Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea Introverts are super popular right now, celebrated to the point of meme-level. Stereotypically quiet, smart, and reserved, they are often conflated with nerds (who are also currently deemed awesome according to pop culture). But why do we suddenly want to self-identify as nerds and introverts? Is this popularity connected to technology? Watch the episode and find out! The Introvert Fetish on Cyborgology:http://bit.ly/1bwQ2LK npr interview: http://www.npr.org/2013/08/31/216865781/welcome-to-night-vale-watch-out-for-the-tarantulas Music: "Europe" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Level 5: Room for the Homeless http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm "Bouncy Castle" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) ":P" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Binaerpilot "Geeks" http://bit.ly/10N0UBf EatMe "Insert Toy For Coin" http://bit.ly/17ludvN "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Outsider "Explore" Statue of Diveo "Final Days" "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) ---------------------------------------­---------------------------- Let us know what sorts of crazy ideas you have, about this episode and otherwise: Tweet at us! @pbsideachannel (yes, the longest twitter username ever) Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Idea Channel Facebook! http://Facebook.com/pbsideachannel Hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com/) ---------------------------------------­-------------------------- Want some more Idea Channel? Here's Last Week's episode: "How Does Night Vale Confront Us With the Unknown?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg7ktpew2Tc Want another one? Here ya go: "Are the Titans from Attack on Titan Evil?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA-_5Xb0M18 Here's Some More: "Are There TWO Nikola Teslas?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUUysWuPdAM