Ann Arbor is geek central
We’re not sure what it says about our commitment to Dungeons And Dragons, but Ann Arbor was ranked the 16th geekiest city in America. But seriously, we got faced by Huntsville, AL, Kennewick-Pasco, WA, and Ames, IA. How is that possible?Excerpt:In the “Science and Engineering Indicators 2010,” the NSF ranked the top 20 cities in the United States by percentage of workers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics occupation.Based on the NSF’s criteria, it turns out that the densest concentrations of geeks in U.S. cities is not necessarily where you would expect, with one big exception.Read the rest of the story here.
We’re not sure what it says about our commitment to Dungeons And Dragons, but Ann Arbor was ranked the 16th geekiest city in America. But seriously, we got faced by Huntsville, AL, Kennewick-Pasco, WA, and Ames, IA. How is that possible?
Excerpt:
In the “Science and Engineering Indicators 2010,” the NSF ranked the top 20 cities in the United States by percentage of workers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics occupation.
Based on the NSF’s criteria, it turns out that the densest concentrations of geeks in U.S. cities is not necessarily where you would expect, with one big exception.
Read the rest of the story here.
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