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"Wetland gentrification," according to Lewis Abedi Asante, is a type of ecological transformation in which indiscriminate depletion of wetlands leads to the destruction of resources and human displacement. Lewis applied the concept to African urban contexts during his CASBS fellows seminar...

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Six years ago, we published "Three Nobels, a Supreme, and More" about the insane 1977-78 CASBS fellows class. Then, this week, Robert Hall won the Nobel Prize.

Hall was in the 1977-78 CASBS class. So, we happily updated the article & its title:

"Four Nobels, a Supreme, and More"

➡️ bit.ly/4dCTRp8

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Philosophical Gods and Ghosts at the House on the Hill

CASBS fellows often get inspired when they see lists of previous fellows ('ghosts' here) who occupied our hilltop. Current fellow Kepa Korta traces his connections to several ‘ghosts’ in a terrific essay.

On CASBS's Medium page: bit.ly/3W5uSop

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Can a few minutes of everyday speech tell us where someone is on the path to Alzheimer's disease & how fast it will progress? The question motivates Lawrence Cheung's project using AI to detect linguistic markers in speech. He outlined the project's contours during his CASBS fellows seminar...

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2026 is the 40th anniversary of the publication of "The Dilemma of Difference," co-edited by 1984-85 CASBS fellow Lerita Coleman

The book was part of a larger project, the Special Project on Stigma, organized by CASBS in 1980-81, continuing during a 1982 CASBS summer institute

#CREATEDatCASBS

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CASBS fellows often choose their offices (called studies here) for specific reasons, or get inspired once they see lists of their studies' occupants ('ghosts') throughout CASBS history In selecting a past occupant of study #38, @junegruber.bsky.social allows us to step inside her mind just a little

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In his CASBS fellows seminar, Joseph Tao-yi Wang applied experimental economics methods to recreate a controlled environment for observing neutral language & its evolution, providing a sandbox to study how/why minorities adopt the majority's language & explore what policies may encourage diversity

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So great to welcome back 2022-23 CASBS fellow Simukai Chigudu to our hilltop this week. He spoke at a lunchtime conversation hosted by current faculty fellow (and 2022-23 fellow) Maisha Winn about his book "Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire," a project Simukai advanced at CASBS 😏

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CASBS fellows often choose their offices (called studies here) for specific reasons, or get inspired once they see lists of their studies' occupants ('ghosts') throughout CASBS history Rick Banks aims to channel one of the most influential social scientists of the 20th century while in study #41 😏

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