tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post3221667306848932759..comments2023-11-05T03:45:25.001-08:00Comments on God Plays Dice: The most well-read cities in the United StatesMichael Lugohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-90761928791297690632011-06-11T17:27:37.508-07:002011-06-11T17:27:37.508-07:00Cambridge is a arbitrary concept -- it's just ...Cambridge is a arbitrary concept -- it's just a big slice of metro Boston, roughly the equivalent of Brooklyn. It is truly meaningless to say anything definitive about the population of Cambridge, other than the fact that two of our most intensely intellectual communities reside within its boundaries. But also some of the Boston area's poorest and most poorly educated people live in Cambridge. It's truly a Granfalloon.<br /><br />I suspect the same is true of the other towns in this utterly meaningless survey.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429167875894569813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-32260436112420295312011-06-03T16:21:59.589-07:002011-06-03T16:21:59.589-07:00It's probably the faculty in the college town,...It's probably the faculty in the college town, and those who come with the faculty (faculty spouses, bookstores, et cetera) that are doing the reading in the college towns.<br /><br />OTOH, as a professor in a tiny college, I have to say many of my students do in fact read.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-88545194935848826542011-06-03T12:33:52.794-07:002011-06-03T12:33:52.794-07:00Cambridge is home to Harvard and MIT! Well read? ...Cambridge is home to Harvard and MIT! Well read? I think so. And Tufts students live nearby! Woot! -<a href="http://www.awkwardengineer.com" rel="nofollow">The Awkward Engineer (who lives near Cambridge)</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09530331837169839711noreply@blogger.com