Every month, Nerd Nite gathers some smart speakers and a curious crowd, adds a bar, and creates something unique. This October, they’re in Sugamo talking about computer vision and narrating a Moon landing. As always, they have cafe food and craft beer on tap.

First, researcher Guillaume Pelat discusses computer vision: how a neural network processes an image, and more importantly, how we can understand the decisions it makes. Then, Nerd Nite’s most prolific speaker, astrophysicist and JAXA science communicator Elizabeth Tasker, returns to give us the behind-the-scenes account of the first Japanese Moon landing — the landing she provided the official live English commentary for.

Drinks (both alcoholic and non) as well as food will be available. Check out the menu here and come to Sugamo early; the doors open at 7pm. Kids are also welcome at Nerd Nite.

You can also find more event information on Facebook and Meetup.

The When and the Where

Speakers:

• Guillaume Pelat (Instagram) (Linkedin) — What are computers looking at?
• Elizabeth Tasker (Mastodon) (Bluesky) — Talk me down: narrating a Moon landing

When:

October 17 (Friday), doors open 19:00, start 20:00

Where:

Ryozan Park Lounge / Cafe Port Glasgow in Sugamo (Google Maps)

Price:

¥1000 at the door; advance purchase is available from their homepage or by clicking here.

Livestream:

 Livestream tickets are required and can be purchased from this link.

Information

Start: Oct 17th 2025 at 7:00pm

End: Oct 17th 2025 at 10:00pm

Ryozan Park Lounge

1-6-6 Sugamo, Toshima-ku

https://tokyo.nerdnite.com/

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