Austin, Texas, and Portland, Oregon, are always shouting about which city is weirder, but in the scholarly sweepstakes, the Texas capital wins hands-down. Tech firms, corporations and space sector companies have flocked to the Austin region for its business-friendly climate and, yes, the surfeit of honky-tonks and Tex-Mex eateries for spending time off the clock.
Furthermore, the University of Texas hosts upwards of 50,000 students at any one time, so future “smart weirdos” are never in short supply.
