Then, Now, and Beyond Volume 2:We Were There 1960-2021 A book of essays about how the world has changed written by members of the MIT Class of 1964 ii Copyright @ 2021 by MIT Class of 1964 Class Historian and Project Editor-in-chief: Bob Popadic Editors: Bob Colvin, Bob Gray, John Meriwether, Jim MonK, and Robert Saint-Aubin Individual essays are copyright by the author. Opinions expressed by the authors are theirs and not necessarily those of the MIT Class of 1964. Authors Shyamadas Banerji Joseph E. Boling Marvin A. Geller Robert M. Gray Larry Hendrickson Don Kunze Roger Lewis John Meriwether Stephen Portnoy Robert Saint-Aubin David Saul David Sheena Bruce Strauss Al Teich Viguen Ter-Minassian iii Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................ iii Preface ................................................................................................................................................... vii Introduction to Volume 2 .................................................................................................................. ix Arts and Culture .................................................................................................................................... 1 Coeducational and Women’s Sports vs. the NCAA ................................................................................. 2 Abstract ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Preface ................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Before 1960 - Intercollegiate Sailboat Racing and MIT ................................................................................... 4 1960-1971 - The Plot ThicKens .................................................................................................................................. 7 1972 - Sea Change: Title IX ......................................................................................................................................... 14 MIT Ad Hoc Committee on the Role of Women Students .............................................................................. 15 A Future for Women’s Sailing .................................................................................................................................... 15 1980-82 -The Empire StriKes BacK ......................................................................................................................... 16 Epilog ................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 AcKnowledgements ........................................................................................................................................................ 17 Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17 MIT and a Life at the Edge of Science ....................................................................................................... 18 Freshman Year: A Major Milestone ......................................................................................................................... 19 Graduate School, But Not in Physics ....................................................................................................................... 25 A Career in Science Policy ........................................................................................................................................... 26 A Journey with Alice through Wonderland ............................................................................................ 32 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32 The Beginning .................................................................................................................................................................. 33 The 1960s ........................................................................................................................................................................... 35 The San Diego Experience ........................................................................................................................................... 35 1980 - The Inner Journey Begins ............................................................................................................................. 36 2010+ The Reluctant Messiah ................................................................................................................................... 40 A Revisit with MIT .......................................................................................................................................................... 42 The Spiritual Journey in Form ................................................................................................................................... 43 Reflections for Contemplation .................................................................................................................................. 43 Our Spiritual DNA ........................................................................................................................................................... 46 Christianity and the Mind ........................................................................................................................................... 46 Looking BacK and Forward ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Helping Poor Countries Meet the Climate Challenge .......................................................................... 49 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 49 BacKground to the Issue .............................................................................................................................................. 50 Predicting the Earth’s Future Climate ................................................................................................................... 52 The MarKet for Climate Change Action ................................................................................................................. 54 The Importance of Carbon Pricing .......................................................................................................................... 55 Feebates as an Alternative to Carbon Taxes ....................................................................................................... 56 The Need for Climate Action Programs ................................................................................................................. 57 Developing and Implementing a Climate Action Program (CAP) .............................................................. 60 Energy .................................................................................................................................................................................. 61 iv Agriculture ......................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Water Use in Agriculture ............................................................................................................................................. 70 Urban Sector Water Supply ........................................................................................................................................ 71 Industry and Construction .......................................................................................................................................... 72 Construction, Buildings and Communities .......................................................................................................... 73 Transportation ................................................................................................................................................................. 75 Implementing Climate Action Programs .............................................................................................................. 77 Some Examples of Initiatives in CAP Preparation ............................................................................................ 78 Mobilizing Resources for Climate Action ............................................................................................................. 81 The Way Forward: Some Reflections for the Future ....................................................................................... 84 Is the Current VP Path to the Presidency a Good One? .....................................................................