A bit of intellectual and social history, plus a lesson in the fragility of memory. Set off by the British scholar Chris Knight on his Science and Revolution website, in two postings there: from 2/18/18, “Chomsky’s Students Recall their Time at the MITRE Corporation” from 3/4/18, “The MITRE Corporation’s project to use Chomsky’s linguistics for their … Continue reading It was 53 to 55 years ago today