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From: Marc Hauser Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:48 AM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Re: follow up m On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> wr=te: > call at 8 give me anumber > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Marc Hauser wrote: >> » jeffrey » the stuff i am developing has the potential to go to charters as well. » i want to develop software the can do online learning in a very » elegant way. Am attaching a sketch of the model. I agree about the » mess in education, and many ideas to develop. But need a base to » create, and the resources to do it. >> » the criminal angle is simply one hook to get some funding. but the » more important point is that issues of self-control are predictive of » academic achievement! low income kids have lower self-control and » poor academics. there are powerful techniques to improve » self-control, but they have yet to be elegantly developed and applied » in the public domain. » how do you propose we move forward? if you donate the funds to the » Center that is linked to the Penikese School, I can use to develop » these tools and then shop them to all sorts of educational arenas. » Teh brain plasticity issue is red hot. Most are focused on working » memory because of the application to alzheimer's. No one has really » caught on yet to the self-control part, but it is ripe for developing » applications. I just need the resources to bring the relevant players » on board and make this happen. » thoughts? » marc » On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Jeffrey Epstein » <[email protected]> » wrote: >» I think your better place and future is with all the money now >» wasted =n charter schools.. you can posit that individivalss have >» different learning methods. these methods MUST be front and center EFTA_R1_01690988 EFTA02541626 >» , so one is not attempting to insert Apple software in to Pc >» hardware. tough example, I =elive afro american learn >» kinestically, . if you let them jump around the clas=. >» they >» will do better.. the first thing we do is tell them to sit in one >» plac= and listen.. you can deal with the gender differnces in math >» learning. >» STAY >» away from criminal work. It will be bad for you. I cannot do that >» as a test... no amount is carved out by definition , but it is >» totally up t= you tonegotiate terms and condititions. »> >» On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 6:39 AM, Marc Hauser >» wrote: » » » » dear jeffrey » » » » thanks for thinking about how to help. i am considering two » » non-profits, one the school that i mentioned where there is a » » possibility of creating a center for cognitive enhancement and » » brain plasticity. here is the link to their donation site: » » http://www.penikese.org/donate/ways-to-give/ » » »» would this work? » » »» here are a few questions: »» 1. could you do 75k or 100k? with this amount, we could really »» develo= the tools to have a suite of tasks targeting specific »» aspects of brai= plasticity and enhancement, with elegant interfaces. »» 2. would you set up the so-to-speak constraints, that the funds be » » targeted specifically for the work i wish to do, or would this » » come from me? » » 3. do you imagine carving off some amount of the contribution to » » the place itself so that they feel as if they are getting » » something as well? of course, they are getting something » » potentially big with t=e program i am bringing, but .... » » »» i am meeting with the other organization this friday and will have » » a better sense then. » » » » here is the basic idea, insight, and approach. » » Brain plasticity, self-control, and the reduction of career » » criminals » » » » 1. career criminals cost society $1-2 million dollars each. » » 2. career criminals reveal signature of self-control problem: »» repeated offenses despite punishments, interventions, etc. »» Self-control problems are the single best predictor of career » » criminals 3. capacity for self-control matures over development; » » youths have best shot of change due to neural plasticity 4. if we » » can prevent youth crimes or arrest recidivism, massive savings; » » this is an international problem, so there is opportunity fo= work 2 EFTA_R1_01690989 EFTA02541627 » » abroad as well. » » 5. early assessments of self-control are highly predictive of » » future delinquency 6, self-control as an exhaustible short term »» resource... like fast twitch muscles 7. self-control like long » » term slow muscle for strength and suppor= and can be strengthened » » 8. we have powerfully reliable and predictive assessment tools for » » self-control 9. we have a rich set of tasks that can improve » » self-control, specifically targeting brain plasticity and » » mechanisms for inhibitory regulation. » » » » »» Put 1-9 together and we have a model for both early prevention of »» crimes as well as for reducing recidivism. » » »» Goal: to develop more sophisticated, computer-based tools to »» assess and intervene on self-control and reduce crime, especially »» the number of career criminals that cost society millions of dollars. » » » » best, » » » » marc »> >> > >> > >> >-- >> > >» The information contained in this communication is confidential, >» may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside >» information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It >» is the property of Jeffrey Epstein Unauthorized use, disclosure or >» copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly >» prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this >» communication in error, please notify us immediately by return >» e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected], and destroy this >» communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. >» copyright -all rights reserved »> »> > The information contained in this communication is confidential, may > be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and > is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of > Jeffrey Epstein Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this > communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be > unlawful. 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