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Stephen Kosslyn
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Mythos of Jeffrey Epstein and Harvard University's Science - LinkedIn linkedin.com May 27, 2025 9 facts
imageJeffrey Epstein's scientific network included connections to Harvard University (specifically Martin Nowak, Lawrence Summers, Alan Dershowitz, Stephen Kosslyn, and George Church), the MIT Media Lab (specifically Joi Ito and Marvin Minsky), prominent scientists (including Stephen Hawking, Steven Pinker, Murray Gell-Mann, Frank Wilczek, George Church, and Noam Chomsky), institutions (Edge Foundation, Institute for Advanced Study, Humanity+, Santa Fe Institute), and elite figures (Leslie Wexner, Bill Gates, Leon Black, and Ehud Barak).
claimJeffrey Epstein's prior financial gifts to Stephen Kosslyn were not disclosed at the time of his 2005 Visiting Fellow application to Harvard University.
claimHarvard University faculty members, including Kosslyn, publicly praised Jeffrey Epstein's intellect, which signaled to students and colleagues that the institution valued intellectual engagement with a sex offender if he appeared smart and generous.
claimJeffrey Epstein donated funds to Stephen Kosslyn for cognition research at Harvard University.
measurementJeffrey Epstein donated $200,000 to the Harvard University Psychology Department between 1998 and 2002, which was received by the department's then-chair, Stephen Kosslyn.
imageThe institutional flowchart of Jeffrey Epstein's influence at Harvard University illustrates the flow of money and favors, showing donations moving into departments such as Psychology and the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics (PED), and connects Epstein to figures including Martin Nowak, Stephen Kosslyn, Lawrence Summers, Alan Dershowitz, and George Church.
claimStephen Kosslyn provided an enthusiastic recommendation for Jeffrey Epstein's 2005 Visiting Fellow application at Harvard University.
quoteHarvard University professor Stephen Kosslyn stated in 2003: “Jeffrey Epstein is one of the most intellectual people I’ve ever met,” noting that Epstein sought out people doing cutting-edge work and learned their research in detail.
accountJeffrey Epstein facilitated a connection between Harvard psychologist Stephen Kosslyn and law professor Alan Dershowitz, leading to them co-teaching a class.
Epstein: A Forensic Reconstruction of the Transhumanist Research ... bryantmcgill.substack.com Jan 31, 2026 3 facts
claimThe group identified as 'Team Leela' includes Stephen Hawking, Isabel Maxwell, Marvin Minsky, Ray Kurzweil, Leo Laporte, George Church, Daniel C. Dennett, Nathan Myhrvold, Martin Nowak, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, Stephen Jay Gould, Howard Gardner, Stephen Kosslyn, Larry Summers, Henry Rosovsky, David Gergen, Gerard ‘t Hooft, David Gross, Frank Wilczek, and Ben Goertzel, alongside institutions such as the MIT Media Lab, MIT CSAIL, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
claimThe network associated with Jeffrey Epstein and transhumanist research includes individuals such as Stephen Hawking, Isabel Maxwell, Marvin Minsky, Ray Kurzweil, Leo Laporte, George Church, Daniel C. Dennett, Nathan Myhrvold, Martin Nowak, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, Stephen Jay Gould, Howard Gardner, Stephen Kosslyn, Larry Summers, Henry Rosovsky, David Gergen, Gerard ‘t Hooft, David Gross, Frank Wilczek, and Ben Goertzel.
claimThe 'Team Leela' network, as identified by Bryant McGill, includes Stephen Hawking, Isabel Maxwell, Marvin Minsky, Ray Kurzweil, Leo Laporte, George Church, Daniel C. Dennett, Nathan Myhrvold, Martin Nowak, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, Stephen Jay Gould, Howard Gardner, Stephen Kosslyn, Larry Summers, Henry Rosovsky, David Gergen, Gerard ‘t Hooft, David Gross, Frank Wilczek, the MIT Media Lab, MIT CSAIL, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and Ben Goertzel.
The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein's Power - The New York Times nytimes.com Feb 13, 2026 1 fact
claimIn a 2014 email to Kathy Ruemmler, Jeffrey Epstein claimed to be hosting or associating with Peter Thiel, Larry Summers, Bill Burns, Gordon Brown, Thorbjørn Jagland, the President of Mongolia, Hardeep Singh Puri, Bill Gates, Jabor of Qatar, the Sultan of Dubai, Stephen Kosslyn, Leon Black, Woody Allen, and Bill Clinton.