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From: jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2016 11:39 PM To: John Brockman Subject: Re: Edgy New Year! same to you, sorry i couldnt make your celebration On Fri, Dec 30,=2016 at 7:36 PM, John Brockman < > wrote: JE, Happy 2017! - JB =94 =E2 =80 =94 =ALL STREET JOURNAL COVER STORY in "The Week In Review" and=Online http://graphics.wsj.com/image-grid/year-end-science= <http://graphics.wsj.com/image-grid/year-end-sciencek =80 =94 =E2 =94---- =80 =94 =E2 Special Preview= The EDGE Annual Question - Publication: Midnight, New Year's Eve =E2 =80 =94 =E2 =94--- CONFIDENTIAL I PRESS EMBARGO UNTIL PUBLIC=TION I COMING: NEW YEAR'S EVE! Richard Dawkins' "me=e" became a meme, known far beyond the scientific conversation in =hich it was coined. It's one of a handful of scientific ideas=that have entered the general culture, helping to clarify and inspire. =A0 The Edge Annual Question 2017: "WHAT SCIENTIFIC TERM OR =ONCEPT OUGHT TO BE MORE WIDELY KNOWN?" Of course, not everyone=likes the idea of spreading scientific understanding. Remember what the Bi=hop of Birmingham's wife is reputed to have said about Darwin=E2 s claim that human beings are descended from monkeys: "My dea=, let us hope it is not true, but, if it is true, let us hope it will=not become generally known." 200 of "our era's greate=t thinkers" (Atlantic) - 140,000-word doc (optimized for your smar= phone) https:=/www.edge.org/q2017 <https://www.edge.org/q2017> I user id: edge_question I password: edgeq20=7 (password-protected until publication) =80 =94 =E2 =80 =E2 Danny Hillis & Taylor Milsal's Cambridge dinner on the=occasion of EDGE's 20th Anniversary =94 =E2 =80 =94 =80 top: Stephen Wol=ram, Christopher Wolfram, Alan Guth, Steven Pinker, Rebecca Goldstein, Geo=ge Church, Dan Dennett, Katinka Matson, Max Tegmark, Meia Tegmark, Da=e Douglas, John Brockman EFTA_R1_01916114 EFTA02665591  below: David Haig, Daniel Lieberman, Dan=y Hillis, Taylor Milsal, Ting Wu, Neil Gershenfeld (not photographed) ar> =div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"> please note The=information contained in this communication is confidential, may be att=rney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is inten=ed only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE U=authorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part=thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive= this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return=e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com> , and destroy this communication and al= copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reser=ed 2 EFTA_R1_01916115 EFTA02665592