Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation explained

The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation was[1] a private foundation established in 2000 by New York convicted sex offender and financier[2] Jeffrey Epstein.[3] Officially registered as J. Epstein VI Foundation, the "VI" stands for Virgin Islands, where the foundation was based and Epstein owned a private island. The foundation's board included Cecile de Jongh, wife of the former governor of the United States Virgin Islands, John de Jongh.

Activity

In 2003, the foundation pledged $30 million to Harvard University[4] to establish the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, directed by Martin Nowak, a professor of mathematics and biology.[5] The university received only $6.5 million of this pledge.[6] The foundation also supported NEURO.tv, a video series featuring experts discussing topics related to the brain,[7] and the OpenCog project, an open-source software initiative for Artificial intelligence.[8] [9] [10]

From 2005 until 2007, the foundation funded the work of geneticist George Church for “cutting edge science & education."[11] [12]

Over the years, the foundation convened many of these scientists in conferences to discuss the consensus on fundamental science topics such as gravity, global threats to the Earth and language.[13]

As a representative of the foundation, Epstein sat on the Mind, Brain and Behavior Advisory Committee at Harvard University, and been involved in the Santa Fe Institute, the Theoretical Biology Initiative at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, and the Quantum Gravity Program at the University of Pennsylvania.[14] Epstein also served on the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Stewart. James B.. Jeffrey Epstein Hoped to Seed Human Race With His DNA. 31 July 2019. 20 March 2020. New York Times. Goldstein. Matthew. Silver-Greenberg. Jessica.
  2. Web site: Dargan. Michele. November 21, 2011. Jeffrey Epstein must register as NY's highest level sex offender. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190711160206/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-must-register-highest-level-sex-offender/jHFGCJihyglJpU27rtzZbK/. July 11, 2019. Palm Beach Daily News.
  3. Web site: The Edge Organization: Profile Page. 2013-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143624/http://server1.edge.org/memberbio/jeffrey_epstein. 2014-04-13. dead.
  4. The Harvard Crimson, June 5, 2003, "People in the News: Jeffrey E. Epstein" http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/6/5/people-in-the-news-jeffrey-e/
  5. Web site: Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. www.ped.fas.harvard.edu. 2013-07-24. 2021-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210324190408/https://ped.fas.harvard.edu/. dead.
  6. Web site: Harvard To Keep Epstein Gift News The Harvard Crimson. www.thecrimson.com. en. 2019-07-09.
  7. Web site: NEURO.tv Episodes - YouTube. YouTube. en. 2019-07-09.
  8. Web site: Jeffrey Epstein backs OpenCog Artificial Intelligence Research. 2013-11-14. h+ Media. en-US. 2019-07-09.
  9. Web site: About. 2010-04-27. OpenCog Foundation. en-US. 2019-07-09.
  10. Web site: Science Funder Jeffrey Epstein Launches Radical Emotional Software For The Gaming Industry. Hendricks. Drew. Forbes. en. 2019-07-09.
  11. Web site: Begley . Sharon . 2019-08-05 . Citing 'nerd tunnel vision,' biologist George Church apologizes for contacts with Jeffrey Epstein . live . https://archive.today/20220126024953/https://www.statnews.com/2019/08/05/citing-nerd-tunnel-vision-biologist-george-church-apologizes-for-contacts-with-jeffrey-epstein/ . 2022-01-26 . 2023-01-14 . STAT . en-US.
  12. Web site: Church . George . 2022-04-19 . Tech transfer - Church Lab . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113021544/https://arep.med.harvard.edu/gmc/tech.html . 2023-01-13 . 2023-01-14 . Harvard Molecular Technologies.
  13. National Review Online, July 10, 2013, "Evolution at Harvard: How Financier Jeffrey Epstein Changed the Course of Evolutionary Studies at Harvard University" http://www.nationalreview.com/article/352760/evolution-harvard-christina-galbraith
  14. Web site: Jeffrey Epstein Science website profile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092735/http://www.jeffreyepsteinscience.com/Founder.html . 2014-04-07 .

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