Nerd Nite

24/07/2024

10/07/2024

24/06/2024

Need a summer read for the beach or pool? Then our light, breezy book will suffice. Learn about the quirks of squid, loud chewers, hangovers, the Oregon Trail and sooooo much more.

Now, for the first time, seventy of the top nerds come together to write the ultimate book on a variety of subjects ranging from how to become a Cyborg to the dolphins that work for the U. S. Navy.

10/06/2024

Another new video alert! What the heck is a s*x catapult in nature and why do some spiders have and use them? This handy video will tell all!

Catapults: they’re amazing! Stored potential energy rapidly released as forward motion to launch missiles, basketballs, watermelons, and even flying cars thr...

05/06/2024

A number of new videos are coming to our YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/nerdnite). First up, The Hidden Math of Music: Bach to Tool by Xander Brewer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdIcX_eRa3o

No, musicians don’t all just “feel” it. There’s a science to the language of music, and you might even be very familiar with it. But even after taking every ...

08/05/2024

Lake Highland student Katie Mathews hosts this afternoon of all-teenage subject experts.

07/05/2024

Nerd Nite on the radio. Check out Nerd Nite on Utah public radio:

For 21 years, the pub event series known as Nerd Nite has cross-crossed the globe, making science accessible and fun.

02/05/2024

New show alert!!! For those of you in the Los Angeles area, we're debuting the world premiere of a new Nerd Nite show tomorrow night in Silver Lake. We proudly bring you Three Spreadsheets to the Wind - where Excel, drinking, and storytelling unite. See you there, LA!

Nerd Nite debuts its new show Three Spreadsheets to the Wind on Fri May 3, 2024 7:30pm at Lyric Hyperion. Excel & drinks together – finally!

02/04/2024

Audiobooks are your preference? Here's a snippet of ours...listen now. And then buy here: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/how-to-win-friends/

31/03/2024

I'll stop with all this book nonsense soon (maybe) but the novelty of seeing it in major locations like Union Square in NYC and in airports like LGA and DCA hasn't worn off yet. https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/how-to-win-friends/

20/03/2024

Can't believe it's already been a full month since our debut book came out. In the last 29 days we've received innumerable rave reviews, conducted a book tour in a dozen cities across the U.S., and have received hundreds of pictures of happy readers - and our book has even been spotted in several airport bookstores which is a huge deal. Thanks for all the support and enthusiasm! https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/how-to-win-friends/

12/03/2024

'Nerd Nite is what TedX should've been'

04/03/2024

These lovely folks are so happy because they've got our new book. You can be this happy too by finding it here: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/how-to-win-friends/

22/02/2024

I gotta say...seeing our book in numerous bookstores across the country is pretty fun. The novelty hasn't worn off yet. Find em at your local bookstore (big or small) or buy here: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/how-to-win-friends/

20/02/2024

It's pub day! And has already been spotted out in the wild. It's happening! https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/how-to-win-friends/

19/02/2024

Saturday night's Nerd Nite 21st birthday and book launch party in Brooklyn was literally one of the best nights of our lives. A collections of friends, family, and fans and the culmination of tens of thousands of hours of work. Thank you everyone. We will truly never forget it. And oh yeah...buy the book! Ha. http://www.nerdnite.com

16/02/2024

Our book tour starts tomorrow in both NYC/Brooklyn and Washington DC and then hits the west coast mid-week. The book officially comes out this Tuesday February 20, 2024. Goodreads named our book one of its 5 non-fiction recommendations for the Feb 2024 and it's ranked #1 in 4 different Amazon new releases categories. It's all happening!!!! https://nerdnite.com/2024/01/22/nerd-nite-book-tour-spring-2024/

12/02/2024

Our book tour starts this Saturday February 17, 2024 with events in both NYC and Washington DC. See you soon!

As you probably know by now, our debut book comes out on February 20, 2024 and we’re sooo excited! To help celebrate the book, we’ll have a few special Nerd Nites around the United States that will feature a local indie bookseller on-site at our shows as well as some of the authors and editors on-hand to talk and sign. Ye olde tour for How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite:

February 17, 2024: NYC (Nerd Nite NYC at Littlefield) Book Launch & 21st Birthday Party!
February 17, 2024: Washington DC (Nerd Nite DC at DC9)
February 20, 2024: Los Angeles (Nerd Nite LA at Brewyard)
February 21, 2024: San Francisco (Nerd Nite SF at Rickshaw Stop)
February 23, 2024: Denver (Nerd Nite Denver at the Bug Theatre)
February 24, 2024: Denver (in-store at Tattered Cover Bookstore on Colfax Ave)
February 29, 2024: Austin (Nerd Nite Austin at Barrel O’Fun in Alamo Drafthouse Mueller)
March 2, 2024: Seattle (Emerald City Comic Con). Need ticket for the con to attend panel.
March 7, 2024: Winston-Salem (in-store at Bookmarks)
March 9, 2024: Miami (Nerd Nite Miami / in-store at Books & Books Coral Gables)
May 18, 2024: Gaithersburg (Maryland) Book Festival

