A post on the Chronicle of Higher Education Wired Campus points to a Newsweek story on "nerdchic," the follow up comments provide interesting reflections on the value of nerds and role models, etc. 'Nerd Girl' Group at Tufts U. Seeks to Challenge Stereotypes of Engineering June 16, 2008 | 4 comments http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3092/nerd-girl-group-at- tufts-u-seeks-to-challenge-stereotypes-of-engineering The latest issue of Newsweek features an article about—and plenty of glossy pictures of—“Nerd Girls,” a student group at Tufts University. They group is working on building a solar car that they plan to drive around the country visiting schools and encouraging girls to pursue engineering—and making a documentary about their adventures. “They’re ‘Beauty and the Geek’ all in one package!” says their Web site. — Jeffrey R. Young Posted on Mon Jun 16, 03:25 PM | Permalink | Comment [4] [1] Revenge of the Nerdette, http://www.newsweek.com/id/140457 "As geeks become chic in all levels of society, an unlikely subset is starting to roar. Meet the Nerd Girls: they're smart, they're techie and they're hot." [2] NerdGirls.org, http://www.nerdgirls.org/