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The EDGE Annual Question
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge | person | 2 | View Entity |
| John Brockman | person | 58 | View Entity |
Source Documents (2)
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This document is a communication from John Brockman, Editor & Publisher of the Edge Foundation, Inc., containing 'Editorial Marching Orders' for the annual EDGE Question. It provides strict guidelines for contributors (avoiding politics, self-promotion, and common scientific tropes) and instructions for the press regarding the use of the content. The document bears a House Oversight Committee Bates stamp, indicating it was part of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein (who was a known donor/associate of Brockman and Edge), though Epstein is not explicitly named in this specific text.
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A document from John Brockman, Editor & Publisher of Edge.org, providing strict editorial guidelines to contributors for an upcoming 'Edge Question' response (likely the annual question). He explicitly forbids political discussion (mentioning Obama, Bush, Clinton, Palin) and self-promotion, urging writers to be imaginative and 'go deeper than the news.' The document concludes with a large compilation of positive press quotes about Edge.org from international media outlets and bears a House Oversight Bates stamp.
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