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Nerd Nite is an evening of entertaining yet thought-provoking presentations– all while the audience drinks along in a casual atmosphere. Speakers present for 15-20 minutes each on a fascinating subject of their choice, often in an uncanny and unconventional way. Following each presentation is a brief Q&A with the audience.

Join us on Thursday, April 14th at Ferg’s Depot for our 38th consecutive monthly Nerd Nite in Orlando.

RSVP here: http://www.ticketbase.com/events/nerd-nite-orlando-xxxviii
Cost: Nerd Nite is still FREE (but there is a suggested donation of $5)

When: Thursday, April 14, 2016
Where: Ferg’s Depot, 78 W Church St, Orlando, FL 32801

Speakers:
Brittany Walsh Lyne
James Jeffrey Paul
Emily Dovydaitis

Hosted by Ricardo Williams

Presentation List:
“Sorry Not Sorry—Why Apologizing is Ruining Your Life” by Brittany Lyne

Brittany Lyne is the Co-Founder of Farm-Haus, an innovative Orlando company that uses Uber-like technology to deliver delicious, chef-created dishes using quality and local ingredients. She is a passionate entrepreneur with a love for good food, business and connecting with others. Her presentation will explore the deeper meaning behind why women apologize significantly more than men, and how it’s preventing them from achieving their fullest potential and living their best life in both business and personal.

“What A Shark and A Porpoise Taught Me About Jack The Ripper And His Last Victim” by James Jeffrey Paul

James Jeffrey Paul is a native of Orlando and a graduate of Duke University. His true crime book Nothing is Strange With You (XLibris) is still selling well 8 years after publication. His play about Jack the Ripper and his last victim, Miller’s Court, is available as an audio download and has been performed in North Carolina and London. Grinning Man Press of Canada will soon publish the first short novels in his series about a black female private detective, Miss Clytie James–The Mulatto Ripper, The Inquisition for Blood, Arranging a Lynching, and Buffet Flat Blues.

“Coffee Mugs, Menstrual Cups, and Panamanian Bologna: Internal Dilemmas of a Practical Treehugger” by Emily Dovydaitis

Emily Dovydaitis is the Health and Sustainability Coordinator for student government at the University of Central Florida. She’s currently pursuing an anthropology-biology double major. Her research on rural Nepal explores the implications of water sanitation on medicinal plant usage and environmental degradation. She plans to earn her M.D./Ph.D. in cultural anthropology, emphasizing the importance of preserving the environment as the foundation for healthy communities. You might recognize her as a veteran of Nerd Nite or as the woman who decided to raise awareness about waste by placing 250,000 plastic water bottles in the UCF Reflecting Pond.

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