Nerd Nite Sea to Sky

Nerd Nite is coming to the Sea to Sky Corridor! Whoohoo!!!

Save the date: Jan 24 2024, 6:00 PM at Trickster’s Hideout in Squamish.

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November Nerd Nite brings topics of Ditching CFC, Disaster Policy, Superintelligence.
Decarbonization: Why chlorofluorocarbon doesn’t work for healing the world.
Disaster Management Policy: Who decides on what the plan is? What needs to be considered when disasters hit?
Superintelligence: What does surpassing humans in overall intelligence look like?

Date: Nov 6 2024 6:30 pm
Location: the BAG! In Squamish
Topics: Ditching CFC, Disaster Policy, Superintelligence
Tickets: $12 presale, $15 at the door

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Nerd Nite is a monthly event during which 3 presenters give an 18-minute fun-yet-informative presentation, each across all disciplines, while the audience learns along over beverages, food and friends!

October Nerd Nite brings topics of The Heart, ADHD and Bitcoin.

🫀The Heart – Cardiac nurse, Christina, will tell you about how the heart works, what happens if it doesn’t. And even how you can prevent getting a tattoo you might regret!

🧠ADHD – Bri, a special education teacher, will talk all about ADHD.

₿ Bitcoin –  Joep explored Bitcoin’s roots and its impact on society. In this talk, he’ll attempt to offer a balanced take on whether a Bitcoin-dominated world is one he’d welcome or not.

Christina Dixon

My name is Christina and I’m a Registered Nurse. I would love to talk about “How does your heart work? And what happens when it doesn’t?” All things cardiac: with what actually is a heart attack, how the pumps and electronic work, and maybe how one can prevent getting a tattoo they might regret. 

My background is cardiac nursing, now working in the ER, and I love to nerd out about all things heart! 

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Brianna Craver

Bri found out she had ADHD while studying special education. Today she works with plenty neurodivergent youth.

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Joep Maas

Bitcoin: Building a dream or a dystopia?

In just over a decade, Bitcoin has gone from a dark web currency to a prominent topic in the 2024 U.S. presidential race. Its growth has been fast and unstoppable, but what does the future hold if this trend continues? And is this a future we want?

Seeking answers, Joep explored Bitcoin’s roots and its impact on society. What started as dabbling in Bitcoin and debating with friends and family led to a genuine inquiry into its morality. In this talk, he’ll attempt to offer a balanced take on whether a Bitcoin-dominated world is one he’d welcome or not.

Date: Oct 2 2024 6:30 pm

Location: the BAG! In Squamish

Topics: The Heart, ADHD and Bitcoin

Tickets: $12 presale, $15  at the door bit.ly/4gtHDiA

September is just around the corner! This means we are back on stage on Sept 4 2024 to bring you more nerdy goodness!!!

We will be kicking off the harvest month with a bounty of knowledge to fuel your brains. Topics for September are:

Food Chemistry
Fractals
Dyslexia

#1 Food Chemistry with Emma Davy

“You are what you eat”: Have you ever wondered why your food and ingredients smell the way they do?  Or how flavours are made and added to food products?  In this presentation, I will outline how molecules make what we eat special – from the way they are structured, to the way they occupy space, to the way they react with their environments!

About Emma

Emma Davy is a Science Education Specialist and Honorary Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of British Columbia (cross-appointed with the Skylight Centre for Learning and Teaching).  Emma’s background is in organometallic and physical organic chemistry having earned her PhD at the University of Victoria and time as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa.  Since 2016, Emma has worked in chemical education as a teaching post-doctoral fellow and faculty member at Quest University Canada, a sessional instructor at Thompson Rivers University and the University of Victoria, and high school educator.  Her teaching experience includes general chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and spectroscopy as well as a third-year course in communicating chemistry at UBC called CHEM300.

#2 Fractals with Ivan DeWolf

Ivan DeWolf is a classically trained artist and self taught software engineer. He has used fractals and the concepts to generate visual effects for dozens of feature films, and loves playing with infinity, geometry, and images.

This presentation is on how fractals can be constructed, and how infinity plays with geometry in some odd and fun ways. You should walk away with a better understanding of just what a fractal is, and how self similarity and recursion can create funny images from walking part way towards infinity.

#3 Dyslexia with Blake Mahovic

I’m Blake. I’m a Math and Special Ed teacher, rugby player, pub owner, and dyslexic. Join me to explore the Neuroscience of dyslexia, its history as a ‘disability’ and how it’s really a secret super power through personal stories and (hopefully) laughs.

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Last Nerd Nite for this season until the fall! Join us for another fun and interesting night of learning, drinking and snacking. This round we will be hearing presentations about The Future of Space, Geology Phenomenas , and Orbital Mechanics.

Check out our super awesome line up of presenters that will spin you from Earth to the cosmos!

🌖 Starla sends stuff to Space and is here to tell us about how and why it matters.

🌍 Britt on the other hand, is all about Earth and wonders that form our home planet.

🛰️ Jamie finds stoke in understanding how things spin around, and around, and around.

