Academic Life
Thereafter, he taught at the Schumacher College in Devon, UK, where he was instrumental in starting the college's MSc in Holistic Science. He was made a Founding Fellow of Schumacher College shortly before his death. Goodwin also had a research position at MIT and was a long time visitor of several institutions including the UNAM in Mexico City. He was a founding member of the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico where he also served as a member of the science board for several years.
Brian Goodwin died in hospital in 2009, after surgery resulting from a fall from his bike. Goodwin is survived by his third wife, Christel, and his daughter, Lynn.
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