Jacob Howland

Great, sure. So, well, I'll start with my parents. My father was a biology professor at Cornell University. My mother was a writer. First... nine, ten years of my life. I live with my mother. I have an older brother. My parents were divorced before I have any recollection of them being together. So I was just maybe a year old.

During that period, my mother was a struggling writer and lived in poverty. We lived in Chicago, and I had the unfortunate experience of being in Chicago public schools in 1968, 69, and a lot of tension. Things became very difficult because my mother was quite poor and couldn't sort of make ends meet.

During that period, my mother was a struggling writer and lived in poverty. We lived in Chicago, and I had the unfortunate experience of being in Chicago public schools in 1968, 69, and a lot of tension. Things became very difficult because my mother was quite poor and couldn't sort of make ends meet.

During that period, my mother was a struggling writer and lived in poverty. We lived in Chicago, and I had the unfortunate experience of being in Chicago public schools in 1968, 69, and a lot of tension. Things became very difficult because my mother was quite poor and couldn't sort of make ends meet.

I was born in 1959, end of 1959, yeah. So let's see. My mother comes from a Jewish background. Her whole family was from Chicago. Blue collar. My grandfather graduated from the 10th grade and worked with his hands making nuts and bolts in a big factory. And my father, who's not Jewish, actually we're descended from a John Howland who came over on the Mayflower.

I was born in 1959, end of 1959, yeah. So let's see. My mother comes from a Jewish background. Her whole family was from Chicago. Blue collar. My grandfather graduated from the 10th grade and worked with his hands making nuts and bolts in a big factory. And my father, who's not Jewish, actually we're descended from a John Howland who came over on the Mayflower.

I was born in 1959, end of 1959, yeah. So let's see. My mother comes from a Jewish background. Her whole family was from Chicago. Blue collar. My grandfather graduated from the 10th grade and worked with his hands making nuts and bolts in a big factory. And my father, who's not Jewish, actually we're descended from a John Howland who came over on the Mayflower.

And his side of the family were all scientists. His father was an engineer. at Purdue University, who designed the sewer system of Lafayette, Indiana. His older brother was a genius who graduated from Purdue at the age of 17 and was an engineer, optical engineer, just had 20 patents. And actually, both of those guys are still alive. But in any case, so...

And his side of the family were all scientists. His father was an engineer. at Purdue University, who designed the sewer system of Lafayette, Indiana. His older brother was a genius who graduated from Purdue at the age of 17 and was an engineer, optical engineer, just had 20 patents. And actually, both of those guys are still alive. But in any case, so...

And his side of the family were all scientists. His father was an engineer. at Purdue University, who designed the sewer system of Lafayette, Indiana. His older brother was a genius who graduated from Purdue at the age of 17 and was an engineer, optical engineer, just had 20 patents. And actually, both of those guys are still alive. But in any case, so...

As a child, I had strong influences on my mother's side, let's say literary and cultural influences. One of my earliest memories was being in Iowa City when I was a kid. My mother was reading me a story by Tolstoy called How Much Land Does a Man Need?, And my older brother got me up early in the morning, and I don't know, I was probably four or five.

As a child, I had strong influences on my mother's side, let's say literary and cultural influences. One of my earliest memories was being in Iowa City when I was a kid. My mother was reading me a story by Tolstoy called How Much Land Does a Man Need?, And my older brother got me up early in the morning, and I don't know, I was probably four or five.

As a child, I had strong influences on my mother's side, let's say literary and cultural influences. One of my earliest memories was being in Iowa City when I was a kid. My mother was reading me a story by Tolstoy called How Much Land Does a Man Need?, And my older brother got me up early in the morning, and I don't know, I was probably four or five.

He was a couple of years older, and he finished reading the story to me. So we always had, she always took us to, you know, see ballet and museums and things like this. Anyway, fast forward, we moved in with my father. I graduated from Ithaca High School at the age of 16 because my dad...

He was a couple of years older, and he finished reading the story to me. So we always had, she always took us to, you know, see ballet and museums and things like this. Anyway, fast forward, we moved in with my father. I graduated from Ithaca High School at the age of 16 because my dad...

He was a couple of years older, and he finished reading the story to me. So we always had, she always took us to, you know, see ballet and museums and things like this. Anyway, fast forward, we moved in with my father. I graduated from Ithaca High School at the age of 16 because my dad...

said, well, I'm going to go on a sabbatic leave, and I don't want to take you with me, and so you can graduate early, which I did. Went to Swarthmore College, took a philosophy course. I initially thought I was going to be a physics major.

said, well, I'm going to go on a sabbatic leave, and I don't want to take you with me, and so you can graduate early, which I did. Went to Swarthmore College, took a philosophy course. I initially thought I was going to be a physics major.

said, well, I'm going to go on a sabbatic leave, and I don't want to take you with me, and so you can graduate early, which I did. Went to Swarthmore College, took a philosophy course. I initially thought I was going to be a physics major.

Exactly, exactly.