Word: sociobiologist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Linguist Noam Chomsky, Biologist James Watson, Historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Sociobiologist E.O. Wilson and Psychologist B.F. Skinner. At a time when America is railing anew against its loss of educational vigor, Harvard's Society of Fellows last week quietly celebrated 50 years of high, uncompromising standards and remarkable accomplishment...
Although by now the planning and mechanics of dinners have become almost rote, they have not been without an occasional mishap. Once, when the controversial sociobiologist E.O. Wilson came for an evening, the chef forgot to show up, and the whole party had to move to a nearby Indian restaurant for the meal. One honored guest, who was too drunk to get to Mitchell's house on his own, finished off a bottle of sherry before dinner and then asked for another. And finally, an ardent speaker making a point leaned into the table a little too forcefully...
...profess to be a sociobiologist, but I admit to a certain involvement in the discipline. Having read some of the literature and spoken with a few sociobiologists, it was with interest that I turned to your piece in the Crimson...