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From To C c Lesle Groff Subject: Re: deception Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:19:22 +0000 Two starting questions: • How many people fit comfortably? So far, there's Jeff and the four of us, question is if and how many more we invite. • How do we go to/from the island? Neil On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Lesley Groff wrote: Good morning all. I wanted to intro will be your contact for logistics et • assistant and is cc'd here also. Her office number is: Jeffrey has asked that I make this introduction and have you take it from here! Of course if I can be if any help please let me know. Thanks so much. Lesley Sent from my iPhone On Jan 29, 2014, at 8:02 AM,I p p wrote: Good one-liners. Jeff/Lesley: I what are the logistics of getting to/from there? If we invite others, what's a good total number to shoot for? Let's lock in logistics for Feb 22,23, then plan who else we want to join. • o Build tools that reveal how the brain computes, to enable curing of brain disorders and understanding of the human condition. • o How does communicative competition shape - both biologically and culturally - our world? o In our interactions with other people, we signal in innumerable ways claims about our identity, status and intentions. We each try to make the best impression we can; at the same time, as viewers, we try to see through to the "truth" about others. EFTA00375113 o Signaling theory is the framework for understanding how our various signals evolved and what keeps them honest enough to function. And deception is central, particularly the question of how much deception is tolerable, even desirable, in various circumstances. • Jeff Epstein o Understanding deception to understand the brain. • o Brain-building as a test case for aligning the representations of hardware and software. • o Mapping the connectome to understand brain function and help you build artificial brains. o Modeling intertemporal choice as a game between multiple selves, and its relation to self- deception. EFTA00375114