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Had you any idea that brainery is a real word?!
Neither did I, and actually, I'm still not sure. It's here, but not in the dictionary, and the Scrabble dictionary is down so I can't tell you if it's legal on the big board, but I'm gonna guess no. (Have you ever read that book, Word Freak? Highly recommended.)
Across the internet, there are 66,700 search results for "brainery" but the only one that seems remotely interesting is The General George Squier Brainery, a conference named after the founder of Muzak (they're a company?). They even had a performance by The Constellations, a band that once recorded a song with Asher Roth, of all people. I could not have made any of that up if I had tried.
In case the above wasn't educational enough for you, here's a couple of random, entirely unrelated facts I've been telling everyone lately:
Bangladesh is the world's 7th most populous country!
Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the US!
If your friends are anything like mine, they will only be mildly impressed by these facts, but it's a start.
Like what we're doing?
We're trying to move into our own space so we can do awesome things all of the time, but we need your help to do it!
We want to have more classes, more workshops, and a space where everyone can come together to work on things that interest them. And so much more!
Check out our Kickstarter page for more info.
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September Courses and Workshops - Sign up now and check them all out here.
Suggest a teacher or a class! On anything you can possibly think of.
Like random facts? We spew them over on Twitter (@bkbrains).
Upcoming classes
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LGHT274: Lamp Making Workshop
Shine a little light
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KNF219: Knife Skills Workshop
Show those vegetables who's boss
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STAR222: Astronomy
Supplement your "celestial body" pickup line with a quip about epicycles.
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BEES101: Beekeeping 101
I don't think a pun would bee inappropriate
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FOOD376: The South in Your Mouth
From boiled peanuts to pecan pie, we've got the culinary South covered.
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DRNK219: Tea!
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FERM384: Fermentation Fixation
So a bacterium walk into a jar...
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PSCI203: Pseudoscientific Pursuits
Who needs real science? Bring on the cranks!
About us
Brooklyn Brainery hosts cheap collaborative classes on anything and everything. Think book clubs on steroids.
Brainery classes don't have real teachers! Class leaders guide the learning process - you could say they know where you're heading (West!), but not that you need to take I-80 for a few thousand miles to get to Sutter's Mill.
That's where you come in! By sharing what you already know or what you've learned from the week's homework, class becomes way more interesting and way more collaborative.
Where do I sign up?
Check out our course catalog for the current semester and sign up for our email list
Contact us
Address all love letters to info@brooklynbrainery.com or @bkbrains
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