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Profs & Pints Nashville: An Evening on Anesthesia

Profs & Pints San Francisco: Bridgerton and the Bodice-Ripper

Profs & Pints Richmond: The Physics of Baseball

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Shores of Tripoli

Profs & Pints Baltimore: The Physics of Baseball

Profs & Pints DC: Watergate and Its Legacy

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Folkloric Felines

Profs & Pints DC: Dealing with Insomnia

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Understanding Trauma

Profs & Pints DC: The Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels

Profs & Pints Iowa City: The Universe Revealed by Clashing Minds

Profs & Pints Nashville: The Webb Telescope's Big Quests

Profs & Pints Charlottesville: The Presidency at a Crossroads

Profs & Pints Richmond: Hacks for Human Cells

Profs & Pints Baltimore: A World Heritage of Tattooing

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Understanding Trauma

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Women of King Arthur Legends

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Psychology of Nostalgia

Profs & Pints DC: How Pirates Changed the World

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Medieval Monsters

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Women as Heads of State

Profs & Pints DC: Medieval Monsters

Profs & Pints DC: Predicting Election Results

Profs & Pints Baltimore: The Macabre Poe

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Medieval Monsters

Profs & Pints Richmond: New Views of the Universe-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Baltimore: America's Birth Certificate-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Hidden Cleopatra-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints DC: The Webb Telescope and NASA's Next Big Thing-SOLD OUT

Profs & Pints DC: Spiritual Robots-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Spiritual Robots-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints DC: The Single Lesson

Profs & Pints Baltimore: The Cosmic Imagination-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints DC: Your Prep for the Harris-Trump Debate-SOLD OUT

Profs & Pints Annapolis: Exploring Castles

Nashville, TN CDT

Profs and Pints Nashville presents: “An Evening on Anesthesia,” at look at the history, use, and physiological workings of medicine’s efforts to lessen our awareness of pain, with Dr. Jordan Yokley, assistant professor of an… read more

Wednesday, September 11 2024 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CDT

Wed, Sep 11 2024 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CDT

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SF, CA PDT

Profs and Pints San Francisco presents: “Bridgerton and the Bodice-Ripper,” an examination of the hit Netflix drama in the context of a centuries-old tradition of boundary-pushing erotic literature, with Julia Fawcett, assoc… read more

Wednesday, September 11 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM PDT

Wed, Sep 11 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM PDT

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Richmond, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “The Physics of Baseball,” with Scott Paulson, professor of physics and interdisciplinary liberal studies at James Madison University.

Sunday, September 15 2024 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EDT

Sun, Sep 15 2024 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EDT

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Sterling, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “The Shores of Tripoli,” on a famous early overseas test of the U.S. Navy, with Abby Mullen, assistant professor of history at the United States Naval Academy and author of the new… read more

Sunday, September 15 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Sun, Sep 15 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Baltimore, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “The Physics of Baseball,” with Scott Paulson, professor of physics and interdisciplinary liberal studies at James Madison University.

Monday, September 16 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Sep 16 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Watergate and Its Legacy,” a fiftieth anniversary look at a landmark political scandal and its impact on thinking about crime and the American presidency, with Christine Blackerby, public histor… read more

Monday, September 16 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Sep 16 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Fairfax, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Folkloric Felines,” a look at cats in folklore and fairy tales, with Brittany Warman, former instructor at Ohio State University and co-founder of The Carterhaugh School of Folklo… read more

Tuesday, September 17 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Tue, Sep 17 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Dealing with Insomnia,” on the causes of and cures for recurrent sleepless nights, with Brian A. Sharpless, licensed clinical psychologist, former faculty member at Penn State University and Was… read more

Tuesday, September 17 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Sep 17 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Sterling, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Understanding Trauma,” a look at how trauma affects us and what we can do about it, with Jillian Tucker, adjunct assistant professor of social work at Columbia University and New … read more

Sunday, September 22 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Sun, Sep 22 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels,” with Dan Schneider, who researches the fight against drug trafficking and teaches courses on transnational crime as an assistant professor at American Universi… read more

Monday, September 23 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Sep 23 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Iowa City, IA CDT

Profs and Pints Iowa City presents: “The Universe Revealed by Clashing Minds,” a look at how debates between science’s greatest thinkers led to new understandings of the cosmos, with Kenneth Gayley, associate professor of ph… read more

Tuesday, September 24 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM CDT

Tue, Sep 24 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM CDT

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Nashville, TN CDT

Profs and Pints Nashville presents: “The Webb Telescope’s Big Quests,” a look at the powerful new instrument’s search for the origins of the universe and evidence of extraterrestrial life, with Robert Scherrer, professor in … read more

Tuesday, September 24 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM CDT

Tue, Sep 24 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM CDT

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Charlottesville, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Charlottesville presents: “The Presidency at a Crossroads,” on the evolution and future of our nation’s highest office, with Barbara A. Perry, Gerald L. Baliles Professor of Presidential Studies and Co-Chair … read more

