Can AI write jokes? Can it recognize humor, and then craft them? Rae Pendergrass @NerdNiteDC #nerdnitedc #nerdnite #ai #humor

Zach Omer tells the tale of Jackson’s first car drive across the US: @NerdNiteDC @dc9club #nerdnite #nerdnitedc #automobile #history

The 1815 eruption of Mt. Tambora caused widespread famine and scarcity, which led to riots in European cities: Kate Speas @NerdNiteDC #nerdnite #nerdnitedc #tambora #eruption #climatechange

After the 1815 eruption of Mt. Tambora, frosts were reported as far south as Virginia during August: Kate Speas @NerdNiteDC #nerdnite #nerdnitedc #volcano #eruption #tambora

Rats are a problem of social contracts. They exist where these contracts fail: @BeeBrookshire @NerdNiteDC @dc9club #nerdnitedc #rats

Disgust—one of the basic emotions, linked to oral rejection, but now tied to everything else: @BeeBrookshire @NerdNiteDC @dc9club #nerdnitedc #nerdnite #disgust

With deep learning, it’s far more difficult to find out what they learned: Kinga Doboyli @NerdNiteDC @dc9club #nerdnitedc #ai #MachineLearning

Can machine learning tell us what will be popular in a romance novel? Kinga Doboyli @NerdNiteDC @dc9club #nerdnitedc #ai #MachineLearning

Think of a cake as working with boundaries and constraints. If you’re celebrating someone’s birthday, what flavors and textures work? @RLussos @NerdNiteDC @dc9club #nerdnitedc #baking

The Federal Theatre Project produced 900 plays in its first three years—when support existed for Americans to attend at low cost: Alan Katz @NerdNiteDC #theatre #history #arts #NewDeal

The Federal Theatre Project provided needed support to theater during the Great Depression. It helped spawn movements like the Harlem Renaissance: Alan Katz @NerdNiteDC #theatre #arts #NewDeal

Old world wines are typically lower alcohol, due to the cooler climate: @sharkespearean @NerdNiteDC #wine

Determining wine quality—check for BLIC: Balance, Length, Intensity, Complexity: @sharkespearean @NerdNiteDC #wine #nerdnitedc

Wine snobs are talking about specific chemical compounds when it comes to aroma: @sharkespearean @NerdNiteDC #wine #sommerlier

Proteins are massive–but their business end is small. Extracting it leads to loss of structure: Fed Bernal @NerdNiteDC #nerdnite #organicchemistry #syntheticchemistry

All of your neurons depend upon electrical currents. They’re dependent upon ions to to make this happen. Some neurotoxins work by blocking this process: Fed Bernal @NerdNiteDC #nerdnitedc #science #organicchemistry

Puppets are used to raise birds in captivity—since they pair bond to whoever is interacting with them: Kali Holder: @NerdNiteDC #nerdnitedc #biology

Dark frogs don’t generate their own toxins—it comes from bioaccumulation: Kali Holder @NerdNiteDC #nerdnitedc #biology #toxins

Poisonous-dangerous if you bite it. Venemous-dangerous if it bites you: Kali Holder @NerdNiteDC #nerdnitedc #biology #danger

You need depth of field if scoping things out, but isn’t necessary for avoiding predators: Kali Holder @NerdNiteDC #nerdnitedc #biology #vision