Nerd Nite

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|purpose = Educational, Entertainment

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|region_served = Worldwide

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|founder = Chris Balakrishnan

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File:Nerd Nite in Washington, D.C., May 2023.jpg

Nerd Nite is an event usually held at a bar or other public venue where usually two or three presenters share about a topic of personal interest or expertise in a fun-yet-intellectual format while the audience shares a drink.{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| last = Schuessler| first = Jennifer| title = Secret Science Club, Nerd Nite and Other Barroom Education| work = The New York Times| accessdate = May 30, 2014 | date = January 5, 2012| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/arts/secret-science-club-nerd-nite-and-other-barroom-education.html}}{{Cite web| last = Gilsdorf| first = Ethan

| title = Science Is Everywhere in Entertainment—But Are We Smarter for It? — NOVA Next| work = PBS| access-date = May 30, 2014 | date = January 8, 2014| url = https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/science-as-entertainment/}} It was started in 2003 by then-graduate student (now East Carolina University professor) Chris Balakrishan at the Midway Cafe in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. In 2006 Nerd Nite spread to New York City, where Matt Wasowski was tasked with expanding the idea globally. Nerd Nite has been held at more than 100 cities worldwide, including Harare, San Francisco, Wellington, Monrovia, Orlando, Toronto and Madison, Wisconsin.{{Cite web| publisher = Public Radio International| author = Naomi Gingold (Director)| title = Have a story to share? Try Nerd Nite. Be there and be square| work = The World| accessdate = May 30, 2014| date = May 22, 2014 | minutes = 3:58| url = http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-05-22/have-story-share-try-nerd-nite-be-there-and-be-square}} It launched a short-lived Nerd Nite: The Magazine in January 2012 and has also featured an occasional podcast. It has also held "global festivals" and a 2014 event was co-hosted with Smithsonian magazine.{{Cite web| last = Fawcett| first = Kirstin| title = The Future is (Still) Here: Day Two of Smithsonian's Second Annual Conference| accessdate = May 30, 2014 | date = May 2014 | url = http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-future-is-still-here-180951478/| publisher = Smithsonian}}