Nerd Nite Kyushu’s last event of the year is here! We’re back to where we had our first ever event, the Dancing Penguin. This event’s theme is “People.” Join us on December 14th for an evening all about the different aspects of people and the actions they take.
When
December 14th (Sat) 18:00~
12月14日（土）18:00~
Where
Dancing Penguin Craft Beer 角打ち (Two minute walk from Takeshita station)
ダンシングペンギンクラフトビール角打ち（竹下駅から徒歩2分）
Entry fee: ￥1000 (comes with a drink ticket)
入場料: ￥1000 (ドリンクチケット付き)
Speakers
What is Street Photography?
By Alex Muñoz
Street Photography is the oldest and most important genre of photography in the world. In this presentation I will educate you on the history of the genre and its photographers. It’s various styles and methods used. With open discussion about its legal and psychological intricacies.
Bio
Alex has been a street photographer in the U.S., Japan and other countries for over a decade. He founded Fukuoka SPC (Street Photography Collective) in 2019 as is also a member of Tokyo SPC. His approach to street photography is in documenting the history of an area and its people in an honest manner.
10年以上にわたり、アメリカ、日本、様々な国々でストリートフォトグラファーとして活躍。2019年に福岡SPC (Street Photography Collective) を設立し、東京SPCのメンバーでもある。彼のストリート写真へのアプローチは、その地域の歴史や人々を誠実に記録することである。
Instagram: @alexmunoz.foto
Why does nature favour synchronization?
By Hiroshi Ito
What comes to mind when you hear “synchronization”? Line dancing? An orchestra? A military step? Surprisingly, synchronization is also a common phenomenon in nature. Without any formal training or a conductor, groups of organisms or even substances can somehow move in sync. Let’s take a glance at the world of synchronization.
Bio
Hiroshi Ito is an Associate Professor at Faculty of Design, Kyushu University. He was afraid of bugs and fascinated by robot anime in his childhood. He majored in mechanical engineering at a university but found himself frustrated by stupid robots and artificial intelligence, which led him to switch to biology. He majored in biology in PhD course and became crazy about biological clocks—a fascination that continues to this day.
Unbelievable! Inside Giants and WBC
By Tomoo Ota
I have been involved in sports for a long time, but there was a time when I left the newspaper business to work as a publicist for Yomiuri Giants and the second World Baseball Classic in 2009-2010. There, I found a world that was different from the norm. Let me tell you about the inside story of the Giants and the WBC from a newspaper reporter’s perspective.
Bio
I have been covering sports since the 1990s. I have covered over 2,000 baseball games in total. I think I have spent about half a year at the Tokyo Dome, the home stadium of the Giants, in total. From 1999 to 2002, I was a US correspondent, covering the four major professional sports in North America, mainly Major League Baseball, and golf. I also witnessed the September 11 disaster in 2001 and had no choice but to cover it.
Senior writer for The Yomiuri Shimbun