Jeffrey Epstein's Involvement With The Edge Foundation
John Brockman was the creator of the foundation called Edge Foundation: Third Culture and for many years Jeffrey Epstein is an active and encouraging member of this group. In 1988, Brockman founded the group, which was originally designed to accept only those who are deemed interesting and those who possess out of this world intellect. Many of the Edge Foundation's affiliates are friends of Jeffrey Epstein, and he has chosen to support the work of number of Edge members through the Jeffrey Epstein Foundation.
CP Snow's classic work, The Two Cultures, which was first published in 1959 inspired Brockman, this work explores the distance in communication between literary intellectuals and scientific intellectuals thus the phrase Two Cultures. In the later parts, Snow made a detailed discussion on how much was lost because of the two unique language, which made it tougher to connect. The line of communication between the scientists and artists is flawed. There was little in the way of understanding or insight among them. Even with art, the scientists searching for mutual understanding, in say an artist such as M.C Escher, whose mathematical symmetries were beautiful to them, were dismissed by the artists, who were content with the "emotive" power of a painting portrayed through light, tone, and color, as well as technique. It all boils down to one party, the scientists, while looking at a modern art abstraction and thought "I do not get it" to another party, the artists, declaring "I do not understand it.". As Jeffrey Epstein said, this resembles the story I read regarding physicist Richard Feynman who decided to trade lessons in physics for lessons in art with his buddy, the artist, Jyair Zorthian. While Feynman was able to become a fairly decent draftsman, Zorthian, just couldn't pick up on the physics, much less the fundamental beauty of electromagnetism that Feynman tried to show him with a coiled magnet. In that circumstance, a disaster took place since the Two Cultures clashed despited Fynman's reputation as an excellent physics teacher.
This gap is still present up to this day. Snow added a new essay in "The Two Cultures: A Second Look" in 1963,which indicates that the human race will benefit greatly if this gap between two cultures is closed and this will not only enrich the Two Cultures, but whole world as well. This group is now known as The Third Culture, a term created by Snow himself. Brockman used this as the basis of his decision to create a party that is composed of artists and intellectuals who all have different emphasis in order to come up with a forum that will deal with anything and everything and enable the audience to gain entry into the deepest thoughts of these thinkers.
As the author, Brockman acts like a glue to these individuals by organizing events that enable them to share their honest thoughts and opinions on the various queries thrown at them, their answers to these questions are then compiled in a collection of Edge essays.
Each year, Brockman throws a new query and each associate of the Third Culture dutifully gives out their replies. The queries can be profound, deep, philosophical, and at times mundane. However, if you consider the individuals who are going to reply these questions, surprises should be expected. What is enjoyable to view is how the imagination works.
Some answers to his questions are too glib, others, cynical, some downright idiotic, but there is enough richness in content to gratify and stimulate even the casual curious mind. When requested his recommendation of a good place to start, Jeffrey Epstein stated "If one were to seek for richness and creativity of thought among some of the world's elite, Brockman's yearly question is my suggestion of a good place to start."
CP Snow's classic work, The Two Cultures, which was first published in 1959 inspired Brockman, this work explores the distance in communication between literary intellectuals and scientific intellectuals thus the phrase Two Cultures. In the later parts, Snow made a detailed discussion on how much was lost because of the two unique language, which made it tougher to connect. The line of communication between the scientists and artists is flawed. There was little in the way of understanding or insight among them. Even with art, the scientists searching for mutual understanding, in say an artist such as M.C Escher, whose mathematical symmetries were beautiful to them, were dismissed by the artists, who were content with the "emotive" power of a painting portrayed through light, tone, and color, as well as technique. It all boils down to one party, the scientists, while looking at a modern art abstraction and thought "I do not get it" to another party, the artists, declaring "I do not understand it.". As Jeffrey Epstein said, this resembles the story I read regarding physicist Richard Feynman who decided to trade lessons in physics for lessons in art with his buddy, the artist, Jyair Zorthian. While Feynman was able to become a fairly decent draftsman, Zorthian, just couldn't pick up on the physics, much less the fundamental beauty of electromagnetism that Feynman tried to show him with a coiled magnet. In that circumstance, a disaster took place since the Two Cultures clashed despited Fynman's reputation as an excellent physics teacher.
This gap is still present up to this day. Snow added a new essay in "The Two Cultures: A Second Look" in 1963,which indicates that the human race will benefit greatly if this gap between two cultures is closed and this will not only enrich the Two Cultures, but whole world as well. This group is now known as The Third Culture, a term created by Snow himself. Brockman used this as the basis of his decision to create a party that is composed of artists and intellectuals who all have different emphasis in order to come up with a forum that will deal with anything and everything and enable the audience to gain entry into the deepest thoughts of these thinkers.
As the author, Brockman acts like a glue to these individuals by organizing events that enable them to share their honest thoughts and opinions on the various queries thrown at them, their answers to these questions are then compiled in a collection of Edge essays.
Each year, Brockman throws a new query and each associate of the Third Culture dutifully gives out their replies. The queries can be profound, deep, philosophical, and at times mundane. However, if you consider the individuals who are going to reply these questions, surprises should be expected. What is enjoyable to view is how the imagination works.
Some answers to his questions are too glib, others, cynical, some downright idiotic, but there is enough richness in content to gratify and stimulate even the casual curious mind. When requested his recommendation of a good place to start, Jeffrey Epstein stated "If one were to seek for richness and creativity of thought among some of the world's elite, Brockman's yearly question is my suggestion of a good place to start."
