Get Ready For the Nerdlympics

Posted by timothy on Wednesday August 6, 2008 @05:54AM from the live-from-mom's-basement dept.

jfruhlinger writes "In the upcoming Olympics, competitors will take part in the 'modern' pentathlon, designed in 1912 to simulate the skills a cavalry officer would need when trapped behind enemy lines. ITworld.com has developed a new set of competitions — untangling cables! code obfuscation! — that are a bit more relevant to the modern geek." Don't be too smug, though: Naturalist points out a story indicating that "Exercisers learn faster, remember more, think clearer and bounce back more easily from brain injuries such as a stroke."

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is it just me... by CaptainNerdCave · 2008-08-06 06:02 · Score: 5, Interesting

or does there seem to be a pretty aggressive push to make "nerd" and "geek" into "cool"?
in a land where ignorance and laziness are applauded (nascar, etc), is this an attempt to make learning and knowledge "popular"?