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From: Joichi Ito Sent: Monday, May 29, 2017 12:49 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Re: One Science / Media Lab OK (Tip: Use NRR to mean No Reply Required - thank you!) > On May 29, 2017, at 8:37 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: > less media lab but more programatic focus. > On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 8:31 AM, Joichi Ito wrote: > How does this sound? > Almost all of the important problems that science faces are complex =nd interdisciplinary, yet the majority of traditional research labs =till focus on a single discipline or problem. To tackle difficult =hallenges, such as curing or augmenting the human body; developing, =eploying and regulating artificial intelligence; or understanding, =esigning and managing the future of genomics—we need =nterdisciplinary—and perhaps more importantly, =ntidisciplinary— groups of the best researchers in any number of =isparate fields. Working together, bound tightly in an operating group, =hese scientists are unencumbered by the "walls" of =isciplines and federal funding silos. Unlike established fields, which =ave an established paradigm, these are "pre-paradigmatic =ciences"—the principles are not yet clear, the textbook is =ncomplete, and there are no hard and fast rules—so the =isciplinary source of a given revolution is highly unpredictable. > At the MIT Media Lab, we have established a unique environment where =aster's and PhD candidates conduct research in more than 25 =esearch groups each led by a professor or senior research scientist. =his academic program is complemented by a robust research agenda that =ften involves collaborations with top researchers across MIT and beyond =o tackle mission-oriented projects that cut across multiple =isciplines. The Media Lab is also strongly focused on deploying =esearch results into practice and the real world. > While academia can attract the brightest researchers whose thinking is =ot yet encumbered by traditional disciplinary biases, it does not =ecessarily provide the best model for attracting funding for =E2 unproven" research initiatives, or for scaling. The =edia Lab's "secret sauce" is its ability to =ring together a constantly evolving community of hundreds of faculty =embers, researcher staff, and graduate students with an incredible =readth of scientific expertise, and then providing them with the =reedom—and funding—to take their ideas into uncharted =cientific waters. We believe this can serve as a new paradigm for =dvancing the understanding, invention, and deployment of science. > -- > please note > 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 EFTA_R1_01889302 EFTA02649600 > JEE 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 <?xml version=.0" encoding=TF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.O.dtd"> <plist version=.0"> <dict> <key>conversation-id</key> <integer>42984</integer> <key>date-last-viewed</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>date-received</key> <integer>1496062160</integer> <key>flags</key> <integer>8590195713</integer> <key>gmail-label-ids</key> <array> <integer>6</integer> <integer>2</integer> </array> <key>remote-id</key> <string>717664</string> </dict> </plist> 2 EFTA_R1_01889303 EFTA02649601