Adam Aleksic, a linguistics influencer more commonly known online as the “Etymology Nerd,” spoke at UC Berkeley about his recent book “Algospeak” and the implications of online language evolution.

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Chad Hugo is once again taking his former musical collaborator Pharrell Williams to court. In a civil complaint filed in California federal court on Jan. 23, and obtained by USA TODAY on Jan. 27, Hugo ...

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Finding the perfect gifts for the nerdy people in your life can be a challenge. Perhaps you’re not really much of a nerd yourself, and don’t know where to start, or maybe you are nerdy, but you’ve ...

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Watching a child learn how to swim is like witnessing a great opera. The maestro of this emotional orchestra is Bill Marsh. Swimming is the closest human beings will ever get to flying. And there is ...

Judd Apatow closes his new book, Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures (Random House), with a photo of Chris Farley and Jim Carrey at the Kid’s Choice Awards in 1997. “It’s always ...

Before Sebastian Castillo cracks open a book on the bus, he has an intrusive thought: Should he tap the stranger next to him on the shoulder and clarify that yes, he’s starting this book on Page 1, ...