It’s shaping up to be a swelteringly hot summer, and there’s almost nothing better than a cool air-conditioned place to spend time with interesting people. Join us for the latest Nerd Nite Kyushu, where we’ll do our best to “Beat the Heat” with fascinating talks on a variety of topics. July’s event will be held at the Design Commons in Kyushu University’s Ohashi campus, a short walk from Ohashi Station on the Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line. Join us July 24 (Fri) from 19:00 for another evening of nerdy talks by nerdy people. (And remember to bring your own drinks!)
Kyushu University Ohashi Campus, Design Commons (6 minutes from Ohashi train station)
九州大学大橋キャンパス デザインコモンズ（大橋駅から徒歩6分）
Entry fee: free! Bring your own drinks
入場料: 無料！ドリンク持参
You can register for the event from the link below
(you can still join on the day)
参加申し込みはこちらののurlから
（当日参加も可能）
https://forms.gle/zfwLAzQS9UbMyHUGA
Speakers
From Shower to Spotify: How Your Favorite Songs Are Made
by Javier Alfredo Jr. Morano (Pidot)
Intro
After this talk, you’ll never hear your favorite song the same way again.
We will explore how a song is created, from a random melody hummed in the shower to a finished track on Spotify. We’ll follow the journey through songwriting, recording, and music production, while uncovering the creativity, skills, and teamwork behind the scenes. Along the way, we’ll also explore the surprising costs, legal complexities, and timelines involved in making music.
Your favorite song might have taken 20 people and 2 years to create, or it might have been made by a single person in a single day!
Bio
I am Pidot, living in two worlds: science and art. One half of me is an aerospace engineering master’s student at Kyushu University, while working part-time as a science communicator and building a tech startup company. The other half is all about artistic creation – I listen to and write music, watch and make films, sing, dance, and play musical instruments.
In my professional world where everything is technical, numerical, and carefully defined, it is artistic creation that gives me a space to be imaginative, expressive, and free.
Caution! Brains on induction: Why We’re So Good at Being Wrong
by Ndeye Meissa Koura Sow (Meissa)
Intro
What do a child, an adult, and a university professor have in common? They all hate saying, “I don’t know.” Our brains are prediction machines, constantly drawing conclusions from limited information. This talk won’t teach you which cognitive bias led you to buy useless crypto coins. Instead, we’ll dive into basic inductive reasoning and the wild conclusions that even university students and professors make. Hopefully, you’ll leave thinking not twice, but four times before deciding anything, just to waste more time enjoying your brain on induction!
Bio
When I cannot travel around the world, I like to make inferences about places I want to visit next! I also love to decipher people’s logical reasoning and choices because, let’s be honest, we are not nearly as straightforward as research articles make us out
to be. My research interests focus on color categories as information and how people structure their conceptual space to categorize ambiguous stimuli. If you have any theories on why some cultures use more specific color terms than others, please let me know, let’s grab a drink and discuss it after the talk!
Beppu’s Hidden Hot Springs: Secrets Only Locals Know
by Soraoka Yasunari
Intro
Beppu is famous as the top hot spring destination in Japan, but there’s still so much that tourists don’t know. Having been born and raised here, I’d love to share my local perspective on some of the most interesting hot springs and unique ways to enjoy them!
Bio
I’m from Beppu, Oita, where we even have a hot spring right in our home bath! I’m currently a 2nd-year Master’s student in Strategic Design, studying the future of communal baths. I’m moving to Tokyo for work next year, so I’m already planning to start a “sento” (public bath) tour of the city!
Instagram: @soraokashii