Psychologist Philip Zimbardo asks, “Why are boys struggling?” He shares some stats (lower graduation rates, greater worries about intimacy and relationships) and suggests a few reasons — and he asks for your help! Watch his talk, then take his short 10-question survey. [Youtube]
[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Poster @ The NeatoShop] You know what’s sexier than a geek? A well-read geek! Deck your walls with the Postertext literary posters from the NeatoShop. These illustrations are created from the text from your favorite tomes (the one above is from Jules Verne’s nautical adventure classic), with the negative […]
A step by step guide to the creation of the original Stormtrooper by Andrew Ainsworth. [Via]
Youtuber Cossbysweater composed this beautiful ballad that pays hommage to everyone that uses D&D as an escape to their everyday problems. Enjoy! [Via GTDW]
Geeks rule the Earth, it’s true. But we usually do it on our own terms. Lifelong learners need occupations which utilize all of their skills and interests, or at least their best ones. But sometimes that job doesn’t exist yet, and you have to create it for yourself. To help make my point, I turn […]
Rick Mereki, Tim White, and Andrew Lees, took 44 days of their lives to bring us 3 absolutely amazing short films (Move, Learn, and Eat) documenting their travels though 44 countries. Check these out: Move Learn Eat [Rick Mereki]
Morgan “Mario” Day and Emily “Luigi” Wigger are kind of my heroes right now. This routine, which the pair performed at the National Jitterbug Championships 2011, earned a “Golden Budgie” Rock the House Award for Most Exceptional Performance. Most importantly, though, this is fun to watch. With some really creative reenactments and well-timed sound effects, the […]
A widely reported “study” showing Internet Explorer users had lower IQs than users of other browsers is looking suspiciously like a hoax. The story originated with a press release from what apparently is “a Vancouver based Psychometric Consulting company” named AptiQuant. The story received widespread coverage as fact, with accompanying comment from writers. (For the […]
Most of us here at Geeks are Sexy have a social media presence, a virtual personality made up of everything you’ve ever posted online: Facebook status updates, tweets, online videos, blog entries, and so much more. So here’s a question to you dear readers: What do you want to happen to your online “personality” once […]
I suppose this pic could be used to test a person’s awareness of the barest facts of pop culture, but mostly it just serves to annoy and amuse those who do get it. [via Glenn Rogers]