Bar Research from the University of Scranton in the NYTimes.com

Congrats to my friend and colleague Jim Roberts for Monday's write-up in the New York Times.

I think my favorite part of the article is the following

Still, the language of academia and the atmosphere of the tavern are not a perfect match. His findings about “bivariate correlations” and the rest probably make for better academic research than great bar talk at McSwiggan’s Pub.
On the other hand, Professor Roberts has strong cred as a former Jersey Shore bartender, and as someone who teaches at a place where bar research can be taken seriously, as opposed to a snob-appeal campus. On this one, Scranton, yes. M.I.T., no.

"Strong cred as a former Jersey Shore bartender" - seriously?
 
Scranton is a "place where bar research can be taken seriously, as opposed to a snob-appeal campus."
 
It definitely beats my quote in the Scranton Times-Tribune.