Documents tagged "Harvard"
Found 55 documents with this tag
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028859.txt
The document discusses a person named Reid who has been found guilty of seven counts in court, which is referred to as "Reid's guy going down on all 7 counts." The context suggests that the conversation is taking place in a professional setting, and one participant expresses concerns about not effectively prioritizing their schedule. Another person mentions meeting various high-profile individuals such as Thiel, Summers, Bill Burns, Gordon Brown, the President of Mongolia, Hardeep Puri (India), Boris (Gates), Jabor (Qatar), Sultan (Dubai), Kosslyn (Harvard), Leon Black, Woody, and other prominent figures. The document also includes references to girls and high-risk/reward situations in a professional context.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027536.txt
The document appears to be a transcript of an iMessage conversation between two individuals named Jee and another person with the email address e:jeeitunes@gmail.com. The conversations takes place over several days, starting on December 1st and ending on December 4th. In this conversation, topics discussed include updates on Boston, Harvard, a project being shut down by the home office, and dinner plans for one individual's girlfriend with another person named Weisman. It is not clear who Richard Axel or Misha Grosov are as they do not appear in this excerpt of the document.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027038.txt
The document discusses arranging a taping session between Lisa New and Jeffrey Epstein for their conversation on October 23rd at Harvard University or Lisa's house. The purpose of the taping is not explicitly stated but seems to be related to discussing Jewish Eastern European materials, as YIVO (the largest collection of such materials) is mentioned. The taping could involve only Lisa and Jeffrey, students from HarvardX studios, or the Woodberry Poetry Room. Other notable individuals like John McCain, Tony Kushner, and Al Gore have also signed up for the event.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027036.txt
The document is a series of emails between Lisa New and Jeffrey Epstein discussing the scheduling and location for a taping. The focus is on key people, places, and topics such as the availability of specific dates in October, the possibility of conducting the taping at Lisa's house, the involvement of students or just the two of them, and potential guests to the seminar like John McCain, Tony Kushner, and Al Gore.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027035.txt
The email discusses a meeting between Lisa New and Jeffrey Epstein on the 23rd. Lisa offers to tape their conversation in her office, Harvardx studios, or Woodberry poetry room. She also mentions that John McCain, Tony Kushner, and Al Gore have signed up for her seminar.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026521.txt
The paper discusses a game theory model of cooperation in which players choose whether or not to cooperate without assessing the costs beforehand. The authors propose that this behavior can be explained by a trust-based mechanism, where individuals are more likely to cooperate with others who have demonstrated trustworthy behaviors. The authors also show through simulations and analytical methods that this cooperative equilibrium is stable under various conditions and can increase cooperation frequency compared to equilibria in which players always assess the costs before cooperating.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025603.txt
In the email conversation between Joichi Ito and J, it's mentioned that Andrew Farkas gave a gift of $25K to ASU and possibly another gift to MIT. The topic is about how the money should be given or transferred. There is also a mention of the Hasty Pudding Harvard fund plant guys.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025140.txt
The document is a message from Robert Trivers to Jeffrey E. discussing his experience with the Junior Fellowship at Harvard and Watson's dismissal of his work on reciprocal altruism and parental investment. The main focus of his current research is human intelligence in Africa, specifically asking whether Africans are stupid or smart.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024256.txt
The course "Internet & Society" is co-taught by Professor Jonathan Zittrain and Professor Joi Ito at Harvard Law School in Winter 2017. The class focuses on the technologies and politics of control in online architecture and activities, including topics such as copyright, cryptocurrency, private infrastructures for government surveillance, net neutrality, weaponized social, free vs. prope ... (truncated, total length: 31193 characters)
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023452.txt
The document describes an educational initiative by Harvard Graduate School of Education and other organizations that combines the study of poetry with science, environment, and visual arts. Key topics include the exploration of various natural landscapes like oceans, ponds, marshes, mountains, forests, and coral reefs. The initiative features a diverse range of experts including poets, economists, historians, conservationists, scientists, and educators from Harvard University. Notable locations included in the study are Cape Cod, Nantucket, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, Jamaica, Aspen, California, Papua New Guinea, and Harvard's Houghton Rare Book Library.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023435.txt
The Poetry in America program aims to provide online graduate-level professional development courses for middle and high school teachers who have never had the opportunity to advance their careers online. These courses will be designed to strengthen classroom practice while accumulating credits toward advanced degrees in education. The initiative will also produce classroom-ready video content that enables teachers to engage and educate students, meeting English Language Arts standards and providing professional development opportunities. The program is a collaboration between Elisa New and Programs in Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with courses such as Poetry of the City already in active development.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019396.txt
The course is Economics 1545 taught by Professor Kenneth Rogoff at Harvard University in Fall 2009, focusing on international finance and macroeconomics with a mix of theoretical, empirical, and policy frameworks. The prerequisite includes Economics 1011b or 1010b and basic calculus knowledge. Students are encouraged to work together on problem sets that closely parallel material covered in class.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019330.txt
This document discusses a grant application process and its challenges. Lisa New, director of Poetry in America, highlights the progress made by the program in 2016, including moving toward a concrete release date for their television series and converting MOOC modules into for-credit courses. She also mentions Jeffrey E.'s role as an adviser and supporter of the program. Barnaby is mentioned as someone who could apply for a grant but should know that there are only a few grants available in each round, and many projects proposed don't get funding due to limited funding availability.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019326.txt
The document is a letter from Lisa New to Jeffrey E., discussing the progress made by Poetry in America and its associated non-profit production company, Verse Video Education, as well as their new Harvard partner, the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. The goals for 2016 included moving their television series toward a concrete release date, converting MOOC modules into for-credit courses, and developing a course specifically for K-12 educators. In addition to this, Lisa also mentions that Barnaby is no longer at the Institute for Advanced Studies, but instead she will ask him if he can help her through Templeton. The document also mentions that the company has grown from just herself and one other person to now having a production staff of five, as well as interns and Harvard graduate students who are trained in public-facing humanities.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015501.txt
The document discusses the relationship between game theory and morality, focusing on two key aspects: using people for amusement or profit and charitable giving without evaluating the efficiency of the cause. The authors use examples such as dwarf tossing and ineffective charities to illustrate these points. They suggest that game theory can provide insights into moral decision-making by considering the potential consequences of our actions on others.