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
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6 Feb 2024
First Nerd Nite of 2024 is a banger, and we’re already over 50% sold after 1 day. Get in here! @Tetraodontidaes @mi_RNAda shorturl.at/ahjlD
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11 Sep 2024
⏳ 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: 3common.com/event/slam-into-…
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13 Apr 2024
Back @FoxCabaret for another nerdy night on Air Quality, Small Stars, and the Physics of Toilets. Get in here! eventbrite.com/e/nerd-nite-v…
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We've just released a few more in-person and online seats for this event with Ed Yong — next Thursday, April 4!
Reservations (in-person or online) now open for Ed Yong's talk on Thursday, April 4: What Reporting on Long COVID Taught Me. sfu.ca/gradstudies/life-comm…
@SFU_GradStudies @SFU_Science @SFU_FHS @SFUENV @SFUMath
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26 Feb 2024
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.
21 Feb 2024
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): ow.ly/eXhZ50QGelL
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9 Feb 2024
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)
9 Feb 2024
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: tinyurl.com/3cmn4edw
ALT The title of the seminar is "Hands at work; Indigenous food sovereignty in western Canada" featuring speaker Tabitha Robin.
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8 Feb 2024
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.
🧬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!🌈
ow.ly/Tpi250Qy7yT
#GeneShorts #GenomicsAdventure #NiceGenesSeason3 #Jackalopes
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22 Jan 2024
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
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2 Dec 2023
Science Slam next month! Get your tickets now!
2 Dec 2023
⚛️ 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: share.3common.com/event?id=a……
#scicomm #physics #astronomy #Vancouver #YVR
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3 Nov 2023
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!
bit.ly/40kPoQ9
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11 Sep 2023
🎉 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!
eventbrite.com/e/back-to-sci…
#scicomm
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9 Sep 2023
💥 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: eventbrite.com/e/back-to-sci…
#oppenheimer #YVRevent #Vancouver
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6 Sep 2023
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!
31 Aug 2023
🎵 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:
forms.gle/RN7TvDchUuUvBVB18
Get tickets to our show: eventbrite.ca/e/back-to-scie…
Feel free to RT and share! #scicomm
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📢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: shortyawards.com/15th/nice-g…
#PleaseVote #NiceGenes #ShortyAwards
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1 Feb 2023
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.
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17 Nov 2022
🐋🎶 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
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)
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25 Oct 2022
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
25 Oct 2022
🎉 We're happy to announce the 2023 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books longlist for Middle Grades Science Book! fal.cn/3t27Q
@aaas @subaru_usa #SubaruLovesLearning #KidLit #STEM #mglit
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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: ow.ly/bgCJ50KXxOl
@SFU_Science @CWHCRCSF @SFU_FHS
#scicomm
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Nerd Nite Vancouver retweeted
13 Oct 2022
@GenomeBC's podcast, Nice Genes! Is currently #trending on Apple Podcast's Life Sciences Top 10 List! If you're looking for a fascinating listen that dives into science and shines some hope on the future of tomorrow, check out #NiceGenes.
chartable.com/podcasts/nice-…
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