"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote

| Why is only science-y stuff referred to as geeky? (I. e. why does
| [nearly] nobody ever refer to an arts geek?)

Interesting question. I think it's probably
because science people are less likely to
be socialized and less likely to relate to
other areas of knowledge and experience.
They tend to think they know the stuff that
matters. Artists see a place for scientists.
Scientists don't see a place for artists. Which
makes science people often stick out.

I don't think that's really a science thing,
though. Tech people are far more likely to
be socially dysfunctional than general
scientists. Scientists do creative thinking.
Geeks think like machines.