Nerd Nite SF: A Spooktacular Exploratorium Collab + Time Travel

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Nerd Nite SF#156 – Exploratorium Collab!:

Time Travel, Event Design, and the Science of Perceiving the World

7pm doors

$10 adv $15 doors

All Ages

The talks:

Self-Defense For Time Travelers

By: Mike Capozzola

At the intersection of history and theoretical physics, comedian Mike Capozzola looks at the unexpected consequences of irresponsible Time-Travel. Learn non-lethal, humane ways to outsmart velociraptors, fisticuffs champ, a centaur and a 1950’s American ‘Greaser.’

Mike Capozzola is a London-based, American comedian and actor. He’s performed in most of the USA and in 25 countries across the UK, Europe and Middle East. Mike played the ‘Veteran MiB agent’ in “Men in Black International” and has appeared in “The Phantom of the Open” and “The Batman.” Find more of his work at www.IMDb.me/MikeCapozzola.

Disagreeing About Your Senses

By: Zeke

Have you ever wondered if your blue might be some else’s green? Thought we’d never know? Some really clever experiments have shed insight into personal sensory domains that were thought only answerable by philosophy. Join me as we look at some sensory illusions and what they can tell us about how brains process the world.

Marc “Zeke” Kossover was an Albert Einstein Distinguished Education Fellow and 21-year veteran teacher before dying and going to teacher heaven and becoming an educator at the Exploratorium.

Experiments in Experience: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Event Design

By: Amanda Freise

Whether you’ve stumbled through a music festival, sipped wine at an art opening, or found yourself learning quantum physics in a bar…none of that happened by accident. Someone designed that event with you (and maybe your tipsy friends) in mind. Together we’ll pull back the curtain on how public art and science programs are crafted to invite creativity and curiosity, while leaving plenty of room for playfulness and connection.

Amanda Freise is Senior Program Developer on the Public Programs team at the Exploratorium. Trained as a molecular pharmacologist, she earned her PhD and taught microbiology at UCLA before realizing her true fascination wasn’t with microbes and molecules, but with people and how they connect. Along the way, she discovered the power of art, dance, and a really sick subwoofer. Thanks to her Type A personality, Amanda has led a Burning Man camp, organized science talks in the desert, produced music festivals, and curated art at these events — all experiences she now channels into designing public programs that blend art, science, and play in unexpected ways.

Featuring Friends of the Show:

The SF Public Library

Musical Treats by DJ&Jelly

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