Epstein Secrets

day” (as the title of a book by civil libertarian Harvey Silverglate puts it) and is in jeopardy of impris

is a science historian, Joseph Pellegrino University Professor and co- founder of the Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, and the author of Einstein's Clocks and Poincaré ’s Maps: Empires of Time. Neil Gershenfeld is a physicist and director of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms. He is the author of

ks to mitigate risks “associated with emerging technologies and human activity” —at the University of Cambridge, along with Philosopher Huw Price and Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal. He once described himself to me as “a convinced consequentialist” —convinced enough to have given away much of his entreprene

is a science historian, Joseph Pellegrino University Professor and co- founder of the Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, and the author of Einstein's Clocks and Poincaré ’s Maps: Empires of Time. Neil Gershenfeld is a physicist and director of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms. He is the author of

day” (as the title of a book by civil libertarian Harvey Silverglate puts it) and is in jeopardy of impris

ks to mitigate risks “associated with emerging technologies and human activity” —at the University of Cambridge, along with Philosopher Huw Price and Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal. He once described himself to me as “a convinced consequentialist” —convinced enough to have given away much of his entreprene

determined by phenomena that lie well beneath the surface of our experience—phenomena that don't rely in any way upon our existence. In this sense, Einstein was wrong: "God" does appear to play dice with the universe, or universes. So far we have been lucky. But like playing at the craps table, our luck

ot implemented. Novel ideas generally stagnate and die without the courage to implement them. I bring this up here because perhaps the true mark of Einstein's ge- nius was not his mathematical prowess (although, contrary to conven- tional wisdom, he was mathematically talented), but his creativity and hi

racticed and skilled writer, he succeeds in making the physics 'as simple as possible but no simpler: I don't know a better book on this subject? —Martin Rees, author of Just Six Numbers "It is an exhilarating experience to be led through this fascinating story, from Galileo to the Standard Model and the

the firm had been set up. In the late 1970s, CEO Harvey Kapnick tried unsuccessfully to split the firm in

tions, then so is almost anywhere. And the limiting factor, both there and here, is not physical resources but knowledge. The Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, has written a book about our vulnerability to scientific accidents, terrorism using weapons of mass destruction and other dangers: he thinks civili

'm interested to explore ways to assist you. Let me know what your specific thinking is at the right time for you. It is fantastic that you checked Einstein's letter to Michele Besso's widow in the original German! You obviously are a serious thinker. Some quick follow-up notes: On the "Humble A roach

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the firm had been set up. In the late 1970s, CEO Harvey Kapnick tried unsuccessfully to split the firm in

tions, then so is almost anywhere. And the limiting factor, both there and here, is not physical resources but knowledge. The Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, has written a book about our vulnerability to scientific accidents, terrorism using weapons of mass destruction and other dangers: he thinks civili

the firm had been set up. In the late 1970s, CEO Harvey Kapnick tried unsuccessfully to split the time in

tions, then so is almost anywhere. And the limiting factor, both there and here, is not physical resources but knowledge. The Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, has written a book about our vulnerability to scientific accidents, terrorism using weapons of mass destruction and other dangers: he thinks civili