Prepare for the WURST! NNYYC #34 – SOLD OUT
In case you didn’t know, we are MOVING! Come join us at our new location, WURST. Where else can you get a beer, a sausage, and an education?
With half price tickets, happy hour pricing, and plenty of swag giveaways… you better be prepared to get these tickets quick! Sale starts March 20th at 6pm.
When: Thursday, April 19th, 2018 (Doors open at 6:00pm)
Where: WURST (2437 4 St SW)
Tickets: SOLD OUT – click here for wait list
This is an 18+ event.
SPEAKERS
Explorations at the Extremes of Embodiment
Ian MacNairn, Extreme Jogger and researcher in anthropology and medicine, University of Calgary
Photo credit: Bookstrucker Photography
Ian’s own path in the world of extreme endurance and exploration came through accident. His first steps as a trail-runner announced the end of his recovery from a near-fatal injury. Ian pursued rehabilitation through running as a health scientist, using his case to study the physiological, mental, and social transformations that occur in pursuit of ultra-endurance. This initial project only resulted in more questions and curiosity encouraging further research and exploration. Over the past decade, Ian has explored embodiment in trail and ultrarunning through observing, interviewing, and participating with runners around the world. Ian’s current work is a novel exploratory study of the community and culture that is formed and developed through sport. TheUltra Ethnography is one of the broadest and largest project on trail and ultrarunning to-date, with a sample of over 3,500 participants representing 49 countries and six continents. At Nerd Nite, Ian shares his story of exploration and experimentation in the embodiment of endurance.
How the promise of immutable trust via the blockchain is set to transform our future days (and nights)
Mike Warf, leader of the Digital Services team for the University of Lethbridge
Cryptocurrency (and Bitcoin in particular) has been the subject of a lot media buzz in the past 6 months – from “get rich quick” Bitcoin Billionaires, to bubbles and bullshit. Join Michael Warf (armchair Bitcoin investor) as we discover the real value of blockchain technology, the potential transformation of daily life, and how regulation just might poop the party.
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