Nerd Nite Tokyo
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Nerd Nite Tokyo
@nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social
Bringing you talks on everything imaginable, live in Tokyo.

https://tokyo.nerdnite.com/

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A handful of candidates to go to @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social's end-of-year book exchange next month! Some may get added, some removed.
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Friday, December 12 is the last Nerd Nite Tokyo of the year!

Come start your holiday season with talks on the history of space exploration and how to live a longer, healthier life.

Plus, bring books for our first ever book exchange!

tokyo.nerdnite.com

#tokyo #events #space #longevity #livestream
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Looking for a place to refill your water bottle in Tokyo? How about a pro wrestling match? Watch the recording of last week's Nerd Nite to learn about both:

tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

And don't forget to join us for our next event on Friday, December 12!

#nerdnite #tokyo #events #livestream
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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"THIS IS NOT A DRILL — I’m narrating a Moon landing!"

Photos from @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social, where I spilled all the tea 🫖 about narrating the live stream on the night Japan landed on the Moon 🌝 are on their website, along with the recording 🎬! tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/
October 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
What do refillable water bottles and Japanese comedy pro wrestling have in common? We're talking about both of them at Nerd Nite Tokyo on Friday, November 14!

Details: tokyo.nerdnite.com

#nerdnite #sustainability #plastic #recycling #puroresu #comedy #tokyo #events #livestream
October 23, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Last Friday, Nerd Nite Tokyo hosted talks about computer vision and landing on the Moon!

Missed it? Want to watch it again? Check our archive -- and be sure to join us next month on Friday, November 14th!

tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

#nerdnite #moon #ai #science #video #events #tokyo
October 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Time for @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social !

...Doctor...Whom?
October 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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If you’d like to hear more behind-the-scenes gossip (in addition to the tea spilled @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social tonight 🫖) from when Japan landed on the Moon, here is our blog post on the suspense, stress and excitement on night that the SLIM mission made history!
Landing on the Moon: Behind the scenes of the night when SLIM made history
A journalist lifted his hand, studying the faces of the JAXA representatives as the microphone was passed to his seat. “Landing was successful…” he began. “…I thought you would look
cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp
October 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Come join me at @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social (in Tokyo and online) on Friday at 8pm JST for nail biting, humorous, informative, slightly-stressed-because-I-made-all-these-promises account of the night that Japan landed on the Moon while I narrated the live stream 🛰️🔭! Tickets here 🧪: tokyo.nerdnite.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Friday, October 17, Nerd Nite Tokyo is looking at looking!

First, Guillaume Pelat discusses how computer vision works. Then, @elizabethtasker.bsky.social is back to talk about her experience narrating a live Moon landing for JAXA!

tokyo.nerdnite.com

#space #ai #science #nerdnite #tokyo #events
October 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Pictures from last week's Nerd Nite are up in the archive -- video coming soon!

And don't forget: our next Nerd Nite is Friday, October 17, same nerd place, same nerd time!

tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

#nerdnite #climatechange #math #civilization #games
September 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
As promised at last night's show, links:

This years Ig Nobel Prize winners:

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Journey to the End of the Night:

www.facebook.com/events/15560...

Space Cafe:

www.facebook.com/spacecafeglo...

Be sure to join us again next month on Friday, October 17th!
Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures.
arstechnica.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Next @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social October 17!
Be here and be square!
September 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Hey, there are other quantum people at @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social tonight!
September 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Next week, Friday, Sep. 19: Nerd Nite returns with talks about inspiration in mathematics and climate change in the Civilization video game series!

Stay cool until then and check out the details: tokyo.nerdnite.com

#nerdnite #climate #events #tokyo #science #math #civilization #games #videogames
September 8, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Stéfan Le Dû is not only speaking at our next Nerd Nite on September 19th, he's also performing in and helping organize this rock concert for climate change in Shibuya next week!

Info and tickets: luma.com/ekjux30g

#nerdnite #climatechange #rock #concerts #tokyo #events
Too Hot to Be Cool 5 | Rock for Climate in Tokyo · Luma
Feeling the heat yet? So are we. That’s why we’re turning it up again, with rebel yells, guitar solos, and a crowd of humans who still believe in music,…
luma.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Friday, September 19: Nerd Nite Tokyo returns with talks about inspiration in mathematics and climate change in the Civilization video game series!

Stay cool until then and check out the details: tokyo.nerdnite.com

#nerdnite #climate #events #tokyo #science #math #civilization #games #videogames
August 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
By the way, if you'd like more information about volunteering with Hands On Tokyo, the organization speaker Katie Gray introduced last month, check out their homepage here: www.handsontokyo.org
Hands On Tokyo - ハンズオン東京 -
NPO法人ハンズオン東京は、コミュニティのニーズに合ったボランティアの機会を企画、提供し、日本でのボランティア活動を促進することをミッションとしています。
www.handsontokyo.org
August 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Nerd Nite Tokyo is on summer break and will return Friday, September 19! Enjoy August and stay cool.

While you're waiting, check out our archive for video, photos, and links from all of our past shows, including our most recent!

tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

#nerdnite #livestream
August 4, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Want to know how you can help address child poverty in Japan?

How about exploring the relationship between art and your brain?

Or maybe you just want to cool off from the summer heat?

No matter what your reason, join us for the next Nerd Nite Tokyo on Friday, July 18!

Details: tokyo.nerdnite.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Last Friday, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of steam railroads and looked into AI's quantum future!

Missed it? Check our archive -- and be sure to join us for our next event on Friday, July 18!

tokyo.nerdnite.com/archive/

#tokyo #events #livestream #trains #science #nerdnite
June 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Our next Nerd Nite Tokyo is Friday, June 20!

First, go into the past with a talk on the 200th anniversary of steam locomotives! Then, turn to the future and consider how quantum computers could make AI more sustainable.

Details: tokyo.nerdnite.com

#nerdnite #trains #ai #quantum #tokyo #events
June 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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The OIST Graduate School has opened a Special PhD Admissions Portal for students currently enrolled in, or accepted to, universities in the U.S. #PhDProgram www.oist.jp/admissions/s...
Special Application Deadline for Students Accepted or Studying in the United States
www.oist.jp
June 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Our next Nerd Nite Tokyo is Friday, June 20!

First, go into the past with a talk on the 200th anniversary of steam locomotives! Then, turn to the future and consider how quantum computers could make AI more sustainable.

Details: tokyo.nerdnite.com

#nerdnite #trains #ai #quantum #tokyo #events
June 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
As mentioned at our last event, EURAXESS Japan is hosting European Focus Day at Europa House this Wednesday! Join to learn more about research opportunities in Europe and meet researchers from all branches of science and academia.

euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/ja...
EUROPEAN FOCUS DAY 2025
Get to Know Europe: country introductions, innovation, research and funding!Get to Know Europeans: networking dinner reception!
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
May 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM