Nerd Nite 17: Two Truths and a Lie

August 22, 2017 8:00PM - 10:30PM at The Bearded Monk

Ready for some drinks and thinks? Then join us for the seventeenth round of Nerd Nite Denton and a wonderful set of presenters!

Sponsored by our friends at The Brooklyn Brewery and We Denton Do It!
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"Forgery: When Art's a Crime" by Casey Johnson

Casey Johnson is an art student and recovering philosophy major with an unhealthy interest in art, crime, art crime and the uses of string. Her work in fibers has been featured in the 57th Annual Voertman Competition and the spring 2017 fiber BFA exhibition & invitational, High-Strung. She is currently interning with the Texas Fashion Collection to further her long-standing interest in museum studies and art conservation.

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"Social Media 101: A User's Guide" by Dr. Jordan Frith

Jordan Frith is assistant professor of Technical Communication at the University of North Texas. He received his PhD in 2012 from the Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media program at North Carolina State University. He has an extensive interdisciplinary research agenda that focuses on various forms of emerging media, but his primary focus is on the location-aware capabilities of smartphone technology.

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"A Brief History of Denton University Mascots" by Dr. Shaun Treat

Our town has a lot of school spirit, but the history of Denton's university mascots is a long strange story.

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