What is 'Cerebral Valley?' San Francisco's Nerdiest New Neighborhood

The techies are at it again--only this time, they're not looking for kombucha on tap or Patagonia vests, but all-inclusive "hacker houses" in Hayes Valley. Artificial intelligence workers are now forming co-living and coworking communities, where like-minded founders and developers can eat, sleep and breathe their work. These communities are often operated out of historic Victorians near Alamo Square, just a stone's throw from Souvla and a Cotopaxi outlet. The hacker house craze has grown quickly in recent months, so much so that some in the industry are now calling the neighborhood around them "Cerebral Valley." With catchy community names like Genesis House (or its Hillsborough iteration, Neogenesis House) and an ethos that promises to optimize work via play, these communities might sound like just another Silicon Valley fad.