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The statute Pinker was paid-commenting on was even specifically about how you entice children for prostitution
February 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The statute Pinker was paid-commenting on was even specifically about how you entice children for prostitution
Scan your intellectual events for women who might object to inviting a sex offender
Epstein replied: “last year, at the last minute the women said no epstein. . am i going to have the same issue again…”
“In terms of women, I don’t see a problem with this list,”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein replied: “last year, at the last minute the women said no epstein. . am i going to have the same issue again…”
“In terms of women, I don’t see a problem with this list,”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘The smart, the rich, the powerful’: Epstein associated with Silicon Valley elite years after his release from prison
Billionaires and intellectuals attended events with the disgraced financier years after he served time for sex offense, files reveal
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Scan your intellectual events for women who might object to inviting a sex offender
Epstein replied: “last year, at the last minute the women said no epstein. . am i going to have the same issue again…”
“In terms of women, I don’t see a problem with this list,”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein replied: “last year, at the last minute the women said no epstein. . am i going to have the same issue again…”
“In terms of women, I don’t see a problem with this list,”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Never forget Epstein’s little helpers – the powerful men who knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway
Marina Hyde nails it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Marina Hyde nails it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Never forget Epstein’s little helpers – the powerful men who knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway | Marina Hyde
I’m sorry, but this is not just a political scandal. Time to refocus on the horrific mistreatment of women and girls, and the role of these ghouls, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Never forget Epstein’s little helpers – the powerful men who knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway
Marina Hyde nails it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Marina Hyde nails it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I’m really curious to hear how Pinker parses his words to try to defend himself from this.
(Sadly, he’ll likely just try to ignore it and hope it goes away. That is, unless there’s pressure to have him address the issue.)
(Sadly, he’ll likely just try to ignore it and hope it goes away. That is, unless there’s pressure to have him address the issue.)
New Epstein files say that Steven Pinker was paid $10,000 to help Epstein’s defense (even though Pinker previously said he wasn't paid).
February 4, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I’m really curious to hear how Pinker parses his words to try to defend himself from this.
(Sadly, he’ll likely just try to ignore it and hope it goes away. That is, unless there’s pressure to have him address the issue.)
(Sadly, he’ll likely just try to ignore it and hope it goes away. That is, unless there’s pressure to have him address the issue.)
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The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself
Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists?
The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself
www.scientificamerican.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself
New Epstein files say that Steven Pinker was paid $10,000 to help Epstein’s defense (even though Pinker previously said he wasn't paid).
February 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
New Epstein files say that Steven Pinker was paid $10,000 to help Epstein’s defense (even though Pinker previously said he wasn't paid).
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I’m so glad the NYT put Trump’s “nationalize voting” remarks into a big, scary headline— these are exactly the kind of remarks the press used to treat as hyperbole, rhetoric, not worth commenting on
February 3, 2026 at 5:13 AM
I’m so glad the NYT put Trump’s “nationalize voting” remarks into a big, scary headline— these are exactly the kind of remarks the press used to treat as hyperbole, rhetoric, not worth commenting on
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This made me weepy
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
This made me weepy
The thing that a lot of these guys have in common is that for them science is about personal brand-building and advancement of the self. Their norms serve their status competition, not a greater good.
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
February 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The thing that a lot of these guys have in common is that for them science is about personal brand-building and advancement of the self. Their norms serve their status competition, not a greater good.
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
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"the hysteria that has developed around the abuse of women"
February 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"the hysteria that has developed around the abuse of women"
You can google the edge network, and their activities. He’s agent for Pinker, Dawkins, Dennett and many others:
newrepublic.com/article/1548...
newrepublic.com/article/1548...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Intellectual Enabler
How did Epstein meet so many luminaries in the worlds of science and technology? It all might trace back to literary agent John Brockman.
newrepublic.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:32 PM
You can google the edge network, and their activities. He’s agent for Pinker, Dawkins, Dennett and many others:
newrepublic.com/article/1548...
newrepublic.com/article/1548...
Yes! and it makes sense why there were so few women in that group
February 1, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Yes! and it makes sense why there were so few women in that group
For that group, science is personal brand-building and advancement of the self — thinness of principles is like grease.
February 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
For that group, science is personal brand-building and advancement of the self — thinness of principles is like grease.
