Maybe it was 2004 with the opening of the film Napoleon Dynamite. Could have been 1984 with Revenge of the Nerds. Somehow being off center, socially awkward yet academically brilliant became in vogue. The muscle of the mind triumphs over the muscle of the meat. Likewise an uncanny twist of fate has emerged for the sciences.  Now rockstars of chemistry and physics take to the kitchen and either draw critical acclaim or host television shows. Alton Brown of Good Eats and […]

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