Nerd Nite Fort Collins S2026E05

Nerds Unite at Wolverine Farm Publick House! Check out what we have lined up for our May show!

Tickets are $8, or $4 for students, upstairs door opens at 6:30 pm, show starts at 7:00 pm, read on for details about this month’s presentations.

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Talk 1:

Land Value Tax: How Taxing Dirt Could Solve Sprawl, Save the Climate, and Fix Inequality

by: Matthew Behunin

What if we taxed land instead of buildings and work? This Nerd Nite introduces the idea of the land value tax: a policy that rewards building homes and businesses while discouraging land speculation and rent-seeking. We’ll look at why economists across the political spectrum support it, how it can lower the cost of housing, improve development patterns, and reduce wealth inequality.

Talk 2:

Moon joy: behind the scenes with the Artemis II Lunar Science Team

by: Rachel Barry

Rachel Barry spent Artemis II inside NASA’s Science Evaluation Room of Mission Control at Johnson Space Center, embedded with the lunar science team and helping tell the story of the mission as it unfolded. The internet called it “Moon Joy”: that burst of pure, contagious excitement as astronauts brought humanity along as they observed our planetary partner, but what you saw was just the surface. Come behind the scenes for the science, the chaos, and the very real humans chasing that feeling… and trying to keep it going.

Show your Nerdy colors! We have Nerd Nite Fort Collins Unisex T-shirts available for purchase with your tickets or at the door. These high quality blended fabric shirts feature the Nerd Nite Fort Collins logo in dramatic multi-color screen printing and are guaranteed to help its wearer demonstrate their nerd credentials. Sizes S,M,L and XL available for 1 for $20 or 2 for $35.