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Matt wasowski
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Nerd Nite
Founded in 2004 by Dr. Christopher Balakrishnan at the Midway bar in Boston, MA, Nerd Nite is an informal gathering at which nerds get together for nerdery of all sorts; mostly presentations and drinking. Nerds and non-nerds alike gather to meet, drink and learn something new. Though it was born in Boston, it was fostered in New York under the guise of Matt Wasowski who started the NYC chapter at Orchid Lounge in the East Village neighborhood. The Orchid Lounge would then be sold and renamed Angels & Kings. Then in September 2008 Nerd Nite moved to DUMBO, Brooklyn to the new Galapagos Arts Space. Nerd Nite since expanded to Austin, Munich, and Washington DC.

Japan's NHK television shot a documentary about Nerd Nite in April 2009 which aired across Japan on Sunday May 17, 2009.

Presentations have ranged from science and history to card tricks. Though most presenters are relative unknowns, some noteworthy presenters have included Sarah Brockett from the Brooklyn band Palomar, Barry Julien, a writer for The Colbert Report, Rob Kutner, a writer for The Daily Show, and Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak.