Last month’s nerdtacular was so successful, we’re doing it again! Nerd Nite is an informal gathering at which nerds get together for nerdery of all sorts (well, mostly presentations and drinking). An institution in Boston, New York, Austin, Washington DC, Munich, and now San Francisco.

All ages, though parental discretion is most definitely advised.

Note new day of the week – we’re on a Wednesday this time. And note
the new lower price! Why? Because we love you. Also: because 150+
people keep turning out for Nerd Nite! So have another beer, you’re
going to need it because this Nerd Nite is a doozy.

Nerd Nite – “It’s like the Discovery Channel… with beer!”

“Tales of Old San Francisco” by Laureano Faedi

Local designer & history enthusiast Laureano Faedi takes us on a tour
of old San Francisco in all its sinful and spectacular glory, back
when a giant water slide bestrode Haight St, there was a neighborhood
called “Beer Town,” lifeguards patrolled the largest swimming pool in
the US by boat, and teenagers could fly over the city in homemade
biplanes. Wow, what happened to you, San Francisco? You used to be
cool!

A Buenos Aires transplant, Laureano Faedi fell in love with San
Francisco thirty years ago. He now draws inspiration from San
Francisco history to create graphic designs for his clothing line at
gangsofsanfrancisco.com.

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“Biofuel, Medicine, and Colored Poo: The Potential of Synthetic
Biology” by Felix Moser

As genome sequencing and DNA synthesis get cheaper, genetic
engineering continues to be redefined. Now bioengineers are creating
microorganisms that can produce fuels, medicine, and other
wonders–like colored poo! Researcher Felix Moser will explain the
potential of this scaled-up genetic manipulation termed “synthetic
biology,” and how scientists hope to be able to control complex
biochemical frameworks to rework, re-engineer, and rebuild life from
the bottom up. Is it only a matter of time before lab-grown Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles are a reality? Sadly, no.

Felix Moser is a graduate student in the UCSF/UCB Joint Graduate Group
in Bioengineering.

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“The Worst Case Scenario Guide to Sex” by Dani Behonick, Ph.D

Sex is a normal, natural human activity – what could possibly go
wrong? According to the medical literature, plenty. Physiology
professor and sex educator Dr. Dani will be your tour guide through
the wild world of sexual mishaps – including ways to tell whether you
are in the middle of an actual sexual emergency (and how to avoid one
in the first place) – on a romp that leaves the phrase “safe sex” with
a whole new meaning. Aftercare not included.

After earning her Ph.D from UCSF, Dani Behonick ran like hell from
basic research and began her teaching career.

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And DJ Alpha Bravo returns, spinning an eclectic array of tightly-themed tunes based around our presenters’ topics, which we will now display in a real-time playlist on the stage. Alpha Bravo is VP of left-field pop label Radio Khartoum and was one of the forces behind legendary SF pop club nights Anisette and Schokolade.