From: John Brockman Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 6:45 PM To: Epstein Jeffrey Subject: Update re Edge Master Class AT Google, Sci Foo JE, In terms of women, I don't see a problem with this list: Jennifer =acquet, Katinka, Anne Treisman (Kahneman's wife) - no problem. Margaret =evi a savvy political scientist and a savvy lady, replaced Kosslyn at =tanford. Finally, Barbara Mellars, Tetlock's wife. I don't see a =roblem but I can check with two phone calls. None of the guys who have accepted should have a problem. Fyi, Kahneman =s ok. I should check with Tetlock. If anything, the only people might =e the corporate guys I've yet to hear from. I could see the founders of =he big companies unhappy if they got the Prince Andrew treatment by the =ress in terms of photos and reportage. The only reporters are Markoff and Andrian Kreye (who you met) both =riends who should be able to cover the event without mentioning you. =nly one person to date has a blog. Venter is close to agreeing to come. If he comes I will get Church with =hom I just had breakfast. He will come if you fly out from Boston and =ive him a ride. JB obile SUPERFORECASTING LIST - CONFIDENTIAL PLANNING ON ATTENDING (to date): We are planning on having about 30 attendees, drawn from previous Edge =aster Classes, Seminars, Dinners. To date: ATTENDEES To date, the following have rsvp'd: • Stewart Brand, Founder, The Whole Earth Catalog; Co-Founder, =he Well; Co-Founder, The Long Now Foundation; Author, Whole Earth =iscipline • Rodney Brooks, Panasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus), =IT, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab; Founder, Chairman =nd CTO of Rethink Robotics. • George Dyson, Science Historian; Author, Project Orion; =uring's Cathedral • W. Daniel Hillis, Physicist, Computer Scientist, Pioneer in =assively parallel computation; Chairman of Applied Minds, Inc.; Author, =he Pattern on the Stone • Wael Ghonim, pro-democracy leader of the Tarir Square =emonstr