Nerd Nite Calgary Phi happens on Thursday, November 24th!
When: Thursday, November 24, 2016 – Doors open @ 6:30 – Event starts around 7pm
Where: The Wild Rose Brewery Taproom
Tickets: $10 online (waitlist) – SOLD OUT
This is an 18+ event.
SPEAKERS
Feathers are flying: Birds are dinosaurs
Dr. Phil Currie, University of Alberta
Dr. Phil Currie, world renowned palaeontologist
The lives of T. rex and Triceratops were more than violent monster-on-monster clashes. For a long time dinosaurs were considered to be Nature’s greatest example of an evolutionary flop. As the story went, they terrorized the World for 150,000,000 years and then mysteriously disappeared 65 million years ago. Not so! Palaeontologists now believe that birds are dinosaurs, and therefore there are more than 10,000 living species of dinosaurs. Join Phil Currie as he talks about the transition of dinosaur duds into the most successful air-breathing vertebrates of all time.
Why 5 is the New 30 – Communicating With Millennials
Tyler Middleton, x 92.9
Tyler Middleton
In this presentation, Tyler will take a look at the millennial generation and how to effectively communicate with them. What makes them tick? What works and what doesn’t? Tyler shows how you can reach this generation more effectively, and WHY is this important.
Quantum technology for fun, profit, and discovery
Dr. Paul Barclay, University of Calgary
Quantum technology is rapidly transitioning from theory to practice. I will discuss some successes and challenges in deploying quantum technology, speculate on its potential to impact society, and highlight quantum development happening in Alberta.