A geek is not a nerd. And vice versa. Unless, of course, they are. A portrait of the author as a young nerd When I was a kid, I wore thick black glasses, long pants that were too short with formal ...

Do you identify as a geek or a nerd? Unsure? Perhaps this helpful datavisualization can be of some assistance. Spurred by the age-old Geek vs. Nerd ...

Forgive me, but I am a bit hazy on this.<BR><BR>I own over a dozen computers, at least 4 of which are running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I believe this qualifies as 'geek' .<BR><BR>However, I ...

Stereotype of computer geeks fades and nerds are cool. By ABC News. April 10, 2012, 9:29 PM &#151; -- It started with the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds. Then came geek chic.

PANAMA CITY — If you visit Creative Con on Saturday, be kind to the geeks (or possibly the nerds). These are my people, but sometimes I don’t know what to call us. I say tomayto, you say ...

Of course, I'm only highly intelligent in computers and history. ... What's notable is that when you read about the world he occupied, it was full of the geek/nerd types we're thinking of here.

Movies such as Revenge of the Nerds, Weird Science, and WarGames promoted the image of the “computer nerd” during the 1980s (Barker and Aspray 2006; Schott and Selwyn 2000), coinciding with ...

Walking definitions of nerds and geeks descended on the North Florida Fairgrounds this weekend, where cosplayers, costumers, wrestlers, artists and crafters gathered for Alt Con 2015. "There's ...

Nerd stats: Personal collection: 3,000 bottles. Database: tracks 21 million bottles. Has published more than 4,000 tasting notes to his website. How it began: “It just seemed natural to build a proper ...

Geeks Gone Chic Seattleites have long been proud flag bearers of cerebral smarts, so it’s no surprise to see local fashionistas sporting nerd pride with chunky specs, high-waters and hip cardigans.

Ellen Spertus strives to be a "geek fertility goddess." The 32-year-old computer science professor is well on her way -- this week she was crowned "Sexiest Geek Alive" in an annual Silicon Valley ...