“Larp & You (or, I Will Make You Even Nerdier, and That is a Threat)” by Marshall Bradshaw Have you always wondered about the dark depths of nerdiness called, “larp?” Our expert will initiate you in its arcane forms, with a personality quiz to follow.
“The Year Without a Summer (or, How a South Pacific Volcano Wrecked the Global North and Lord Byron’s Vacation)”by Rebecca Speas A journey through the colossal global fallout of a single volcanic eruption in 1815, and how it directly led to the 2004 cinematic masterpiece Van Helsing, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale.
“From Plenty of Fish to FishFinder: Finding Love in a Weird and Dirty World”by Tiffany Atkinson What do fish look for when trying to find true love? A question that has probably kept many of you lying awake at night. Can they be that different than us? Let’s explore these tantalizing questions and learn what’s sexy and what’s not.
The time: Sat, Feb 18th. Doors at 6, show at 6:30.
Our next show is gonna be sweet, sexy, and squeaky. Get the scoop on birthday cakes! See what the AI think makes us swoon! And challenge your assumptions about our fuzzy rat-tailed neighbors!
Our talks this month are:
“My Love Language Is Cake: Using Art, Science, and Sugar to Celebrate Birthdays” by Rachael Lussos
“Formulas for Fantasies: Using Machine Learning to Understand Features of Best-selling Romance Novels” by Kinga Dobolyi
“Rats. That’s it, that’s the title.” by Bethany Brookshire
When: November 12th. Doors at 6, show at 6:30.
Where: DC9 Nightclub (1940 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001)
