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Evanston Ranked 4th Brainiest City

Evanston was recently ranked the fourth brainiest city according to data from Lumosity, using their online brain-performance program, The Atlantic reported.

The city with the most smarty pants? Stanford, home of Stanford University, followed by Princeton (Princeton University) and Storrs Mansfield (University of Connecticut), the magazine reported.

The rankings were based on data from 2.4 million Lumosity users, using location data from the players’ IP addresses and covered five key cognitive areas: memory, processing, speed, flexibility, attention and problem solving, according to the magazine.

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