ETHNOLOGIST Robert Carneiro studied with renowned anthropologist Leslie White. He discovered general semantics through the work of Stuart Chase and from there moved on to studying the works of Alfred Korzybski.
Carneiro combined what he learned from these brilliant scholars, and today is known as a brilliant scholar in anthropology himself. Those who attended Carneiro's Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture on April 22 were treated to that brilliance, in a wonderful demonstration of time-binding.
"I don't know if Leslie White ever cited Alfred Korzybski in his work, but they shared a common interest in words and symbols," said Carneiro, who is curator of anthropology division …