Nerd Nite February: Nerds in Love

Nerd Nite February: Nerds in loooooove

Its almost Valentine's Day, so why don't you come on down to Nerd Nite to hear all about the clinical and psychological aspects of love. And frogs. Its kind of a theme, because who doesn't love cute little frogs, right?

Tickets: http://www.dcnine.com/event/nerd-nite-dc-early-event/

Music: Jason Mendelson and the Open Doors

And the nerds... [read more]

Nerd Nite February: Nerds in loooooove

Its almost Valentine's Day, so why don't you come on down to Nerd Nite to hear all about the clinical and psychological aspects of love. And frogs. Its kind of a theme, because who doesn't love cute little frogs, right?

Tickets: http://www.dcnine.com/event/nerd-nite-dc-early-event/

Music: Jason Mendelson and the Open Doors

And the nerds are:

What’s love got to do with “it”? Sexual attraction to objects, and other strange desires
By Adam Lowe

When most people say they love the Eiffel Tower, they usually don't mean that they are IN LOVE with it, or have a sexual attraction to it (though it is quite phallic), or want to have a
religious ceremony to get married to it. But, there are some who do, so hey, who are we to judge, right? I mean, c'mon, who have you brought home to meet mom and dad lately? Exactly. Anyway, we'll talk
about those people and others who are "objectum sexuals."

Bio: Adam is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Maryland who just received his master's at the University of Maryland. He became a therapist so he could talk about sex all the time and not have people think he's a total weirdo perv. He is likely very mistaken.

Xenopus-Frog of the Future!
By Esther Keiserman

Woe is the plight of the Xenopus frog (African claw toed frog)! A once loved system used to study the development of vertebrates from an egg to an adult; the Xenopus frog has lost some of its initial luster. With a history of over 100 years of research some people think Xenopus is dated and frumpy, but they are wrong! I will give an overview of how Xenopus became a premier research tool and how hot innovative research is keeping it shiny and new.

Bio: Esther got her Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology studying cell divisions during development of Xenopus laevis. She is now a microscopy facility assistant at the Johns Hopkins medical institute. When she isn’t being a huge imaging nerd she likes to knit, make enamel jewelry and play with her 4 rabbits (and 1 hedgehog).

The Science of Love
By Tania Tam and Sarah Johnson

This Valentine's Day, we'd like to talk about love. How does science even attempt to explain romantic love? Are there different types of love? And do love and seduction differ for different personalities and cultures? Come hear what psychologists have to say about how love and attraction work.

Bios: Sarah Johnson received her PhD from Northwestern University in Psychology, where she studied speed dating, under laboratory conditions, and Tania Tam received her PhD from Oxford University in
Psychology, where she studied relations between Catholics and, Protestants in Northern Ireland during the conflict there. Both became AAAS Science Fellows after obtaining their doctorates, and both have a
purely academic interest in understanding love and relationships, honestly: purely academic.

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