The Economics of Nerd

Crashboy November 24, 2009 2
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Today on Lesser Nerds: the economics of pinball… how the wizards of Williams managed to squeeze the last quarter out of a generation of pimply faced teens.  We talk to Jeff Ely, who tells us how one pinball machine changed it all.

Set your phasers on stupid: Canadian researchers manage to stun worms and trekkies alike, and the nerds lament what scientists around the world continue to do to worms, pigs and rabbits.  Art tells us about a hotel in France where you can get your inner hamster onRoof coffee cup: how one nerd manages to confuse and amuse New Jersey residents and the twitter-verse…. How the end of the universe was thwarted by a pigeon, a bagette, and a complete lack of common sense.  We look at some red flags of Facebook dating.  (hint: make sure your profile picture is taken from a good angle)

This week’s Ask Art looks at the possible effects a warlock would have on your Farmville farm.  Plus: sex advice from Dungeons & Dragons fans: how to unsheath your sword geek style, and what Crash Boy did in high school art class to seem more artsy.

Link: Jeff Ely’s Cheap Talk, a blog about economics, politics and the random interests of forty-something professors

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