File 025140
Email Correspondence Between Robert Trivers and Jeffrey Epstein Regarding Academic Career and Research (File 025140)
Email exchange dated June 2018 between evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers and Jeffrey Epstein discussing Trivers' academic dismissal, research on human intelligence and African populations, and financial matters.
Summary
Robert Trivers responds to Jeffrey Epstein's email with detailed accounts of his academic career setbacks, particularly his exclusion from a Harvard Junior Fellowship in 1972 by J.D. Watson, whom he credits with blocking his advancement. Trivers discusses his current challenges in Jamaica and the United States, references financial losses related to institutional action against him, and indicates he is preparing research on human intelligence, Africa, and parasites for Epstein's review. The conversation also touches on trade policy and market concerns.
From:Sent:To:Subject:Attachments:Robert Trivers6/25/2018 2:19:44 AMjeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]Re:EPSTEIN.docxImportance: Highperhaps i misunderstood "let's concentrate on you"Jamaica is bad enough but i have mastered that—at least the danger-4th highest murder rate in the worldas for the us i have alienated large stretches of it—i will spare you the detailsi was amused that you are now friends with JD Watsonhe single-handedly prevented me from getting a Junior Fellowship at HarvardIn 1972 I got my PhD in Biology and it was conventional to nominate the very best post-docs for a JuniorFellowship, Harvard's most prestigious award—it provided three years of research support without any duties. Iwas the best student out of Evolutionary and Organismic Biology in more than 20 years. The entire departmentwas behind me.but Watson was on the 3-man committee, in charge of all the science candidates and he deemed my two papers,reciprocal altruism and parental investment and sexual selection as "not being science" and dismissed me in onesentence. Well bless his soul, he now does not even understand his own subject—yes, i speak of genetics—because having remained resolutely ignorant of evolutionary logic and biology he can neither understand theshape and form of the genotype nor how it differs systematically within lifei have been preparing something for you for a long time on human intelligence, Africa, parasites etc because iprefer to get things right but i am ready to send you what i havemain focus is—Africans stupid or smart?bobHOUSE OVERSIGHT 025140On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 4:23 PM, Robert Trivers <__________________> wrote:Many thanks. By all means let's concentrate on me and not Trump. If Enhanced Learning can make its annualgift of 30 that would have a huge positive effect on me and my future. Let the market take care of itself AllbestSent from my iPhoneOn Jun 24, 2018, at 2:02 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:trump ok, lets concentrate on you. trade war maybe good. shakes things upOn Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 8:11 PM, Robert Trivers <> wrote:Jeffreyfinally landedvery unpleasant journeyyou had nothing to do with how Chapman acted and i apologise for suggesting it might be otherwiseit was entirely against me, partly motivated by a spiteful ex-friendconsulted two lawyers that Gordon recommended but they were very discouragingthe basic problem is simple—i am going against a strong national trend—well-known man after well-known man is being brought low for allegedhis misbehaviour toward women—in some case well-deserved prison time (Cosby and perhaps Weinstein) in many other cases, simply being runout of institutions—exactly my fatefurthermore in he say/she say confrontations the evidence has shifted—in University settings at least—from 'beyond a reasonable doubt' to a'preponderance of evidence' to 'more positive than negative'the loss is huge, on the order of a half million to a million dollars, meant to keep me alive (they were going to offer a five-year contract) while i letmy 'inheritance' be spent on children and grandchildren while also growingi have no choice but to worki will get my revised Wild Life to an agent later this week—have added 5 new chapters and a few sections—much stronger for the inclusion of mymajor scientific work-1. social theory based on natural selection and 2. selfish genetic elements selected within organismsthen i have Honour Killings set to roll, as well as another onehope you are thriving—and also hope Trump will stop this international trade nonsense—a lose/lose war—especially as it affects the stock marketor so it seems to mebest wishesbobHOUSE OVERSIGHT 025141please noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 025142