Nerd Nite Denver gets people thinking and the drinking at coolest indie theaters in the Mile High City, The Bug Theatre. This Wed. Apr. 17, 2019 grab a beer while activating those brain cells with the sounds of “Star Wars,” more on life on Mars, and summer in Antarctica. Similar to Ted Talks, Nerd Nite offers up 20-minute presentations from local experts on anything from rocket science to dating.
Break up the work-week with this monthly event that activates the mind while learning, laughing, and of course, drinking. This show starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are just $8 online and $10 at the door which opens at 6:30 pm.
On tap this week:
Science on Ice: How I Spent My Austral Summer Deployment​
by Michael Lucibella
Every year hundreds of researchers travel to Antarctica to study everything from astronomy to zoology. Learn firsthand about the latest science carried out at the bottom of the world from Mike Lucibella, the editor of The Antarctic Sun, the official newspaper of the U.S. Antarctic Program. As the staff journalist, photographer, and podcast producer for the program, he reports directly from the frozen continent for four months of the year on the wide range of research that’s carried out at the bottom of the planet.
Life on Mars: Fancy and Fact
by Bill Farrand
With advent missions of robotic exploration on Mars, the ideas of advanced life forms on Mars have been discredited; however, evidence of extensive aqueous activity early in Mars geologic history has been confirmed. Senior research scientist Dr. Bill Farrand of the Space Institute will describe some of this evidence and whether it constitutes a habitable environment for microbial life to exist in the Martian subsurface.
The Sounds of Star Wars
by Jim Shima
From droids to ships, learn about how the familiar sounds of Star Wars were made with Jim Shima of Hyperdyne Labs and member of the Corellian Droidworks Colorado chapter.