Getting the materials we needed was difficult because there was such a high demand for them.

The whole thing was an enlightening and self-fulfilling experience.

We got to spend a lot of time with the local people down there. We learned a lot about their culture, their way of life.

Because mechanism designers do not generally know which outcomes are optimal in advance, they have to proceed more indirectly than simply prescribing outcomes by fiat; in particular, the mechanisms designed must generate the information needed as they are executed.

My ancestors were fighters, something I have inherited.

Many composers use software to write music - programs like Finale or Sibelius. There are also recording programs. I should say I'm still very old-fashioned, I still use pencil and paper. But almost every composer I know does it the 'new way.'