Adam Aleksic, a linguistics influencer more commonly known online as the “Etymology Nerd,” spoke at UC Berkeley about his recent book “Algospeak” and the implications of online language evolution.

Everyone loves an underdog—but what if the nerd is actually the strongest one at the beach? Watch as this unexpected challenger takes on strangers in Venice Beach arm wrestling showdowns. It’s brains, ...

The sophomore album from Pittsburgh’s The Nërd Hërdërs had been in the works for quite a while. “We started writing and recording these tunes before covid, so this is like our ‘Chinese Democracy’ by ...

Epidemiologist Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, who writes the "Health Nerd" blog, talks with Geoff Bennett about bad scientific data, misconceptions around what we eat, and RFK's "Make America Healthy Again" ...

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Judd Apatow closes his new book, Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures (Random House), with a photo of Chris Farley and Jim Carrey at the Kid’s Choice Awards in 1997. “It’s always ...

Judd Apatow name-dropped all his famous friends in his new book, Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures. “I’ve worked on this book for a few years. It’s emotional getting to the end ...

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