Well, I still side with ``Geek'' over ``Nerd'', but the point is the same. Interestingly, there are folks that think that there is a crisis of shortage of seriousness in academia. Amazingly, these people are students in many cases!
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Getting a Closer Look at the Eye. Adaptive optics technology has become a valuable tool for astronomers peering into the depths of space. Now ophthalmologists are using it to see more clearly into the human eye. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]
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