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American theoretical physicist (born 1955)
Lee Smolin, a renowned theoretical physicist at the Perimeter Institute, received research funding from Epstein from 1999-2001 and maintained contact for years after Epstein's 2008 conviction, according to emails and phone call attempts documented through at least 2013.
Smolin appears in direct personal correspondence with Epstein, including email exchanges about physics discussions, scheduled phone calls, and meeting arrangements. Documents show Epstein providing Smolin's contact information to others and Smolin being listed among Epstein's network of prominent scientists. He's mentioned in legal documents describing Epstein's scientific associations and in emails coordinating calls and meetings. Many appearances are in mass-distributed Edge Foundation newsletters or lists of scientists in Epstein's network, but the personal emails show ongoing direct communication from 2009-2013.
Key Highlights
- •Direct email correspondence from 2009-2013 shows Smolin and Epstein coordinating phone calls and meetings, continuing years after Epstein's 2008 conviction
- •In 2025, Smolin stepped back from his role at Perimeter Institute after discrepancies emerged between his 2019 public statement (claiming no contact since 2008) and documents showing contact continued until at least 2013
- •Received research funding from Epstein's foundation from 1999-2001, five years before Epstein's first criminal charges
- •Consistently listed alongside other prominent scientists (Stephen Hawking, Lawrence Krauss, Martin Nowak) in descriptions of Epstein's scientific network
- •No evidence suggests any knowledge of or involvement in Epstein's criminal activities
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ndation has supported many leading scientists including Stephen Hawkings, HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026755 --- PAGE BREAK --- Martin Nowak, Gregory Benford, Lee Smolin, Seth Lloyd, Lawrence Krauss, Artificial Intelligence scientist, Marvin Minsky and Nobel Laureates Gerard ‘t Hooft, David Gross and Frank Wilczek. I
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pstein has associated with many well-known scientific figures, such as Gerald Edelman Murray Gal -Mann. Stephen Hawking, Kip Thome, Lawrence Krauss, Lee Smolin and Gregory BenfordlSIIIII'm In 2006. Epstein's foundations sponsored a conference on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands with Hawking. Krauss. an
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pstein has associated with many well-known scientific figures, such as Gerald Edelman Murray Gal -Mann. Stephen Hawking, Kip Thome, Lawrence Krauss, Lee Smolin and Gregory Benford.'"Ilsill" In 2006. Epstein's foundations sponsored a conference on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands with Hawking. Krauss. a
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tein has associated with many well-known scientific figures. such as Gerald Edelman. Murray Cell :Mann. Stephen Hawking. Kip Thome. Lawrence Krauss, Lee Smolin and Gregory Benford."1pm'et In 2006. Epstein's foundations sponsored a conference on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands with hawking Krauss. and
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stein has associated with many well-known scientific figures. such as Gerald Edelman_ Murray Gal -Mann. Stephen Hawking, Kip Thome, Lawrence Krause, Lee Smolin and Gregory Benford.EquIlml In 2006, Epstein's foundations sponsored a conference on St. Jimmies in the U.S. Virgin Islands with Hawking. Krauss. an
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frey Epstein <' evacattone mail.com> Alexa N. Staley Jes Staley ‹ > 3/22/2010 4:15:40 PM Re: you can speak directly with Lisa randall, Krause or Lee Smolin at the Perimiter institute anytime always On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Alexa N. Staley wrote: Hey Jeffery, I hope all is well. My Professor
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Louis or San Francisco to NY commercial March 6 Sunday March 7 Monday Terje Roed-Larsen George Delson David Mitchell Brock Pierce (March 6, 7) Lee Smolin (morning of March 7,8 along with other various times) 6:30 TENATIVE Call with Bill Elkus (310-422-1148) March 8 Tuesday March 9 Wednesday March 1
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Thursday Europe Feb. 25 Friday Feb. 26 Saturday Feb. 27 Sunday EFTA00304711 Feb. 28 Monday Rich Barnett back at work today March 1 Tuesday Lee Smolin said he would be back in NY around March 7th (check with him if still on) reminder: Science and Culture event April 8-11 includes Hawking, Herzog,
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ky Conference So sorry for the delay...but here you go! George Church Martin Nowak: : Sean Parker: (assistant: Whitney's cell: Whitney Black ) Lee Smolin: Steve Sinofsky: I do not have? Lawrence Krauss: Jim Watson: Maureen is his assistant. I do not have email EFTA00423854 Bamaby Marsh: On Oct
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et iank: Seth Llo d: Marvin Minsky (Gloria): ome: Mark Hauser: Steve Kossly Richard Axel: Victoria Stodden: Boris Nikolic: Lawrence Krauss: Lee Smolin: Martin Nowak Corina Tamita:l Geoffrey West: Corrina : EFTA00305753 Jen Edelman: Robert Trivers: Barnaby Marsh: Nathan Wolfe: Geor e Chur
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Dennett, Napoleon Chagnon, David Haig, Steven Pinker, Richard Wrangham, JB EFTA00390931 3. THINK ABOUT NATURE (working title) A Conversation with Lee Smolin - coming soon 1 hr Edge Video http://www.edge.org/conversation/think-about-nature user: edge_access password: edgeaccess 4. I am narrowing it do
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ent scientists including Gerald Edelman, Murray Gell-Mann, Eric Lander, George Church, Stephen Hawking, Kip Thorne, Marvin Minsky, Lawrence Krauss, Lee Smolin and Gregory Benford and Nobel laureates, Gerard 't Hoofi, David Gross and Frank Wilczek. The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation is also known for his st
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r , Tom Sto ard , Anne Wojcicki , Frank Wilczek , Paul Davies , Brian Greene , "Lawrence M. Krauss" <a, >, Seth Lloyd "Robert M. Sapolsky" , Lee Smolin Alexander Vilenkin , Anton Zeilinger The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may con
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From: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> To: Lee Smolin Subject: Re: Best wishes from Toronto Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:35:19 +0000 give me a number to call or call me 561 655 7626 On Sat, Sep 26, 2009
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From: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> To: Lisa Randall Subject: Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:44:22 +0000 >, Lee Smolin <[email protected]> Lisa . thanks„ for your time,and patience if i understand the Kerr equations , and your explanation correctly , tim
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From: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> To: Lee Smolin Subject: Re: Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:57:47 +0000 can we try later today? On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Lee Smolin wrote: Dear Jeffrey, Son
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ntegrity (and people I'd most like to have dinner with) would be: David Donoho Danny Hillis Nathan Myrhvold Pam Samuelson - Berkeley Law School Lee Smolin laron Lanier Freeman Dyson lain Johnstone - Stanford statistics also: Persi Diaconis - Stanford math Charles Mathis - Google Brad Efron - Stan
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From: Lee Smolin ‹ > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: economics Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:01:45 +0000 Dear Jeffrey, Would love to cha
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From: Lee Smolin To: jeffrey epstein <[email protected]> Subject: PI meeting Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 16:22:43 +0000 Attachments: reflections from econ conferen
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erse at large. Barbour made a big impact in the physics community with the publication of his book, The End of Time, in which, according to physicist Lee Smolin, he presented "a new theory of time that is the most interesting and provocative new idea about time to be proposed in many years." b+ —_— ‘ AMERICA
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