Nerd Nite SF #31: Schizophrenia, Blood, and Sewers

It's another installment of your favorite lecture-in-a-bar series! Grab yourself a stiff drink and get ready for a history of schizophrenia, examine the bleeding edge of universal blood research, and frolic in the sewers of San Francisco. Be there and be square!

"The Slow Death of the Muse: A History of Schizophrenia & Hearing Voices" by Patrick House
Did humans 10,000 years ago stub their toes? Did they break their arms? Of course. But did they have schizophrenia? That's trickier. Are some mental illnesses a necessary disease of humanness, or exclusively a modern disease?

"Breaking the Blood Bank: The Path Toward Universal Blood" by Ahnika Kline
About to have surgery and anxious that the docs have a little extra on hand? Hey--wouldn't it be nice to know what's in that blood stuff, anyway? Learn about what happens to blood after donation, and the future of synthetic blood.

"Combined Sewerage: Where the **** Hits the Fan" by Karen Kubick
Every day in San Francisco, hundreds of thousands of toilets are a-flushing, showers a-flowing, and washing machines a-spinning. That's a whole lotta water and a whole lotta flow, but where, oh where, does that water go?

That's not all: Get your cookies! Tis the season for giving, and for sugary treats! Health Initiatives for Youth (HIFY) is having a bake sale and raffle at this week's Nerd Nite.