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From: Lesley Groff < Sent: Friday, September 6, 2013 7:13 PM To: Karyna Shuliak Subject: Brockman's original invite Some background: In 1992, when the physicist George =moot announced his findings from the COBE satellite regarding cosmic =ackground radiation and the beginning of time, I left a message on the =oicemail of the late, great Sidney Coleman of Harvard : "Sidney, I hear =here's something new in the Universe. What is it?. And what's in it for =e?" The message went viral after Sidney posted it on the electronic =ulletin board of the physics community. My question was inspired =y an annual event in Italy for leading physicists where Sidney gave the =eynote talk. The topic of his lecture was essentially "What's new in =he Universe?" Sidney would detail the advances and developments in the =ast year or two across many areas of physics. In this case, I =ould be asking you, and the other guests, to give a half hour talk =esponding to a similar question: "What's new in your field of =ocial science in the last year or two, and why should I care? Why do I =ant or need to know about it and how does it change my view of human =ature'? I would ask you to focus broadly and address the major =evelopments in your entire field (including but not at all limited to =our own research agenda). It would have to be new, fresh, and original: =n up-to-date field report on your area of social science. This talk =hould be, to the extent possible, conversational, and not a canned =ower-Point or slide-driven conference talk. We would videotape the =ntire event and present the videos and texts as an EDGE Special =vent. For this dry run, on September 6 & 7, we're focusing =n one day, replicating the usual Edge Events at Eastover Farm. =ee:http://www.edge.org/ev=nts/eastover-farm-meetings To date, the following are =onfirmed. Awaiting word from a number of others: Nicholas =hristakis http://edge.org/m=mberbio/nicholas_a_christakis Daniel Dennett http://www.edge.orqmemberbio/daniel_c_dennett Jennifer Jacquet http://www.edge.orqmemberbio/jenniferjacquet Danny Kahneman http://www.edge.org=memberbio/daniel_kahneman Joshua Knobe http://www.edge.oreme=berbioticishua_knobe Rob Kurzban http://www.edge.org/mem=erbio/rob_kurzban David Pizarro http://www.edge.org/m=mberbio/david_pizarro Anne Treisman http://www.edge.org/m=mberbio/anne_treisman EFTA_R1_01163825 EFTA02299064 FRIDAY 4:00-5:00pm arrive at =astover Farm 6:30pm Dinner at Woodward House (2 miles =way) SATURDAY Talks - Lunch - and hanging out at farm 5:30 =nds. 6:00 Early casual dinner at Good Enough to Eat, a =estaurant on way to the highway. People can get back to Boston or NY by =Opm. Please advise if you can attend. EDGE will pick up your =ransportation costs and room charges at a nearby hotel for Friday =ight. Best, JB 00.0 John Brockman obile Edge =oundation, Inc. =nbsp; tel: 260 Fifth Avenue =nbsp; &n=sp; fax: New York, NY 4001 =isit EDGE at: http://www.edge.org </=iv> JB obile 260 Fifth =venue tel New York, NY 10001 =nbsp; fax: Visit EDGE at: http://www.edge.org ("The World's =martest Website" The =uardian) 2 EFTA_R1_01163826 EFTA02299065