I was born and raised in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.
Newton is perhaps most famous for being the namesake of everyone's favorite fruit bar.
My mother, Freda, was a professor of psychology at Boston University. I grew up, went to college and graduate school at the University of Chicago. I taught at Dartmouth for four years and then game to Grinnell. These days, I teach computer science and play with my kids. By SamR .