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

Marrying a nerd (with poorer social skills by definition) might lead to a divorce. Of all children born to married parents this year, 50 percent will experience the divorce of their parents before ...

It’s common wisdom that nerds are now cool. They hold vast economic power – no other way the word “Google” could be painted in many colors on a private jumbo jet. TV and movies are full of ...

'Nerds are cool' — Pixar's 'Elio' is a powerful story of finding yourself amongst the stars (interview) Scott Snowden. Wed, June 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM UTC. 7 min read.

To nerds of the '90s, '80s, and earlier decades, the current pop culture landscape may shock them to their cores, but really it’s just part of the pattern of capitalism.

They're not mutually exclusive things. In fact, more often than not, the nerds are the cool kids. I'm not sure when it happened in everyday life, but I blame the '80s.

“The concerns are that it’s kind of a fast-track to a dead end,” Allen said. Revenge of the nerds: Kids who engaged in less \"cool\" behavior were better adjusted in early adulthood.

Now, nerds are cool. And more importantly, they are coveted. A workforce with talent gaps as wide as the mouth of the St. Mark River has an acute problem in the technology segment.

Nerds and geeks are cool now! And so are the people we have on the bill for our Nov. 12 show at York’s Central Market. We have some awesome stories on tap for you.

But back in the day, it wasn't uncool – it was just, well, menswear. Not as cool: DreamWorks Pictures "In fashion, we always want what we don't have. It used to be a garment that mainly men wore ...