Math nerd explains Google's top searches
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Very special correspondent Paul Boutin went on NPR this morning to talk about Google's year-end Zeitgeist list of top searches. Sure, he takes style tips from Bono these days, but I knew the guy when he was a major nerd (see picture). And in this episode, he reverted to form, invoking the "first-order derivative" in the first minute. Way to go, man!