====== Jeffrey Epstein ======

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**Jeffrey Edward Epstein** was an American financial manager based in [[united_states:New York]], [[united_states:Florida]], and many other locations globally.

He served as a member of the [[Trilateral Commission]], the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], the [[New York Academy of Sciences]], [[Rockefeller University]], the [[Santa Fe Institute]], the [[Institute for Advanced Study]], the [[University of Pennsylvania]], and [[Harvard University]].

Epstein has been described as a [[transhumanism|transhumanist]] and a [[eugenics|eugenicist]].

===== History =====

==== Education ====

Epstein attended the [[Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences]] at [[New York University]] (NYU).((//Jeffrey Epstein.// Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. Retrieved March 29, 2014, from https://web.archive.org/web/20140329192428/http://www.ped.fas.harvard.edu/people/friends/Jeffrey_Epstein.html))

==== Dalton School ====

In 1974, Epstein was hired by [[Donald Barr]] to teach math and science at the [[Dalton School]] in the Upper East Side of [[united states of america:New York:New York City]].((Baker, M., & Harris, A. J. (2019, July 13). //Jeffrey Epstein Taught at Dalton. His Behavior Was Noticed.// The New York Times. https://archive.ph/0cLwz)) 

==== Bear Stearns ====

Epstein then went on to work at [[Bear Stearns]] until 1981.((Ward, V. (2003, March 1). //The Talented Mr. Epstein.// Vanity Fair. https://archive.ph/2Pdmw))

==== Wexner Foundation ====

Epstein was a trustee of the [[Wexner Foundation]] from 1992-2007.((Kirsch, N. (2019, July 8). //Why Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein Is Not A Billionaire.// Forbes. https://web.archive.org/web/20221230194846/https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2019/07/08/why-sex-offender-jeffrey-epstein-is-not-a-billionaire/?sh=3101ff8f15c7)) ((Dolsten, J. (2020, February 27). //Review finds Jeffrey Epstein “played no meaningful role” in Wexner Foundation.// Times of Israel. https://archive.vn/4krMt))

He served as Chairman and CEO of the [[Financial Trust Company]]. He also served as a Trustee of the [[Institute of International Education]] starting in October 2001.((//Founder.// Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation. Retrieved April 7, 2014, from https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092735/http://www.jeffreyepsteinscience.com/Founder.html))

==== Relationship with scientists ====

Many influential scientists met Epstein through New York literary agent [[John Brockman]], who, starting in 1999, hosted an annual “[[billionaires dinner]]” where some of his authors mingled with moguls. Epstein attended several of the dinners from 2000 to 2011, and Brockman described him through his [[Edge Foundation]] as a “science philanthropist.”((Begley, S. (2019, August 5). //Citing “nerd tunnel vision,” biologist George Church apologizes for contacts with Jeffrey Epstein.// STAT. https://archive.ph/PuvW0))

In 2000, Epstein founded the [[Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation]] in order to provide funding to "cutting edge" science worldwide.((//Founder.// Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation. Retrieved April 7, 2014, from https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092735/http://www.jeffreyepsteinscience.com/Founder.html)) One scientist in particular to receive Epstein's funding was geneticist [[George Church]], from 2005-2007.((Church, G. M. (2017, March 25). //Tech transfer.// Church Lab. https://archive.ph/XKy12)) ((Begley, S. (2019, August 5). //Citing “nerd tunnel vision,” biologist George Church apologizes for contacts with Jeffrey Epstein.// STAT. https://archive.ph/PuvW0)) Others highlighted by his profile on Harvard's website include theoretical physicist [[Stephen Hawking]], [[Marvin Minsky]], [[Seth Lloyd]] and Nobel Laureates [[Gerard ‘t Hooft]], [[David Gross]] and [[Frank Wilczek]].((//Jeffrey Epstein.// Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. Retrieved March 29, 2014, from https://web.archive.org/web/20140329192428/http://www.ped.fas.harvard.edu/people/friends/Jeffrey_Epstein.html))

Epstein met [[Eric Lander]] twice in 2012 in the office of [[Harvard University|Harvard]] biologist [[Martin Nowak]].((Aldhous, P. (2019, August 27). //Jeffrey Epstein’s Links To Scientists Are Even More Extensive Than We Thought.// BuzzFeed News. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815225522/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/jeffrey-epstein-science-donations-apologies-statements)) As of at least January 2015, Epstein was featured as a "Friend" and "financial founder" of Harvard's Evolutionary Dynamics program on the school's official website.((//Jeffrey Epstein.// Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. Retrieved March 29, 2014, from https://web.archive.org/web/20140329192428/http://www.ped.fas.harvard.edu/people/friends/Jeffrey_Epstein.html)) ((//Jeffrey Epstein.// Program for Evolutionary Dynamics; Harvard University. Retrieved January 15, 2015, from https://web.archive.org/web/20150115044217/http://www.ped.fas.harvard.edu:80/people/friends/Jeffrey_Epstein.html))

Epstein provided funding for [[MicroPsi 2]] and [[OpenCog]].((Voakes, G. (2013, November 13). //Maverick Hedge Funder Jeffrey Epstein Funds the First Humanoids in Berlin.// Huffington Post. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308063829/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-voakes/maverick-hedge-funder-jef_b_4262369.html))

===== Activities =====

==== Eugenics ====

Epstein reportedly expressed an intention to "seed the human race with his DNA by impregnating women at his vast New Mexico ranch," called [[Zorro Ranch]]. According to the //[[New York Times]]//, Epstein used his money and influence to "insinuate himself into an elite scientific community, thus allowing him to pursue his interests in eugenics and other fringe fields like [[cryonics]]."((Stewart, J. B., Goldstein, M., & Silver-Greenberg, J. (2019, July 31). //Jeffrey Epstein Hoped to Seed Human Race With His DNA.// The New York Times. http://archive.today/2023.01.06-195245/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/business/jeffrey-epstein-eugenics.html))

===== External links =====

  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230306034335/https://i.redd.it/7abjvc1j7zl51.jpg|Epstein Crime Map]]
  * [[https://epsteintimeline.com/|Epstein Timeline]]