Re: A little thought to thinkers...
could you give me a list of who you think would enjoy a get together in =lorida„ smart , out of
the box types
of course
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 5:55 =M, Al seckel <████████████> =rote:
Ah, you have actually asked my =peciality. Seriously. Ok, different disciplines and business =oo?
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On =pr 16, 2009, at 6:33 PM, Al seckel aseckel@yahoo.com =rote:
Anyone you don't know on an immediate list, =sk me or google them. All are good friends of mine for years, but these very high end circles travel together, so you should =e very familiar with almost all of them. And, a few that you don't =now, are off the charts, and in some respects smarter than the ones =hat are familiar... ;•) They just didn't seek the limelight. I have =arked these people with an asterisk. Not everyone on this list is a =cientist.
There is no order to this list (this =s a cross-section off the top of my head). I can think of more names if = put my mind to it, but lets start =ere:
I am happy to discuss =nyone here
Nathan =hyrvold
*Catherine Mohr
*Jay Walker
Christof Koch
*Terry =ejnowski
Danny Hillis
*Bran =erren
Vilamur Ramachandran
Lisa =andall
Frances Arnold
Jesse Dylan
Larry =age
Elon Musk
Stephen Wolfram
Steve =uvertson
*Pablo Ho
Jaron Lanier
Craig =enter
paul Kirkaas
Yossi Vardi
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*Eric =jolsness
*Mike Douglas
- Dean Kamen
*Shelly =lashow
*Derrick Ashong
James =ameron
*Ronald Crowley
*Jeffrey =ehman
- Christine Maxwell
*Brock =ierce
*Rich Roberts
*Lee Stein
*Gerry =ussman
*John Conway
- Dan Dubno (just because he is =ery interesting)
I agree
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On Apr 17, 2009, at 1:17 PM, Al seckel =rote:
Jeff,
Good to talk =o you this morning on this subject, as it is one I am entirely =omfortable with. ;-)
The list I sent you =esterday has the criteria of thinkers, out of the box. These are =mongst the very brightest people that I know, where I enjoy listening =o them, and they say insightful things along with a deep understanding =f the subject matter. Intellectual judgment along with intellectual =bility. The two don't always go hand-in-hand. This is also a list of =eople who have a certain type of intelligence, but may not necessarily =ave social intelligence, i.e, they are a bit =wkward.
Jay is incredibly skilled socially =ompared to some of the people on this list. Just fyi. I personally am =ot bothered by social awkwardness, but this is your thing, and you would like a good =ix, and that is understandable. Criteria will just be different =hen.
You brought up Jay. This is a good =xample. Jay does listen, and then tends to offer up his own views. I =ery much enjoy interacting with Jay, and he is a close friend, and =lthough I may not always agree with him, he does always offer up ideas =hat are interesting and worth thinking about. That's why I put him on =he list. He has a certain way he maps the world and he is also very =ell read and informed. This is not an argument about Jay, just why I =ut him on the list. I would also put Nathan in the same category as =ay. Doesn't listen much, pontificates, don't always agree with what he =ays, but he tends to say things that are provocative and interesting. =e has an interesting way of mapping the world too, and is well read and =nformed. I enjoy bantering with both of them, and count them as real friends that I have known and hung out with for many =ears.
Some of the names listed are titans of =ntellectual ego. Steven Wolfram being amongst the worst of them. Others =re very shy and socially and fashion awkward, but are amongst the very =rightest and informed that I know, and will run intellectual circles =round some of the names on this list.
I =ery much like the idea of your asking people on this list to contribute =ames of the ten "brightest" people that they know. This list would =rovide an excellent set of =eferences.
Please note, =hat although I have a diversity of thinkers, I have distinctly avoided =eople who map the world in a magical way, and would encourage us to =void "magical =hinkers."