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Take a trip around the world in search of the most precious color in human history

A Podcast for Nerds. By Nerds

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Say hello to Nerd Fiction, an audio podcast about creativity, inspiration, art, literature, and whatever else I might bump into while I’m doomscrolling on my favorite porn site—Wikipedia!

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The latest short story from the Apophenia cycle arrives just in time to transform your lockdown anxiety into a full-blown sense of wonder, with a delicate aftertaste of exquisite horror. Choose the language you’d like to be terrified in and read on:

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A Fantasy Coup

I really tried to put a dragon in this book but the other monsters ate it.

Mainstream publishers spend a lot of money trying to convince you that fairy tales are for children and fantasy books—for young adults. Once you pass that threshold, you’re supposed to enjoy stories that follow pedestrian reasoning, lack “flowery” language, and conform to the laconic austerity of emotionally-handicapped machos like Ernest Hemingway.

Fuck them!

Featured Diary Articles

Diary of an Unapologetic Nerd
Making Money, Literally!
Making Money, Literally!

For a designer suffering from anxiety, banknote design offers a much needed escapism to a world where attention to detail is celebrated and obsessive compulsiveness is a virtue.

The Origins of Color
The Origins of Color

If, fatigued by political and religious debates, you seek comfort in the thought that everyone agrees about colors, you’re in for a tremendous surprise. Keep reading!

The Schmetterschwanz Diaries: An Obsession with Alphabets
The Schmetterschwanz Diaries: An Obsession with Alphabets

To little children, alphabets seem as elemental as air. The idea that someone somewhere might use one different than your own could be disorienting—or inspiring.

A Dream Come True: David Cantero Draws Occam the Barbarian
A Dream Come True: David Cantero Draws Occam the Barbarian

“If you want an illustration of a sexy barbarian,” says an ancient proverb, “ask David Cantero to do it for you.” Who am I to argue!