Nerd Mentality: Duel! to the DEATH! (emf2026)

Merry Martyn PhD and QI Elf Joe Mayo have discovered they’re MORTAL ENEMIES. Their life expectancies suggest they’ll die in the SAME YEAR, but each is determined to prove they can outlive the other. Watch two nerds go head-to-head with competitive PowerPoints, use data to find YOUR nemesis, and ultimately Duel! to the DEATH! Joe Mayo is a QI Elf, one of the writers and researchers for the BBC’s QI. Their comedy is always full of wordplay, whimsy and infectious nerdy enthusiasm. They also run a murder comedy night called Corpsing, and was semi-finalist at LGBTQ+ New Act of the Year 2024. Merry Martyn PhD is not your average statistician. Equipped with a ukulele, Rubik’s cube and lesbian-panic, she maximises the laughter coefficient all throughout the UK. In 2024, she was a Finalist at West End New Act of the Year and won Edinburgh Fringe Queerovision. COME FIND YOUR MORTAL NEMESIS! Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2026/289-nerd-mentality-duel-to-the-death