From: "Jeffrey E." <[email protected]> To: John Brockman Subject: Re: Update re Edge Master Class Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 18:56:59 +0000 if i fly out . from the east coast happy to give george rodney, pinker, etc. On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 2:44 PM, John Brockman <MEM> wrote: AT Google, SciFoo JE, In terms of women, I don't see a problem with this list: Jennifer Jacquet, Katinka, Anne Treisman (Kahneman's wife) - no problem. Margaret Levi a savvy political scientist and a savvy lady, replaced Kosslyn at Stanford. Finally, Barbara Mellars, Tetlock's wife. I don't see a problem but I can check with two phone calls. None of the guys who have accepted should have a problem. Fyi, ICahneman is ok. I should check with Tetlock. If anything, the only people might be the corporate guys I've yet to hear from. I could see the founders of the big companies unhappy if they got the Prince Andrew treatment by the press in terms of photos and reportage. The only reporters are Markoff and Andrian Kreye (who you met) both friends who should be able to cover the event without mentioning you. Only one person to date has a blog. Venter is close to agreeing to come. If he comes I will get Church with whom I just had breakfast. He will come if you fly out from Boston and give him a ride. JB mobile SUPERFORECASTING LIST - CONFIDENTIAL PLANNING ON ATTENDING (to date): We are planning on having about 30 attendees, drawn from previous Edge Master Classes, Seminars, Dinners. To date: ATTENDEES To date, the following have rsvp'd: • Stewart Brand, Founder, The Whole Earth Catalog; Co-Founder, The Well; Co-Founder, The Long Now Foundation; Author, Whole Earth Discipline • Rodney Brooks, Panasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus), MIT, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab; Founder, Chairman and CTO of Rethink Robotics. • George Dyson, Science Historian; Author, Project Orion; Turing's Cathedral • W. Daniel Hillis, Physicist, Computer Scientist, Pioneer i