, no cover. Be there, nerds!

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.”