https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/10/revenge-of-the-nerds-how-nate-silver-ism-is-ruining-america/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 00:18:30 -0400<![CDATA[One would think no sector would be more immune to a nerd revolution than the culinary world. After all, whether something tastes good or not is a primordial sensual reaction, and there is, in the end, no arguing with someone who doesn’t like how their dinner tastes, no matter how many statistics you can muster in its defense. But here too, the nerds are on the march. Under the influence of Modernist Cuisine, the 2,438-page, 52-pound bible of deconstructionist cooking, the process of cooking has come to overwhelm the basic joy of eating. Cookbooks have become so complicated and require such an armada of high-tech equipment that their recipes should come with a warning to amateurs: Don&#8217;t try this at home.]]>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:15:37 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/10/revenge-of-the-nerds-how-nate-silver-ism-is-ruining-america-n97364