And here we are, the top of the top 5 nerds that actually exist! Join us as we count them down. Let us know your favorite real life nerds in the comments below.

NERD HOSTS:

Dustin VanCour

Mason Ireland

Michael Morgan

Nikki Prindle

RELEVANT SHOW NOTES

Star Trek White noise:

Star Talk with NDT: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk

Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen being adorable:(three links

because I couldn’t choose just one…Pictures so nice we posted them twice!)

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/times-patrick-stewart-and-ian-mckellen-proved-they-are-th

http://uproxx.com/webculture/2013/10/patrick-stewart-and-ian-mckellen-homies-forever/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/31/sir-patrick-stewart-ian-mckellen-selfies_n_4524905.html

Radioactive birds: http://phys.org/news/2014-04-chernobyl-birds-ionising.html

Bill Nye shows us how to tie a bow tie:

CBS’s Elementary: http://www.cbs.com/shows/elementary/

Nerd Poker: Dungeons and Dragons with Brian Posehn and Friends:

http://www.earwolf.com/show/nerd-poker/

Neil Gaiman’s Blog: http://journal.neilgaiman.com/

NPH’s family at Halloween:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattbellassai/neil-patrick-harris-and-his-family-are-perfect-at-halloween

The Oatmeal on Tesla: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla