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My life has been disruptive ever since Stories of Evolution/Evolution of Stories. Paul and Anne created a stirring and 6 years on, I feel as committed to such engagement in science/philosophy/stuff as I did back in Bryn Mawr. That class and the interactions that followed (at the Centre for Science and Society, Universe Bar, various Bryn Mawr Greens...) jumped out and beyond the curriculum for me. It was the first time in my academic career that I really didn't give a damn what my grades were. I didn't look at my transcript even. That would have seemed perverse...Paul's passing has made me think about the impact that teachers can have. He wasn't an animated teacher and looking back, his presentations were really quite rudimentary. But he was honest with you. In a world where everyone is polite and students want nothing more than to feel loved and flattered by your teachers, Paul didn't feed you any such falseness. With Paul, sitting in his class, listening to him talk, you were what you were and it was how it was...Today, my brain/mind (and said the Tibetan way, gesturing to your heart) feel a little without.