The class of 1986 worked hard and played hard. I wrote the first half of a book during my year. But it was not a hard slog. Erica, who worked as an associate at the Wilson, Sonsini law firm that…
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My Most Vivid Memory
Nan Keohane , Class of 1978-79, 1987-88 & 2004-05
My most vivid memory of the Center is the bike ride up the hill first thing in the morning in the early spring, when the miners’ lettuce was in bloom and the fields were green and fragrant with the morning…
One of the Best Years of my Life
Andrei S. Markovits , Class of 2008-09
I really have very little more to say than the trite “My stay at CASBS was one of the very best years of my life”. Truth sometimes is boring and trite. I owe two of my recent books to my…
Reminiscences
Ray S. Jackendoff, Class of 1983-84
From the acknowledgments of my book Consciousness and the Computational Mind (MIT Press, 1987) drafted at CASBS 1983-4: “Pride of first acknowledgment must go to the Center for Advanced Study in the Baheavioral Sciences, where I had the privilege of…
Long Ago
George Mandler, Class of 1959-60
When I was a Fellow at the CASBS in 1959-60, it was a very free flowing fellowship. I hope that the Center’s contributions can be kept alive or revived when necessary, with no required sponsorships or activities. Much was learned and many friendships…
America the Unusual
John Kingdon, Class of 1987-88
I was a Fellow at the Center in 1987-88. I had been Chair of my department at Michigan for the previous five years, during which time I had hardly any time to turn around, yet alone do anything serious on…
Elysium
Gerald Holton, Class of 1975-76
Our stay (1975-76) at the Center was magical, felt to be so both at the time and in retrospect– a terrestrial alternative to Schiller’s blessed Elysium: From the moment we arrived, the remarkable staff of the Center took care of…
CASBS Reflections
Bob Scott, Associate Director 1983-2001
Being part of the Center for more than two decades was a genuine privilege. I made friendships and acquaintanceships with fellows and their families, attended hundreds of seminars on topics spanning a wide range of research topics in the social…
Memories and Appreciation
David E. Leary, Class of 1982-83
I have many wonderful memories of my year at the Center (1982-83), particularly those associated with lively friendships and the advancement of several research projects. Regarding the latter, A Century of Psychology of Science, co-edited with Sigmund Koch, was subsequently…
Sketches of 1991-92
Howard Rosenthal, Class of 1991-92 and 1998-99
The research side of what I accomplished that year is embedded in my c.v., so I would like to share what comes to the surface from my private memory. Chapter 1. The most valuable resource at CASBS was Kathleen Much,…