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 ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Taylor Soper on Oct 3, 2013 at 1:08 pm December 14, 2014 at 4:07 pm ...

Despite the increased popularity of geek culture - movies based on comic books, videogames, virtual worlds - and the ubiquity of computers, the geek's close cousin, the nerd, still suffers from a ...

I am a geek. I am not however, a nerd. There was a time when I would upend nerds into the trash can just for being nerds. Of course, being labeled a nerd is quite subjective and sometimes the label ...

“In a perfect world, all the geeks get the girls” — at least, according to American HiFi. For those unversed in punk rock from the mid-2000s, this song outlines a boy’s unexpectedly successful ...

Do the stereotypical nerds and geeks really exist? I am talking about socially awkward timid loners who are also highly intelligent in Science, Mathematics, and Problem Solving. What happens to them ...

What better way to celebrate all things geek in anticipation of Comic Con International in San Diego this week than to learn a thing or two from certified geek—he did pass our quiz, after all—Wil ...