EPSTEIN NYC RESIDENCE -- SCIENCE EVENT TIMELINE

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2004 -- BROCKMAN "BILLIONAIRES' DINNER" (via EFTA00018466)

Attendees: Scientists + tech billionaires (Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Jeff Bezos)

Organizer: John Brockman / Edge Foundation

Location: Indian Summer restaurant, Monterey + Epstein's 71st St townhouse

2011 -- BROCKMAN-EPSTEIN COMMUNICATION (EFTA01997632)

From: John Brockman

Date: January 20, 2011

2013 -- WOODY ALLEN / ITO / BOYDEN / PRITZKER DINNER (EFTA02377042)

Date: May 22, 2013

Attendees: Woody Allen, Soon Yi, Joi Ito, Ed Boyden, Tom Pritzker

Location: Epstein's NYC residence

Time: 7:30 PM (Allen), 8:00 PM (Ito/Boyden), 9:00 PM (Pritzker)

2013 -- BOYDEN COMMUNICATION (EFTA02131219)

Date: August 2, 2013

Ed Boyden email

2014 -- GERSHENFELD/SEUNG/BOYDEN/DONATH NEUROSCIENCE DINNER (EFTA02114558)

Date: March 14, 2014

Organizers: Gershenfeld, Seung

Confirmed: Ed Boyden, Judith Donath

Proposed: David E. Shaw, Yann LeCun, John Hopfield, Kevin Slavin, David Tank

Host: Epstein (Groff coordinating logistics)

Subject: "deception" -- neuroscience of consciousness

2014 -- SLAVIN/NOWAK/MARSH MEETINGS (EFTA02108058, 02109316, 02110197)

Date: April 21, 2014

Attendees: Kevin Slavin, Martin Nowak, Barnaby Marsh

Coordinator: Danielle Nadeau

To: Jeffrey Epstein

2015 -- BROCKMAN-EPSTEIN DIRECT (EFTA02501737)

Date: May 12, 2015

Discussion: Sam Harris, Jennifer Doudna

"DINNER: Not ready for a big dinner..."

UNDATED -- GERSHENFELD/SEUNG/EPSTEIN (EFTA01939169)

To: Neil Gershenfeld

Cc: Sebastian Seung, Jeffrey Epstein

6.2 The "Jeff Has Veto Power" Pattern

Across multiple documents, the same pattern emerges:

• Scientists organize intellectual gatherings

• Epstein's name is on the CC line or is the host

• Epstein's assistant (Lesley Groff) coordinates logistics

• Epstein has approval/veto authority over the guest list

In EFTA02114558, Gershenfeld writes: "Don't have a strong opinion, cc'ing Jeff to see if he does."

This establishes that Epstein was not merely providing a venue -- he was an active decision-maker in who attended these elite science gatherings.

SECTION 7: CROSS-REFERENCE ANALYSIS

7.1 Shaw and the Jeff Bezos Connection

Jeff Bezos worked at D.E. Shaw & Co. from 1990 to 1994 as a VP. Bezos left Shaw to found Amazon. The Brockman/Edge Foundation network included both Epstein and tech billionaires -- EFTA00018466 documents:

"In 2004, Mr. Brockman hosted a dinner at the Indian Summer restaurant in Monterey, Calif., where Mr. Epstein was introduced to scientists..."

The same article references "billionaires' dinners" at Epstein's townhouse. While there is no direct evidence of Shaw attending these Brockman dinners, the social graph strongly suggests proximity:

• Brockman's dinners included tech/science billionaires

• Shaw is both a tech billionaire AND a computational scientist

• Shaw was proposed for the Gershenfeld/Seung dinner circle

7.2 Shaw and Deutsche Bank

No direct connection was found between D.E. Shaw & Co. and Epstein's Deutsche Bank accounts. However:

• The same Deutsche Bank relationship manager team (Jj Litchford, Paul Morris) that managed Epstein's 40+ accounts also managed Leon Black's accounts (EFTA01359500)

• D.E. Shaw & Co. is a major financial institution that would have banking relationships with Deutsche Bank

• No evidence of money flows between Shaw entities and Epstein entities was found in the transaction databases

7.3 Shaw and the MIT Network

Shaw's proposed attendance at an MIT-organized dinner is significant because:

• The MIT Media Lab's Joi Ito resigned over undisclosed Epstein donations ($1M+)

• Ed Boyden (MIT) was a confirmed attendee of multiple Epstein dinners

• Gershenfeld (MIT) was a key organizer

• Seth Lloyd (MIT) was documented receiving Epstein funding and attending events through 2017

D.E. Shaw Research has no documented direct connection to MIT in the Epstein files, but Shaw's background as a Columbia CS professor and his computational biology work place him in the same intellectual circles.

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The document EFTA02006000 contains a fragmentary redaction showing:

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This is an email participant list from the October 2012 Kimbal Musk meeting coordination. Karla Shaw is Kimbal Musk's assistant at The Kitchen Community (Boulder, CO), and "Nikoli[c]" is Boris Nikolic, who was invited to the same lunch. See Section 4.2 for full identification. This document has no connection to David E. Shaw.

