Laurene,

Laurene, - Sorry if my noisy heli arrival yesterday disturbed your otherwise serene afternoon- Joi Ito from MIT media lab, told me last week about your personal project - a school for the highly gifted? He said it appeared we shared some mutual goals and constraints ( I also think "Minerva" might be too late in the education process to really make a difference. ) Now that you are at least, temporarily ,my next door neighbor, the polite thing to do and something I think could be fun, would be to ask you over for coffee or tea either today or tomorrow. Afterwards I return to New York where I will spend the day with Noam Chomsky, , on a very similar subject. ie but there , more about the essence of brain" functors" and its hypothetical rules for creativity. Questions; re the role that language might play. His thinking is that language was really initially only for internal communication, spoken language a remarkable offshoot. Also, what role does music play, if any ? maybe a potential window into its inner workings. ( people learn better, when the information is presented in symphonic three part form , Kosslyn agrees ) I will return to my island Sunday , If more convenient. Jeffrey You or your asst can contact my local office b:o set a time. Ask for Daphne. And if you need confirmation feel free to email joi EFTA01131070