Walter Hickey: Women in Film
We talk Game of Thrones with our favorite stepmother. Plus Walter Hickey from fivethirtyeight.com breaks down the numbers on women in film.

We talk Game of Thrones with our favorite stepmother. Plus Walter Hickey from fivethirtyeight.com breaks down the numbers on women in film.
This week, Nerdette contributor Logan Jaffe shares a recording of the interview she had with Goosebumps author R.L. Stine at the 2013 C2E2 in Chicago. There’s also some bees.
Astronaut and author Chris Hadfield nerds out about living in space, his substantial mustache and making science cool on social media.
Actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. nerds out about building a green home and his new digital shows for Amazon and Evox.
Tricia dives into the world of Role Playing Games with expert guides from One Shot podcast and The Atlantic’s Olga Khazan highlights women in STEM jobs.
Director of Girls in the Band helps us get to know the hippest women who played in big bands. Then Emily Pilloton’s shop class for teens.
We discuss Wicker Kittens, a documentary about competitive jigsaw puzzlers, and how the Human Connectome Project is mapping the brain.
What’s the deal with women robots? Then we nerd out about the Oscars - the nominees and the awards - with A.V. Club editor A.A. Dowd.
Pulitzer Prize winner Deborah Blum on the science of attraction and filmmakers fess up about the romance of horror movies.
Tavi Gevinson, founder and editor of Rookie Mag, talks about music, TV and more that she’s obsessing over lately.