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Biographical profile / investigative document
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Summary
This page contains a biographical profile of scientist Alison Gopnik, focusing on her research into child development, 'theory of mind,' and artificial intelligence (Bayesian models). It details her intellectual upbringing in Philadelphia and her work at her Berkeley lab. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp, indicating it is part of a larger government investigation, likely related to individuals (such as scientists) connected to the broader Epstein inquiry, though Epstein is not named on this specific page.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alison Gopnik | Scientist / Researcher |
International leader in the field of children’s learning and development; subject of the document.
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| Racine | Playwright |
Mentioned in context of plays Gopnik saw as a child.
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| Samuel Beckett | Playwright |
Mentioned in context of plays Gopnik saw as a child.
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| Henry Fielding | Author |
Author of 'Joseph Andrews', read by Gopnik's family.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Berkeley lab |
Location of Gopnik's research facility.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the document footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
Childhood (Historical)
Family trips viewing plays (Phaedra, Endgame) and reading Joseph Andrews while camping.
Philadelphia (and camping locations)
Alison Gopnik
Gopnik's Family
Locations (2)
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Location of Alison Gopnik's childhood.
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Location of Gopnik's laboratory.
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Key Quotes (6)
"“Other families took their kids to see The Sound of Music or Carousel; we saw Racine’s Phaedra and Samuel Beckett’s Endgame,”"Source
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"“Our family read Henry Fielding’s 18th-century novel Joseph Andrews out loud to each other around the fire on camping trips.”"Source
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"“I think babies and children are actually more conscious than we are as adults,”"Source
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"“the research and development division of the human species.”"Source
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"“It turns out to be much easier to simulate the reasoning of a highly trained adult expert than to mimic the ordinary learning of every baby,”"Source
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"“Computation is still the best—indeed, the only—scientific explanation we have of how a physical object like a brain can act intelligently. But, at least for now, we have almost no idea at all how the sort of creativity we see in children is possible.”"Source
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