Same but then I started noticing that there were very few women in it
February 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Same but then I started noticing that there were very few women in it
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I was curious about the fact that there were seemingly no women scientists mentioned, even of equivalent caliber, and came across what is, seemingly, beef between Epstein and Brockman debating whether "the women are all weak" or not
February 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I was curious about the fact that there were seemingly no women scientists mentioned, even of equivalent caliber, and came across what is, seemingly, beef between Epstein and Brockman debating whether "the women are all weak" or not
Brockman is founder of “The Edge network”, a citation ring, and long time agent/broker to many academics you know
I was curious about the fact that there were seemingly no women scientists mentioned, even of equivalent caliber, and came across what is, seemingly, beef between Epstein and Brockman debating whether "the women are all weak" or not
February 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Brockman is founder of “The Edge network”, a citation ring, and long time agent/broker to many academics you know
Don’t miss Nicholas Christakis desperate, fawning, flattering an already-convicted child rapist…
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Don’t miss Nicholas Christakis desperate, fawning, flattering an already-convicted child rapist…
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I guess the best-available defense to this sort of thing—lots of friendly emails and visits with someone recently convicted of procuring a child for the purposes of prostitution, I mean—is something like “He seemed to have lots of money and connections and I would have liked a little piece of that”
![To:
Jeffrey Epsteinljeevacation@gmail.com]
From:
Christakis, Nicholas
Sent:
Thur 9/26/2013 1:56:03 AM
Subject: Re: Thanks
You are hilarious. My sense of humor. Yiddishe kop
N
Please excuse brevity and orthography and this fine print -- since this has been sent from my iPhone.
Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD
http://www.HumanNatureLab.net
On Sep 25, 2013, at 9:40 PM, "Jeffrey Epstein" <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
great first date
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Christakis, Nicholas <
wrote:
Dear Jeff
I've been on the road and in meetings literally since leaving your house [sic] yesterday
light and just got to DC. I greatly enjoyed the company and the setting (amazing of course) and the many good questions, especially yours. Josh was terrific; bu you already know that.
Best regards,
Nicholas
Please excuse brevity and orthography and this fine print -- since this has been sent from
my iPhone.
Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD
http://www.HumanNatureLab.net](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:myqic77tkmdhmaufgkvj43hr/bafkreihuwyjpomdy6ttlfhmph5t4movya3ounuzlqkabof7f7wfm5icvly@jpeg)
![From:
Sent:
Christakis, Nicholas
Jeffrey Epstein
Sun 9/8/2013 6:22:14 PM
Subject: Re: meeting again
no back until the 21, but lets definitely schedule after
On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Christakis, Nicholas
wrote:
dear jeff:
thanks for the kind words. i enjoyed meeting you; i had not known you were connected to john brockman, but i should have guessed!
as luck would have it, i am slated to be in NYC this coming thursday for a dinner and could meet before that, any time between 2 and 5, if that happened to work for you. otherwise, i could surely come back again within the coming weeks.
my lab has a number of foci at present: 1) the evolutionary biology and genetics of social networks and social interaction; 2) the experimental exploration, using online tools, of network structure and function in humans (how does network structure affect phenomena like cooperation, innovation, health, etc.); and 3) randomized controlled trials in the developing world of network 'targeting algorithms' aimed at enhancing spillover effects, so as to facilitate population-level behavior change by identifying and targeting influential people.
let me share three papers with you (one unpublished) that flesh out some of our work (specifically [1] and [2] above):
best, nicholas
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January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I guess the best-available defense to this sort of thing—lots of friendly emails and visits with someone recently convicted of procuring a child for the purposes of prostitution, I mean—is something like “He seemed to have lots of money and connections and I would have liked a little piece of that”
The way men like these pucker and grovel around money is a core problem
For academics still paying attention, T
the names "Nowak" and "Kosslyn" appear several thousand times in the new Epstein files dump. You can search at www.justice.gov/epstein
the names "Nowak" and "Kosslyn" appear several thousand times in the new Epstein files dump. You can search at www.justice.gov/epstein
January 31, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The way men like these pucker and grovel around money is a core problem
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Omg this is wild. Hauser getting advice from Epstein about crisis management.
January 31, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Omg this is wild. Hauser getting advice from Epstein about crisis management.
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For academics still paying attention, T
the names "Nowak" and "Kosslyn" appear several thousand times in the new Epstein files dump. You can search at www.justice.gov/epstein
the names "Nowak" and "Kosslyn" appear several thousand times in the new Epstein files dump. You can search at www.justice.gov/epstein
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
For academics still paying attention, T
the names "Nowak" and "Kosslyn" appear several thousand times in the new Epstein files dump. You can search at www.justice.gov/epstein
the names "Nowak" and "Kosslyn" appear several thousand times in the new Epstein files dump. You can search at www.justice.gov/epstein
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Here’s Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely asking Jeffrey Epstein for “the name and email of the redhead that was here with you.” This is four years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
January 31, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Here’s Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely asking Jeffrey Epstein for “the name and email of the redhead that was here with you.” This is four years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
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It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
Maybe he will say it was a woodpecker
January 31, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Maybe he will say it was a woodpecker