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...physicist Alexander Simon has everything, including the Theory of Everything. His new, Nobel-size hypothesis ties up the movement of the tides and the invisible violence of the atom, the phenomenon of light and the drag of gravity. If only this young Einstein were a think-tank nerd, he could insulate himself from the challenges of academic inquiry and worldwide publicity...
...unprepared viewers, the first exposure to Steve Urkel is apt to come as a shock. With oversize glasses, pants hiked up to his armpits, piercing nasal voice and snorting laugh, he's the nerd who came to dinner. When he isn't rattling off irrelevant factoids ("Did you know there are 99.3 million cows in the U.S.?") or speaking Japanese with the high school principal, he is making a general pest of himself with the family down the block. He is especially smitten with their 15-year-old daughter Laura, whom he showers with pet names ("Hi, my little Jell...
...like. Moreover, his presence has helped turn Family Matters into Miller-Boyett's most watchable comedy. His constant grating presence -- the eager beaver who sets everybody's teeth on edge -- has added a dash of vinegar to the cotton-candy formula. Maybe every TV family needs a nerd in the neighborhood...
Nonetheless, in the upper reaches of the meritocracy, there have been glints of truth to the "science nerd" generalization. Of the 40 finalists in the prestigious Westinghouse Science Talent Search this year, 18 were Asian American. Yet while there are no statistics on the shift among Asian Americans away from the sciences, there is no doubt it is happening. "I can see a difference in those students just two or three years younger than me," says Mark Kuo, 22, a Harvard senior who, along with his two brothers, was a Westinghouse finalist while at the Bronx High School of Science...
...Copy-Machine Guy Wondering why your co-workers keep using dumb variations of your name? Blame Saturday Night Live's latest character, Richard Layman, an annoying office nerd who sits near the copier and tries too hard to be everyone's friend. Who? You know, the Richmeister, Rich-ster, Rich...