Category: Nerds Rule!!

iDermal: Body piercer implants arm w/studs to magnetically attach iPod as a watch. Really.

iDermal: Body piercer implants arm w/studs to magnetically attach iPod as a watch. Really.

When we first came across this story, we all said “Really??” Yes, really. Body piercer Dave Hurban, from Dynasty Tattoo  in New Jersey, has a love of body art and technology. […]

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Things That Are Awesome: The World’s Heaviest Metal Band [All Robots] Cover Motörhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’

Things That Are Awesome: The World’s Heaviest Metal Band [All Robots] Cover Motörhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’

  When two of my favourite things are combined – music & robots – it may be my best day ever. Self-described “world’s heaviest metal band” Compressorhead, is a trio […]

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Happy Pi Day! BYU’s rap makes Mathletes cooler than athletes-WE LOVE THIS!

Happy Pi Day! BYU’s rap makes Mathletes cooler than athletes-WE LOVE THIS!

Brigham Young University believes that its star Mathletes should receive the same kind of adulation and school spirit as its star athletes.  And so they created this totally awesome BYU […]

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In Which Science And Body Art Intersect: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed

In Which Science And Body Art Intersect: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed

Awesome geek tatttoo. If you’re a frequent visitor to this site, you know we love nerds.  Science nerds, math nerds, computer nerds – all variety of thoughtful humans committed to […]

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Things That Are Awesome: 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics Explained in 2 minutes and 35 seconds.

Things That Are Awesome: 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics Explained in 2 minutes and 35 seconds.

On October 9, the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Serge Haroche and David Wineland for their work in the area of the interaction between light and matter.  So […]

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When Apps That Are Awesome Become Awesomer: Real Actors Read Yelp Reviews

When Apps That Are Awesome Become Awesomer: Real Actors Read Yelp Reviews

  Yelp is an awesome app, right? – real people around the globe, rating and reviewing all manner of restaurants, shops & spas in passionate detail.  Reviewers take their Yelping […]

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13 year-old genius with autism, sets out to disprove Big Bang Theory

13 year-old genius with autism, sets out to disprove Big Bang Theory

Indianapolis: Jacob Barnett wants to be a genius when he grows up. No wait, at 13 years of age he’s already a genius, and he’s setting out to disprove Einstein’s […]

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People Who Inspire: Stephen Hawking

People Who Inspire: Stephen Hawking

You often hear people who are visually or hearing-impaired, or who live with a debilitating physical condition like MS or some other challenge, say that they wish others could see […]

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Is High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome Associated with High Functioning Brilliance?

Is High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome Associated with High Functioning Brilliance?

Many people known to be diagnosed in the spectrum of autism are brilliant scientists, anthropologists, physicists, mathematicians, and economists. Albert Einstein and Newton were both considered to be “consistent” in […]

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You know what’s cool? Time Travel.

You know what’s cool? Time Travel.

Rockstar astrophysicist Dr. Jaymie Matthews breaks it down, Stargate Style.

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