Nerd, geek, square or drip are all names for the socially awkward amongst us considered to be unattractive or unappealing and universally shunned for centuries. And supposedly destined to live out their lives unmated and alone, always on the outside looking in.
But surprising enough this isn’t entirely true. According to a recent study conducted by the University of California-Davis, nerds are actually women’s go to guy. Of course, women love their beefcake, but results show that women found men with brain power much more appealing for the long haul because of their ability to better provide for a future family.
Well I didn’t need a research study to tell me that nerds are hot. I’ve had mad crushes on intellectuals ever since I was knee high and a dollar short. And their appeal hasn’t abated.
Want to see who would make my personal hall of fame of nerdy hotness, then check out these guys…
10. Pharell Williams
Nerd cred: Three Grammys, named his band N.E.R.D. Spent time in band camp.
10. Pharell Williams Photo by Kallena
9. Hermann Rorschach (yes, I went way back for this one)
Nerd cred: Swiss Freudian Psychiatrist, sort of looks like Brad Pitt, inventor of the Rorschach Ink Blot test.
9. Hermann Rorschach
8. Matt Damon
Nerd cred: Harvard University alum, Academy Award for best original screenplay for co-writing Good Will Hunting with Ben Affleck.
photo credit: Nicolas Genin
7. Kevin Grevioux
Nerd cred: Howard University Alum with a degree in microbiology, attended graduate school for genetic engineering, creator of the Underworld storyline, co-writer of the screenplay for Underworld and co-writer & co-producer for Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.
photo credit: Screen Gems Pictures
6. Chris Martin
Nerd Cred: Gratuated from the University College of London with honours, studied Greek and Latin. Plays several instruments, including the glokenspiel and made a cameo turn in zombie-film Shaun of the Dead
Coldplay's Chris Martin
5.Byung-hun Lee
Nerd Cred: BA in French Literature from Hanyang University, MA from Graduate School of Chung-Ang University in Theater and Cinematography, speaks Korean, English, Mandarin Chinese and French.
CJ Entertainment
4.John Legend
Nerd cred: Home schooled, entered high school at age 12 and was class salutorian, turned down Harvard, Morehouse and Georgetown for the University of Pennyslvannia, once worked as a management consultant
photo credit: sry85
3.Dolf Lundgren
Nerd cred: Undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemical engineering, Fullbright scholar at MIT, fluent in three languages,conversational knowledge of four more.
photo credit: Gage Skidmore
2. Vin Diesel
Nerd cred: Life long Dungeon & Dragons player and wrote the foreward for the commemorative book 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeon & Dragons, also wrote and starred in his two of his own films, Multi-facial and Strays.
Photo courtesy: Andre Luis
1. Gerard Butler
Nerd cred: Glasgow University alum, president of the University’s law society, trained lawyer
- photo credit of Ipernity
Who do you think should have made my hall of fame of nerd hotness? Add your favorite hot nerd below.
And don’t forget, Nerds Are Freaks Too releases tomorrow! Whoot!
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Poking around on Google and found this: David Duchovny graduated from Princeton University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. He received a Master of Arts, also in English Literature, from Yale University and subsequently began work on a Ph.D. that remains unfinished. The title of his uncompleted doctoral thesis was Magic and Technology in Contemporary Poetry and Prose.
Classic nerd in hiding! I wish he would finish his doctoral thesis sounds interesting.