&gt; Over and over, Dr. Cheryan and her colleagues have found that female students are more interested in enrolling in a computer class if they are shown a classroom (whether virtual or real) decorated not with “Star Wars” posters, science-fiction books, computer parts and tech magazines, but with a more neutral décor — art and nature posters, coffee makers, plants and general-interest magazines.<p>Sans the &quot;general interest magazines&quot; (so vanilla, it makes me want to barf), this sounds like a rather pleasant work environment. I&#x27;m so used to working in a dark cave with Boba Fett stand-ups everywhere, it&#x27;d be nice to work in a place with more greenery, natural tones and airiness. Nest&#x27;s offices were a lot like this, and were one of the factors I liked about working there.