Wednesday, September 25 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Wed, Sep 25 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Richmond, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “Hacks for Human Cells,” on genetics-based medicine and its future, with Angie Hilliker, an associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond whose lab research focuses on how ge… read more

Wednesday, September 25 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Wed, Sep 25 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Baltimore, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “A World Heritage of Tattooing,” with Lars Krutak, DC-based anthropologist, research associate at the Museum of International Folk Art, author or editor of several books on tattooing aroun… read more

Friday, September 27 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Fri, Sep 27 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Baltimore, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Understanding Trauma,” a look at how trauma affects us and what we can do about it, with Jillian Tucker, adjunct assistant professor of social work at Columbia University and New York Uni… read more

Sunday, September 29 2024 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EDT

Sun, Sep 29 2024 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EDT

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Sterling, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “The Women of King Arthur Legends,” with Brittany Warman, former instructor at Ohio State University and co-founder of the Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic.

Sunday, September 29 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Sun, Sep 29 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Fairfax, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “The Psychology of Nostalgia,” a look at research on the triggers and the effects of wistful recollections of the past, with Jeffrey Green, professor of psychology at Virginia Comm… read more

Monday, September 30 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Mon, Sep 30 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “How Pirates Changed the World,” with Joshua M. White, associate professor of history at the University of Virginia and author of Piracy and Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean.

Monday, September 30 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Sep 30 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Baltimore, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Medieval Monsters,” with Lilla Kopár, a professor of medieval literature and culture at Catholic University who teaches courses on medieval monster lore and Norse mythology.

Thursday, October 3 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Thu, Oct 3 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Sterling, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Women as Heads of State,” a worldwide look at what difference it makes for countries to have women in charge, with Mariya Omelicheva, professor of strategy at National Defense Uni… read more

Sunday, October 6 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Sun, Oct 6 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Medieval Monsters,” with Lilla Kopár, a professor of medieval literature and culture at Catholic University who teaches courses on medieval monster lore and Norse mythology.

Monday, October 7 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Oct 7 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Predicting Election Results,” a look at the tools of political prognostication and what they tell us about what will happen in November, with Matthew Green, professor of politics at The Catholic… read more

Tuesday, October 8 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Oct 8 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Baltimore, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “The Macabre Poe,” a look at Edgar Allan Poe’s most gruesome and horrifying works and what inspired them, with Amy Branam Armiento, professor of English at Frostburg State University, imme… read more

Sunday, October 13 2024 4:00 PM — 7:00 PM EDT

Sun, Oct 13 2024 4:00 PM — 7:00 PM EDT

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Fairfax, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Medieval Monsters,” with Lilla Kopár, a professor of medieval literature and culture at Catholic University who teaches courses on medieval monster lore and Norse mythology.

Friday, October 18 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Fri, Oct 18 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Richmond, VA

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “New Views of the Universe,” a look at the previously unseen realms and phenomena revealed by space telescopes, with Jack Singal, associate professor of physics at the …

Wednesday, August 28 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Baltimore, MD

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “America’s Birth Certificate,” an in-depth look at the Declaration of Independence and its impact, with Richard Bell, professor of history at the University of Marylan…

Sunday, September 8 2024 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM

Fairfax, VA

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “The Hidden Cleopatra,” an excavation through myth and slander to uncover the real Egyptian queen, with Jacquelyn Williamson, an Egyptologist and associate pro…

Thursday, August 29 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM

Washington, DC

This talk has sold out in advance and no door tickets will be available. Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Webb Telescope and NASA's Next Big Thing,” with Ori Fox, Deputy Project Scientist for the Roman Space Telescope at the Space Telescope Science Institute. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is…

Tuesday, August 27 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Washington, DC

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Spiritual Robots,” an exploration of artificial intelligence, spirituality, and the question of whether humanity can coexist with conscious machines, with Philip Frana, inte…

Monday, September 9 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Sterling, VA

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Spiritual Robots,” an exploration of artificial intelligence, spirituality, and the question of whether humanity can coexist with conscious machines, with Phi…

Sunday, September 8 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM

Washington, DC

Advance ticket sales have ended and only a few additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Single Lesson,” on myths and misconceptions about singlehood and research and advocacy efforts focused on the unmarried, with Craig Wynne, a professor of English at the…

Tuesday, September 3 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Baltimore, MD

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “The Cosmic Imagination,” a look at thinkers who have changed our conception of reality, with William Egginton, professor of humanities and director of the Alexander G…

Wednesday, August 28 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Washington, DC

This talk has sold out in advance and no door tickets are available. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Your Prep for the Harris-Trump Debate,” an overview of research on political persuasion followed by a debate watching party, with Ethan Porter, associate professor of political science and media and …

Tuesday, September 10 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

September 2024

Annapolis, MD

Advance ticket sales have ended and only a few additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “Exploring Castles,” a crash course on the design, construction, and use of the castles of medieval Europe, with Victoria McAlister, assistant professor of Digital En…

Tuesday, September 10 2024 5:00 PM — 7:30 PM