Hi nerds!
The moment you have been waiting for is here – Nerd Nite Seattle is back! After a 7 year hiatus, we are excited to bring back this world-wide series to your local area of the PNW.
WHEN
Friday, March 27, 2026
WHERE
Speakers
What environmental and ecological factors would a giant, flying, fire-breathing reptile need to actually survive in the wild? How might the dragons from our own modern myths & pop culture be related to each other, or to the rest of the animal kingdom? Let’s review the data from worlds of fact and fiction.
Ellen W. (she/her)
Ellen is a Washington-based science communicator focused on educating general audiences of all ages on wildlife and nature with geeky humor. Growing up on a steady diet of Animal Planet and Pokémon, she turned her passion for wildlife into the hit podcast Just the Zoo of Us and has been writing and producing fun, approachable science content for both web and print ever since.
Dionysus (god + wine) is the typical understanding, but were you aware that Dionysus is heir to the Olympic throne? Or that Dionysus contains many of the myths that give us our Salvator Jesus? But we’ve lost and rediscovered much since antiquity, and it’s time for Dionysus to make his third great reentry into mythos. I will break down the Apollonian-Dionysian myth and examine the understanding Nietzche gave us and compare this to the sources in Orphic theology to uncover deeper spiritual meaning in Hellenism and what it means for our society today.
David S. (he/him)
Queer as all get-out. A horrendously idiosyncratic iconoclast and debonair dandy.
Quantum physics and relativity often go into practically philosophical theories that seem so superfluous to everyday life that they are only useful for driving plot lines and filling up scripts with technobabble. However, they have had such a meaningful impact on our lives, to the point their influence has become mundane! In this talk, I’ll take a quick whirlwind tour through the quantum realm and how they’ve shaped our everyday lives.
Robert O. (he/him)
With a PhD in nuclear engineering and a patent in gamma radiation section, the application of physics has always fascinated him. He is an avid host of game nights and karaoke, and whether it’s traveling cross-country by train, tango dancing, or solo skydiving, trying new things and meeting the people in those communities is one of his greatest enjoyments.
FUTURE SEATTLE NERD NITES:
- Friday, June 26, 2026 at Old Stove Brewing: Ship Canal
- September 2026 at Old Stove Brewing: Ship Canal