Praise:
“How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi feels like the science book we never knew we wrote!”
-Charles W. “Chuck” Bryant and Josh Clark – Stuff You Should Know podcast

“Playful yet enlightening, this entertains. Rollicking collection.”
–Publishers Weekly

“In How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi, I have found my new holy bible”
–Scientific American

“As I can testify from personal experience, Nerd Nite is one of the greatest achievements of the human species.”
-Michael Caruso, CEO and Publisher, The New Republic

“A sheer delight. Will I now have recurring nightmares of spiny maggots gently prying dead skin from my feet? Maybe. But my waking self now knows this is a GOOD thing. Bravo Avir and company! And bravo maggots!”
-Jad Abumrad Founder and Former Co-Host, NPR’s Radiolab

“What a gift to have all of Nerd Nite’s greatest hits collected in one place! How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi is the most fun I’ve had with a popular science book in a long time. There’s a 100% chance that this book will blow your mind and make you laugh, but there’s also the distinct possibility that you’ll learn something life-changing — or at least how to get rid of that hangover.”
-Erin Barker, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Story Collider

08/02/2024

Check out what The Daily Mail thinks about Lillian Park's piece in our new book (published by ) about how to change people's perception of attractiveness, as verified by actual science. Amazing!

There is no shortage of procedures to help us on our road to increased hotness. But now a scientist has revealed the actual science behind attractiveness - and it doesn't involve surgery.

04/02/2024

Well, even though it has basically nothing to do with trivia, our book is currently ranked #1 on Amazon's list of top books about trivia and the audiobook is at #3. Weird. But good.

24/01/2024

From 1/24 - 1/26, you can get 25% off all Barnes & Noble preorders using the code PREORDER25! This discount is for B&N Members only. Preorder your copy of HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE FUNGI and learn more about the free B&N membership here: https://bit.ly/45vUkU8

21/01/2024

Our book just got a long, glowing write-up in Scientific American. The reviewer even says, " I have found my new holy bible." Read the whole review here:

Seventy-one essays of science trivia, from duck pen*ses to hangover myths

17/01/2024

Remember that time at SXSW 2017 when the screen at Nerd Nite - Austin broke and JC had to hold up his laptop for everyone to see Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson? Enjoy memories like this and many more at our 21st birthday and book launch party on Feb 17, 2024 at Littlefield in Brooklyn. Fun! Book and ticket info at http://nyc.nerdnite.com

10/01/2024

Look, it's Chris (and Don's shoulder) at a Nerd Nite in 2006. And to think, next month he'll be celebrating Nerd Nite's 21st birthday and the launch of our debut book. He's grown so fast! Ye book: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/how-to-win-friends/

28/12/2023

Pre-order a Nerd Nite book and get a free Nerd Nite koozie (and sticker). Just submit your book order receipt here: https://read.macmillan.com/promo/fungipreorder

19/12/2023

It's Matt recording his bits for the audiobook version of the upcoming Nerd Nite book via Macmillan Audio. Fun. https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/how-to-win-friends/

15/05/2023

OK..the BIG NEWS!!!! We here at Nerd Nite have our first ever book by one of the best publishers in the world! https://bit.ly/NerdNiteBook
Over 20 years and countless presentations, Nerd Nites across the world have covered some of the best, weirdest, and most fun topics in STEM. And now we're thrilled to announce the first Nerd Nite book, HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE FUNGI will be published on February 20, 2024 from !
Filled with 70+ of our favorite presentations over the years, this collection includes

S*x Catapults by Ben Taylor
Lessons from the Oregon Trail by Elizabeth Russell, Ph.D.
What Birds Can Teach Us About the Impending Zombie Apocalypse by James S. Adelman
Artificial Gravity in Science Fiction by Erin Macdonald, Ph.D.
Becoming a Cyborg Through Disability: Building Prosthetic Limbs by Rafaela Libano
Maggot Therapy or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bugs by Avir Mitra, M.D.
And so many more!

The book is available for preorder NOW at your favorite retailer. Preorders are so important when launching a book and we hope we’ll have your support for HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE FUNGI. Hold onto your receipts as we’ll have more information to share about the book in the coming months.
Be there and be square!


https://bit.ly/NerdNiteBook