SECTION 8: CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS -- WHY SHAW MATTERS

8.1 The Science-Finance Nexus

David E. Shaw represents a unique archetype in the Epstein network: the scientific researcher who is also a financial titan. This profile is precisely what Epstein cultivated as part of his "science patron" identity:

• Epstein claimed to be a science patron -- His foundation donated to research, he hosted science dinners, he positioned himself as a connector between scientists and donors

• Shaw IS a science patron -- D.E. Shaw Research genuinely advances computational biology, and Shaw personally maintains active scientific research programs

• The mimicry is the key -- Epstein modeled himself after figures like Shaw to gain credibility in scientific circles

8.2 The Dinner Guest List as Social Capital

The fact that Gershenfeld casually proposed "David E. Shaw?" as a dinner invitee reveals several things:

8.3 What We Cannot Determine

Based on the available evidence, we CANNOT determine:

• Whether David E. Shaw actually attended the March 14, 2014 dinner

• Whether Shaw had any other contact with Epstein

• Whether Shaw was aware of Epstein's criminal history at the time

• Whether any financial relationship existed between Shaw/D.E. Shaw entities and Epstein entities

• Whether Shaw attended any of the Brockman "billionaires' dinners" at Epstein's townhouse

• Whether Shaw was on Epstein's flight logs (no flight log references found)

• Whether Shaw appears in Epstein's contact books or calendars (none found in databases)

SECTION 9: THE FULL DINNER ATTENDEE NETWORK

9.1 All Documents Mentioning Dinner Attendees

9.2 Martin Nowak -- The Harvard Connection

Martin Nowak (Harvard professor, evolutionary dynamics) appears alongside Kevin Slavin in 3 documents where Epstein is directly addressed:

• EFTA02108058: To: Epstein Jeffrey, Cc includes Nowak and Slavin

• EFTA02109316: Nowak, Slavin, Barnaby Marsh

• EFTA02110197: Nowak, Slavin, Marsh

Nowak's Harvard lab received $6.5 million in donations from Epstein's foundation (publicly reported). This places Nowak as a major financial beneficiary of Epstein's science patronage.

9.3 Barnaby Marsh -- Epstein's Science Advisor

Barnaby Marsh appears as a consistent intermediary between Epstein and the science network:

• EFTA02108058, EFTA02109316, EFTA02110197 -- all with Epstein, Nowak, Slavin

• Marsh is described in public reporting as Epstein's "science advisor"

• His presence in these emails confirms the organizational structure: Marsh coordinated science contacts for Epstein

SECTION 10: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS -- SHAW ENTITY SEARCH

10.1 Deutsche Bank Account Search

No D.E. Shaw entities appear in Epstein's Deutsche Bank account structure (RM CODE 82289). The known Epstein accounts include:

• Haze Trust ($40.5M balance Aug 2018)

• Southern Financial LLC

• Southern Trust Company

• Butterfly Trust

• Gratitude America, Ltd

• Plan D LLC

• Various numbered trusts (2017 Caterpillar Trust, etc.)

• Prytanee LLC

• Honeycomb Partners

None of these are connected to D.E. Shaw & Co. or D.E. Shaw Research.

10.2 Wire Transfer Search

No wire transfers between Epstein entities and D.E. Shaw entities were found in the transaction records. For comparison, documented wire recipients include:

• Valar Global Fund (Peter Thiel): $28.8M

• Honeycomb Partners: $64M

• Boothbay Fund: $38.25M

• Leon Black entities: $158M+

• Benjamin de Rothschild: $25M

• Tudor Futures Fund: $13.5M

10.3 Investment Search

No evidence was found that Epstein invested money through D.E. Shaw & Co., or that D.E. Shaw entities received Epstein funds. This contrasts with documented investments in Valar Fund (Thiel), Coatue (Laffont), and others.

SECTION 11: COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT

11.1 Shaw vs. Other Science Network Figures

11.2 Risk Assessment

Based on the available evidence, David E. Shaw's connection to Epstein in these files is minimal and speculative:

• CONFIRMED: Shaw was proposed as a potential invitee to an Epstein-hosted neuroscience dinner in 2014

• CONFIRMED: The proposal came from MIT's Neil Gershenfeld, not from Epstein or Shaw directly

• CONFIRMED: Epstein had veto power over who attended these dinners

• NOT CONFIRMED: Whether Shaw actually attended

• NOT CONFIRMED: Any direct communication between Shaw and Epstein

• NOT CONFIRMED: Any financial relationship

• NOT CONFIRMED: Any other social contact

SECTION 12: METHODOLOGY AND SEARCH LOG

12.1 Databases Searched

12.2 Complete Search Term Log

SECTION 13: CONCLUSIONS

13.1 What the Evidence Shows

13.2 Assessment

• Direct communication with Epstein

• Financial flows between Shaw/D.E. Shaw entities and Epstein entities

• Attendance at any Epstein event

• Presence on flight logs, calendars, or contact lists

• Any sexual misconduct allegations

• Any role in Epstein's criminal enterprise

The most significant aspect of Shaw's appearance is what it reveals about Epstein's network architecture: a convicted sex offender was hosting elite neuroscience dinners where billionaire tech founders were casually proposed as guests, with Epstein maintaining approval authority over attendance.

13.3 Open Questions

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