EFTA02357394.pdf

From: Neil Gershenfeld Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 1:03 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein; Lesley Groff; Sebastian Seung; judith donath; Ed Boyden Subject: Re: deception Good one-liners. Jeff/Lesley: what are the logistics of getting to/from there? If we invite others, what8s39;s a good total number to shoot for? Let's lock in logistics for Fe= 22,23, then plan who else we want to join. Neil <=iv class="gmail_extra"> Ed Boyden <=li> • Build tools that reveal how the brain computes, to enable curin= of brain disorders and understanding of the human condition. Judith Donath • How does communicative competition s=ape - both biologically and culturally - our world? • In our interac=ions with other people, we signal in innumerable ways claims about our ide=tity, status and intentions. We each try to make the best impression we ca=; at the same time, as viewers, we try to see through to the "truth&q=ot; about others. • Signaling theory is the framework for understanding how our various sig=als evolved and what keeps them honest enough to function. And deceptio= is central, particularly the question of how much deception is tolerable,=even desirable, in various circumstances. Jeff Epstein Understanding deception to understand=the brain. Neil Gershenfeld Brain-building as=a test case for aligning the representations of hardware and software. Sebastian Seung EFTA_R1_01343050 EFTA02357394 * Mapping the connectome to understa=d brain function and help you build artificial brains. * Modeling in=ertemporal choice as a game between multiple selves, and its relation to s=lf-deception. 2 EFTA_R1_01343051 EFTA02357395