Crypto and Climate Nerds Gather in Colombia to Save the Planet

COCORNA, Colombia – At the end of September, a group of crypto and climate nerds descended on Colombia’s mountainous rainforests to discuss how they can work together to save the planet. It was, to sa...

Chess Nerds and Crypto Nerds Assemble! FTX Crypto Cup 2022 Kicks Off

Chess and crypto are becoming familiar bedfellows. They have got a love-in going on again for the upcoming FTX Crypto Cup 2022. It will be held in August in Miami, USA. The first FTX Crypto Cup was up...

Why two ‘NFT nerds’ built LooksRare — and where they want to take it next

Quick Take LooksRare has very quickly taken a large portion of the NFT market in both trading volumes and protocol revenue. Yet this is largely due to the way it incentivizes traders to use the platfo...

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‘Horror Fiction In The 20th Century’ Is A Dense But Rewarding Reference Book For Horror Nerds

The Dunning-Kruger effect refers to a counterintuitive dip in confidence as someone learns more about a particular subject — it’s triggered by their realization of how little they know, a realization ...