> sometimes, particularly in university math and science departments, nerds deliberately exaggerate their awkwardness in order to seem smarter. As a graduate s

> sometimes, particularly in university math and science departments, nerds deliberately exaggerate their awkwardness in order to seem smarter. As a graduate student in mathematics, I have been told to dress down and make my talks more difficult to follow (particularly for job talks; they say it's a bad sign if anyone in the room is still following by the end).