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We are back for our second round of Nerd Nite. This time we are holding our show at the newly renovated BAG! We are excited to be partnering with this long time beloved haven for the arts community and check out all the new additions they’ve been working on, including a new delicious menu. That’s right! A night of eating, drinking and nerdy merriment. Kind of like an intellectual Medieval times. 🤔

Where: Brackendale Art Gallery (loving known as The BAG)
41950 Government Rd, Brackendale, BC V0N 1H0

When: Tuesday, March 12 ^th 2024 @ 6:30pm

Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

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Topics for the night will feature:

#1 Quantum Physics – Peter O’Connor

Are we living in a spooky, random universe, where things influence each other instantly across cosmic distances?  Or are we living in a scripted reality, where the universe actively conspires to give us the illusion of choice while sending us along a completely predetermined path?  These are the two options left open to us by the most bizarre experiment in physics – the Bell experiment.   Peter will be giving a layman’s introduction to this strange little experiment, its implications for free-will, and what it tells us about the nature of reality.  

#2 Concussions – Andreas Stridsland,  DC, DACNB

What is a concussion? Andreas is a Squamish based chiropractor specializing in concussions. He helps concussed people recover through neuro-rehabilitation, assessing and treating concussion/mTBI, post-concussion syndromes, vertigo/dizziness, headaches, and pain. In this presentation, he will talk about the main systems affected and common symptoms (oculomotor, vestibular, proprioception, autonomic) of concussions. His philosophy is that recovery is all about neuroplasticity. Learn more about concussions and how they affect brains!

#3 Poker – Scott

Poker & Business: An Unlikely Pair. 

Scott explores the unexpected parallels between the strategic dynamics of poker and the complexities of the business world, highlighting shared principles such as risk management, decision-making under uncertainty, psychology, adaptability, and strategic planning. Through insightful analysis and real-life examples, Scott provides valuable insights into how lessons from poker can be applied to business and vice versa, equipping them with a deeper understanding of the strategic mindset necessary for success in both domains.

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Bringing in 2024 with three awesome presenters to quench your thirst for knowledge and …well hydration. We are excited to bring this fun event to the corridor and kicking it off in Squamish.

Where: Trickster’s Hideout
38005 Cleveland Ave
Entrance on 1st-and-aHalf-Ave in Squamish

When: Wednesday, January 24^th 2024 @ 6:30pm (Doors @ 6:00pm)

Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 at the door.

Get tickets here : Nerd Nite Sea to Sky V1 Tickets

#1 Coffee

Coffee. If you love coffee or even remotely enjoy coffee, then you’ll enjoy learning about the coffee bean and how it becomes a delicious hot drink.

Mike from 1914

While coffee isn’t the only thing Mike is interested in, he sure loves coffee and spends a lot of time curating the best coffee beans, pouring methods and other paraphernalia, as can be seen in his Squamish based coffee shop, 1914. Oh yea, he also loves plants. He has a crop of tropical and coffee plants at his shop to keep him and his customers company. Back to Mike and coffee. Mike has experience drinking, roasting, making, curating and selling coffee. If you’re looking to get into craft coffee, Mike would be the guy to talk to. He’s excited to down a few cups (of coffee) and tell you all about his favourite bean.

#2 Bacteriophages

What is tiny, deadly and everywhere? Bacteriophages! But not to worry. These weird looking micro assassins are on the human species’ side. Poised to be one of the superheroes in the medical world, bacteriophages can be used to disinfect, fight and destroy bad bacteria that would otherwise kill us. Where do they live? What do they infect? Why aren’t they harmful to humans? Are they dangerous to pets? How can I find and use them? This talk will pique your interest and answer some of these questions about these minuscule buggers.

Holden Bonwit

Holden Bonwit is a mechanical engineer and growth strategy consultant who has successfully taken products from concept to production. While most of his work has focused on mechanical engineering and startup businesses, he has enjoyed diving into other STEM subjects, such as bacteriophages, on his free time. Holden is thankful to live, run, and kite in Squamish, with his wife and two young children.

#3 Marauding Ponies

Start with Julius Caesar riding through Gaul astride his magnificent, tall steed on his way to invade the British Isles a generation after the birth of Christ. Now imagine Charlemagne riding into Lombard to accept its crown in 774 AD, sitting far above the heads of the crowd filling the streets. Lastly, picture a wind-swept field as Napoleon sits on his magnificent charger, comfortable in his mistaken certainty that he would win the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

These have three things in common – they stir our emotions, look fantastic on film, and are completely wrong about the horses these great men sat on.

Come discover the long and colourful history of the powerful small horses which have carried humanity for millenia, and still stoically bring joy to so many hearts.

Charlotte Jacklein

Charlotte grew up on a farm near the lovely Niagara Escarpment. By six, she was riding at a neighbouring farm, getting elbow-deep into chores, and by ten had convinced her parents that a couple of horses would not be amiss on their farm. Charlotte’s parents went with Icelandic horses, figuring that this breed was tough, adventurous and level-headed enough to bring their daughter back in one piece. 

From working on Icelandic horse farms in Ontario to competing in the 1995 Icelandic Horse Youth World Cup held in Luxembourg, horses, and particularly Icelandics have been central to Charlotte’s life.

In addition to her experiences in the saddle, Charlotte reads deeply and widely on the history of horse breeds, with a particular interest in the gaited horses, and how horses and humans have interacted in the past and present. 

Get tickets here : Nerd Nite Sea to Sky V1 Tickets