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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities

@nerdnitetc.bsky.social
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Once a month we gather the nerdy denizens of the Twin Cities to exchange knowledge and consume beer.

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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our third and final talk of the night is from Dean about homelessness in St. Paul:
A man giving a talk to a crowded bar with the title “From Homelessness to Housing”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A brief rainstorm has forced us inside! Our second talk of the night is from Amy about the Theater of the Oppressed:
A person giving a presentation to a crowded bar with the title, “Theater of the Oppressed: basically”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Tonight is a special rescheduled Twin Cities Nerd Nite at @blackhartstp.com! First up is Liza with everything you ever wanted to know about sunscreen!
A person giving an outdoor presentation about sunscreen.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Our third and final Nerd Nite talk is Brian talking about the rarest video game console you could have actually purchased, the Entex Adventure Vision:
A man giving an outdoor talk about the Entex Adventure Vision video game console.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
We attract a wide and varied audience to our Nerd Nite talks on the second Wednesday of every month. This is Izzy, a 16-year-old black-headed parrot, and Izzy’s chauffeur Rogers.
A man in glasses holding a small parrot in his hand.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Next up is Lily talking about queer churches:
A full patio watching a talk about queer churches.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
It’s the second Wednesday of the month which means it’s Twin Cities Nerd Nite at @blackhartstp.com! We’re out on the patio tonight, and Shannon is introducing us to the mathemagic of infinity!
A woman with a pointer giving a presentation outside about infinity math.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
See everyone on July 8 at @blackhartstp.com for the next Twin Cities Nerd Nite, with talks on: • Infinity Math • LGBTQIA2+ Churches • Video Game Consoles
A presentation slide reading “Next Nerd Nite is July 8” and listing scheduled presentations
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
A packed house for tonight’s Nerd Nite!
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Our third and final talk of the night is from Eva about “Body-Safe Sex Toys”:
Picture of a woman giving a presentation to a crowded bar, with a slide titled “Body-Safe Sex Toys”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Our second talk is Jessi on “The Spooky House of STDs, or: A Brief History of Sex Ed”
A woman giving a talk to a crowded bar with a slide reading “The Spooky House of STDs”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
It’s the second Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time for Nerd Nite at @blackhartstp.com ! Our first talk is Liz about the relationship between female athletes and the fight for women’s suffrage!
A woman giving a talk on front of a slide with an old newspaper whose headline reads, “I’ll Swim to France to Win Votes for Women!”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Our final talk of the night is Dana about corsets — or, “How uncomfortable were Victorian women?”
A woman in Victorian garb giving a presentation titled “How Uncomfortable Were Victorian Women?”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In the natural transition from lesbian assassins, our next talk is Aaron on sumo wrestling!
A man giving a talk to a crowded bar with the title “You want sumo this?”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
A packed house for tonight’s Nerd Nite at @blackhartstp.com !
An overhead shot of a full bar watching a presentation.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Our first talk of the night is Jenny — 9 months pregnant! — talking about “Lesbian Assassins: A Cultural History”:
A pregnant woman giving a talk in a bar with text on the screen reading “Lesbian Assassins: A Cultural History”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Surprise bonus conclusion to tonight’s Nerd Nite — a birthday cake!
A woman presenting a birthday cake with lit candles to a man in a bar.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
“I just assume they stole this concept from a woman. I don’t have any evidence for it, I just assume it.”
A picture of a slide with the text “1880: Scott Paper Co. launches the toilet paper roll”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Our final crappy talk of the night is Amber with a “Brief History of Toilet Paper”:
A woman giving a talk to a crowded bar with the title “A Brief History of Toilet Paper.”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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 talk to a crowded bar with the title “My Little Colonoscopy.”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Next up is Kerry, telling us about how we’re pooping wrong!
A woman giving a presentation to a crowded bar with the title “You’re Pooping Wrong”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
“Future learning: go pet some cats.”
Photo of a slide titled “Future Learning”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Our first Nerd Nite talk of the night is Max, all about making friends with cats!
A photo of a crowded bar watching a presentation about cats.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Our third and final talk of the night is Atul on being a semi-professional standup comedian:
Photo of a man going a presentation about being a standup comic.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
“I used to be a political organizer. Now I just organize support for Little Mix.”
A woman giving a presentation about the girl group Little Mix.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
“How many of you know Simon Cowell?” *scattered boos* “Oh, great, you’re way ahead of me.”
A woman giving a presentation with a screen grab of the American Idol judges on screen.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Our second talk is Abeer about “Why You’ve Never Heard of the Biggest Girl Group in the World” — Little Mix.
A woman giving a presentation about the girl group Little Mix.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
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.”
A man giving a presentation about Scrabble
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Which do YOU think would win??
Photo of a man giving a presentation with the title, “So what do you think: The Thing versus  The Blob”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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.”
A man giving a presentation with the title “Blob vs. Thing: Which Would Win?”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Surprise musical interlude!
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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 man giving a talk in a bar with text messages on screen.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
How things are going at tonight’s Nerd Nite:
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.”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Our second talk is Amy about our stupid knees: “Evolution happened, but not enough.”
Photo of a woman giving a talk in a crowded bar. The slide has the headline “The Evolution of the Human Knee.”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Our first talk is Steph teaching us about MURDERS — that is, the fascinating world of corvids.
A woman giving a presentation in front of a crowded bar, with a screen showing “How to tell a raven from a crow”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Our final talk of the evening is Jeremy about the weird science behind traffic jams that appear out of nowhere:
Photo of a man giving a presentation in a bar with a slide titled “Two Competing Factors”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Next up is @dhmontgomery.com talking about the heinous crimes committed (or not) by the villains from Dr. Seuss:
A man giving a presentation with the title “Timing matters for The Once-Ler’s alleged crimes”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
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:
Photo of a man giving a presentation to a crowd in a bar.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Our third and final Nerd Nite talk is @johnmaddening.bsky.social about Tintin: Belgium’s Greatest Export:
Photo of a man giving a talk to a crowded bar about Tintin
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
“There was a real thing called ‘Broomgate’ in the late 2010s’”
Photo of a man in front of a screen with a curling broom
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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.”
Photo of a slide about the role of friction in curling
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
A typically huge turnout here at @blackhartstp.com for Nerd Nite — the second Wednesday of every month!
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Our second talk of the night is Drew about the sport of curling!
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”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
This is a slide from a Nerd Nite talk about finding a therapist:
A woman giving a talk in front of a screen titled “The Many Gandalfs”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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!
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”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Our final talk of the night is Nixie with “Ed Wood and the Progressive Queerness of a Mad Genius”
Photo of a presentation at a bar with the title “Ed Wood and the Progressive Queerness of a Mad Genius”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
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”
A woman giving a presentation with the title on screen, “Real Housewives of Randomware”
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
“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 slide presentation about the presenter’s family history, including her mother’s childhood dog Cinnamon.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
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.”
Photo of a crowd watching a presentation about genealogy.
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Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
We wrapped up our Nerd Nite talk about werewolves with a collective howl:
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