Happy Wednesday Nerds!  Thanks everyone that game out for game night last week, and everyone that attended, donated their time/ swag, and/ or spoke at Fargo Nerd Nite this year.  Topics we learned the fuck out of:

  • Neglected Diseases And Building Sustainable Development Goals
  • 3D Printing
  • Fantastic Squirrels And Where To Find Them
  • The History And Repercussions Of The Anti-Vaccination Movement
  • The Fabulously Unglamorous World Of Body Piercing
  • Magic: The Gathering
  • Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays,- “Vantablack (TM)”
  • Jesus: A Superman Story
  • Anal Glands In The Domestic Dog
  • Botlink – Helping Everyone Fly Smarter
  • Wonder Woman
  • A Fungus Among Us: The Art And Science Of Homebrewing
  • The Psychology Of The Dark Side
  • Past And Present Climate Change: Distinguishing The Natural From The Unnatural
  • The Science Behind Virtually Spectacular 360° Images
  • Solar Energy
  • Facts On Food Waste
  • Fake News And Alternative Facts About GMOs!
  • Sex And Violence: Human Behavior From An Evolutionary Perspective
  • CAR-T Gene Therapy
  • Cosplay: Capes, Masks & Grease Paint- Oh My!
  • How to use Science to Buy the Best Sex Toys
  • A Dominatrix And A Sociologist Walk Into A Bar… An S&M Q&A.
  • Sciencing the Shit out of Zombies
  • Mixed Martial Arts
  • Non-Monogamous Relationships
  • Polyamory 101

We learned how to pierce nether-regions [ ;)] and that expiration dates on food are BS.  We learned that you can spend your HSA dollars on lube, because it’s considered a medical device, and that Donald Trump has done more for Canadian forests than anyone else in the world.  We learned a new meaning of the word Munch, that a clever cosplayer caused the Marriot hotel chain to rip up and replace all of their carpet, and that Pre-GMOs, rennin for cheese making was harvested from goat stomachs (now, it’s made in yeast cells).  And we learned a ton of other awesome stuff that I can’t cram into one blog post.  Plus, we drank a lot of dranks.

…so nerds, I salute you for always staying curious, and for having iron livers, and I am STOKED to start next year on the same foot.  FNN will commence our fourth season on Wednesday January 17th, 7PM, at the Gastropub, as always.  Have a most glorious Festivus and a fabulous New Year.   Can’t wait to see you all on the other side.

🙂 T

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