Nerd Nite Vancouver

Nerdy lectures on science and the arts and everything else. With beer. Co-hosts: @michaeljunger and @kaylee_byers who also host the podcast Nerdin’ About

[Nerd Nite Vancouver @NerdNiteYVR]

First Nerd Nite of 2024 is a banger, and we’re already over 50% sold after 1 day. Get in here! @Tetraodontidaes @mi_RNAda https://t.co/6B5nzKEarh

[Science Slam Canada 🌷 @scislamCA]

⏳ The countdown to Slam into Fall has begun! 🍂

Start the season with #ScienceSlam and get ready for a bountiful harvest of creativity and knowledge! 🌟

September 18th, 7:00pm at the Fox Cabaret in Vancouver, BC 🎉🔬

Get tickets here: https://t.co/kvjE86xDik

[Nerd Nite Vancouver @NerdNiteYVR]

Back @FoxCabaret for another nerdy night on Air Quality, Small Stars, and the Physics of Toilets. Get in here! https://t.co/2ETkisZka1

[pippsbc @pippsbc]

We've just released a few more in-person and online seats for this event with Ed Yong — next Thursday, April 4!

[Nerd Nite Vancouver @NerdNiteYVR]

Nerd Herd - didn't grab tickets to our event on Thursday? Or want more nerdery two days in a row? You can join this free public lecture about virus prospecting in animals. Sign up in link below.

[SFU Faculty of Graduate Studies @SFU_GradStudies]

Join Harvard Professor of Epidemiology, Dr. Marc Lipsitch as he speaks on whether or not there are benefits of using pathogens found in non-human animals to proactively prevent diseases in humans. Thurs., Feb. 29, 7:00 pm (PT): https://t.co/JnIoXD84np

[Nerd Nite Vancouver @NerdNiteYVR]

Nerd Herd - cohost @kaylee_byers is co-organizing a free public lecture next Thursday in Vancouver on Indigenous food sovereignty. Join in person or online and RSVP in advance (quoted tweet)

[One Health - U of Guelph @OneHealthUofG]

Tabitha Robin is the next speaker in the @SFU "One Health: Connections & Collaborations" colloquium; Thurs. Feb. 15, 10pm (EST).

The webinar will feature stories of Indigenous food initiatives and Indigenous food & food culture from across western Canada: https://t.co/E1Zq3zKvVp

[Nerd Nite Vancouver @NerdNiteYVR]

This story is pure nerdery! Join Nerd Nite YVR co-founder and host @kaylee_byers as @GenomeBC dives into the real life story of the jackalope on the Nice Genes! podcast. More in quoted tweet.

[GenomeBC @GenomeBC]

🧬Episode 4 of Gene Shorts has just dropped, "Jackalopes, Mythical Critters and the Cure for Cancer." Tune in with host @kaylee_byers to discover how an oddball bunny saved millions of lives!🌈
https://t.co/Q5t7mQVKz9

#GeneShorts #GenomicsAdventure #NiceGenesSeason3 #Jackalopes

[Nerd Nite Vancouver @NerdNiteYVR]

@mwasowski @jnk_lab @nerdnite Where can we order?

[Nerd Nite Vancouver @NerdNiteYVR]

Nerd Nite YVR co-founder @kaylee_byers is co-organizing a free public lecture series! Check out this first talk by @sallybukachi1 about Global Health this Thursday.

In person or online in downtown Vancouver.

#yvr #yvrevents

[Nerd Nite Vancouver @NerdNiteYVR]

Science Slam next month! Get your tickets now!

[Science Slam Canada 🌷 @scislamCA]

⚛️ How did we go from 3 elements to a full periodic table? ⚛️

Come out to our show Dec 6 @FoxCabaret to learn about element formation with @UBCphas Master's student Maude!

Find tickets here: https://t.co/V5bUkRjKP7…

#scicomm #physics #astronomy #Vancouver #YVR

[Nerd Nite Vancouver @NerdNiteYVR]

It’s been a long wait but we’re back live on stage @FoxCabaret on Nov. 29th. @kaylee_byers and @michaeljunger will host Dr. Alex Moore on coastal ecosystems and Dr. Anne-Michelle Tessier on the linguists of swearing! Tickets on the link!

https://t.co/a1ZuqpEwt9

[Science Slam Canada 🌷 @scislamCA]

🎉 Special guest - Sept 12! 🎉

We are very excited to share that our opening Slammer will be the exceptionally talented Dr. @MLithopoulos!

Her marvelous melodies earned her top Slammer in March & she is back - with a SURPRISE!

Don't miss it!

https://t.co/Nw2KUHdSHK

#scicomm

[Science Slam Canada 🌷 @scislamCA]

💥 Tick tick tick ..... fridge? 💥

Come out to our show @FoxCabaret on Sept 12 and learn whether or not a fridge will protect you from a nuclear blast from #scicomm YouTuber @PhyPsyFilm!

Get your tickets here: https://t.co/wMpGrOtjhe

#oppenheimer #YVRevent #Vancouver

[Nerd Nite Vancouver @NerdNiteYVR]

Science Bar nights are coming back! We have some announcements for our return soon, but until then Science Slam will be at the @FoxCabaret next Tuesday! They’re still looking for participants. Hope to see you all there!

[Science Slam Canada 🌷 @scislamCA]

🎵 Sound up 🎵

We've got a tune 🥳!

We also have a spot just open up for a Slammer at our September 12 Vancouver show.

Tell a science story and join us on stage:
https://t.co/l7O6njsKNp

Get tickets to our show: https://t.co/QJsGQ9M8VM

Feel free to RT and share! #scicomm

[GenomeBC @GenomeBC]

📢Hi all, big news! Our podcast 'Nice Genes!' has been shortlisted at the @ShortyAwards!

We are so proud of this show & would be so grateful if you would take a moment to vote for 'Nice Genes!' before April 26: https://t.co/znCWjQ8RPQ

#PleaseVote #NiceGenes #ShortyAwards

[Science World @scienceworldca]

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth everyone! My name is Alex (she/they), and I am a queer, Black, non-binary faculty member at @UBC. I’m super excited to take over @ScienceWorld’s account today to talk about coastal wetland ecology and restoration.

[GenomeBC @GenomeBC]

NEW EP ALERT: From plastic-eating super worms to tiny microbes, Dr. @kaylee_byers explores if we indeed 'science' our way out of climate change in the latest episode of the Nice Genes podcast!

[Nerd Nite Vancouver @NerdNiteYVR]

🐋🎶 Get your nerdy science fix over at Nice Genes! podcast this week with an orca-stra full of whale songs and the science behind how and why they sing some of the tunes they do. #whales #whalesong
#science #SciComm @GoodpodsHQ @CanPodAwards

[GenomeBC @GenomeBC]

Nice Genes! is back this week with a 🐋#whale-sized episode. Literally.

Host Dr. @kaylee_byers dives into learning about these ocean giants that lurk in the deep blue sea & the unique songs they share with us. Read the thread🧵below to learn about our incredible guests. (1/6)

[Cylita Guy, PhD (she/her) @CylitaGuy]

I am blown away that #ChasingBats and #TrackingRats has been listed for another book award. @AnnickPress @Cornelia_illo

Congratulations to the other authors and illustrators on the longlist!

#sciencewriting #scicomm #kidslit #canlit #middlegrade

[GenomeBC @GenomeBC]

Season 2 of the Nice Genes! podcast, launching tomorrow! Host Dr. @kaylee_byers dives into some brainy ideas on how #genomics can save the 🌍 from #climatechange.

🎧 to the new trailer now: https://t.co/KujJJaj1BT

@SFU_Science @CWHCRCSF @SFU_FHS

#scicomm