Nerd Nite East Bay #33: Illusions, Lake Merritt, and Cummings

Nerd Nite in August! Cool off the dog days of summer with a refreshing beverage and some crisp education. We'll teach you about your cognitive biases through cool optical illusions, all about the controversial beauty of Lake Merritt, and give huge depth around one of the briefest poems by a great. Be there and be square!

1. Don't Believe Everything You See (or Think): Optical Illusions as a window on Intuitive Biases by Paul Sas
2. Lake Merritt by Stephanie Benavidez
3. Cummings and Goings: Super-States of Language by Daniel Ari