Sexiest Geeks of 2008, as Voted by Wired.com Readers

"OK, so where are the boys?" wrote Lina. "It seems that geek girls by far outnumber geek boys in terms of sexiness." Others wondered about the nature of true geekiness.

"Although Summer Glau gets my vote, being a starlet on a sci-fi show doesn't make you a geek," wrote Jens. "Just being a Mac user is also stretching the definition.... For true geek cred you must have an intellectual pursuit, preferably obscure, of some kind. Such as ancient Egyptian algebra or Perl. Of course, according to Neal Stephenson, we're all geeks/nerds these days."

HotForWords' Orlova, who wears a hot pink bustier in her promo photo, said brains and beauty work together for the fully sexy geek package.

"Curves get your initial attention," she said, "but words will hold on your attention much longer!"

2008's top 10 Sexiest Geeks are, as of Wednesday's official tally:

1.) Philip DeFranco

2.) Marina Orlova

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3.) Kari Byron: artist and MythBuster