I think it definitely counts. It's definitely not mainstream at the least...not like every other girl in the world gets light headed when an pale pasty guy expounds on Hawking theories now do they? ^_^ You might be a geek-lover if...readings from "The First Three Minutes" count as foreplay for you. lol
edit: after I hit submit I realized that it kinda seemed I was attributing "The First Three Minutes" to Hawking but it's written by Steven Weinberg. Forgive the confusion.