Documents tagged "Richard Dawkins"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029221.txt
In the email exchange, Jeffrey and Lisa discuss a proposal for contributing $500,000 to Poetry in America at Harvard University. The funds will be used for post-production and distribution of a historical period of American poetry, which includes interviews with various individuals. The money is expected to come as a gift from Harvard, but there are other ways to contribute without involving the university. The proposal is seen as optimistic, but it could potentially bring success.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028882.txt
This document is an email from Lisa New to Jeffrey Epstein discussing a proposal for a project related to Poetry in America at Harvard University. The proposal seeks $500,000 and mentions that it would be best if the money were given as a gift to EdLabs at Harvard. It also discusses potential raw materials for the project including interviews with Bill Clinton, Woody Allen, Harrison Ford, and others.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025537.txt
The email discusses a proposal for a poetry and science initiative that could begin immediately with funding of $500,000. The proposed course would combine the study of poetry with the study of science, environment, and the visual arts. Key people mentioned in the email include Lisa New, who is interested in supporting TV on a broad range of topics, and Jeffrey E., who is having a drink with the Dean of Ed School to explore this proposal among other topics. The initiative would include taped sessions from various experts such as Richard Dawkins, Walter Isaacson, David Mossberg, and David Malan.
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_023416.txt
This document describes an initiative by Harvard Graduate School of Education, HarvardX, and WGBH that combines poetry study with science, environment, and visual arts. Materials include archival images and live footage from various locations such as Cape Cod, Nantucket's Whaling Museum, and Emily Dickinson's home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Notable guests for this initiative include author Michael Pollan, economist Lawrence Summers, Vice President Al Gore, eco-critic Lawrence Buell, Harvard students and Boston area school teachers, Martin Espada, David Coleman, Ray Dalio, Jane Pickering, Peter Galison, Walter Isaacson, Walt Mossberg, David Malan, Richard Dawkins, and Harrison Ford. Future planned conversations include discussions on computer language and poetry, evolution and probability, and a conversation with actor Harrison Ford about "The Fish".
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023205.txt
This document appears to contain a series of emails regarding a project involving taped interviews with various individuals, including politicians and other notable figures such as Woody Allen, Frank Gehry, and Richard Dawkins. The sender is seeking advice on how to proceed with the footage from one particular interviewee who has denied permission for use.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023202.txt
This email discusses a list of politicians and other notable figures that have been taped by the sender. The focus is on obtaining permission to use footage from these individuals in an online course. Key people mentioned include Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John McCain, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The email also references Woody Allen's legal team and their decision not to allow the footage to be used.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023198.txt
The document discusses a list of politicians and other figures that the sender has taped, including Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John McCain, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, Sir Mervyn King, former Sec of Treasury Larry Summers, Vice President Biden, Senator Mark Warner, Governor Jerry Brown, UN representative Samantha Power, former Sec of State Henry Kissinger, former Sec of State Condoleezza Rice, and several others. The sender also mentions that they have taped figures such as Frank Gehry, Katie Couric, David Brooks, Andrea Mitchell, Richard Dawkins, Peter Gallison, Head of the College Board David Coleman, Dean of Harvard Law School Martha Minow, and several poets laureate.