Edge Foundation/London dinner/2006
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| Date | 25 January 2006 |
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| Location | Royal Society, London, UK |
| Description | On January 24, 2006, the Edge Foundation, which also arranged an annual Billionaires' dinner, held a dinner party in London, UK |
| Participants | Anjuna Ahuja, Rie Anderson, Simon Baron-Cohen, Colin Blakemore, David Bodanis, John Brockman, Max Brockman, Olivia Judson Armand Leroi Lisa Burke, Philip Campbell, Geoffrey Carr, Steve Connors, Richard Dawkins, David Deutsch, Brian Eno, James Geary, David Goodhart, Mark Henderson, Nicholas Humphrey, Alok Jha, Olivia Judson, John Maddox, Ian McEwan, Oliver Morton, Sanjida O'Connell, Mark Pagel, Tim Radford, Matt Ridley, Craig Venter, Gabrielle Walker, Jeremy Webb |
On January 24, 2006, the Edge Foundation, which also arranged an annual Billionaires' dinner, held a dinner party in London, UK.[1]
Attendees
The dinner was attended by many celebrity intellectuals and people from British corporate media. The dinner was held in honor of Craig Venter.[2][3] The list of people attending is probably not complete.
Known Participants
7 of the 30 participants already have pages here:
| Participant | Description |
|---|---|
| John Brockman | US literary agent who flew the plane, very heavy Edge Foundation/Billionaires' dinner habit, founded the Edge Foundation. |
| Richard Dawkins | Prominent atheist |
| Brian Eno | Politically active musician |
| David Goodhart | |
| Olivia Judson | UK evolutionary biologist on the Global Commission for Post-Pandemic Policy |
| Mark Pagel | |
| Craig Venter | US synthetic biologist |
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References
- ↑ https://archive.is/qOFmv
- ↑ https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/doctors-athletes-and-prostitutes-the-deadly-common-denominator-792msqmxrpr?region=global
- ↑ This article describes a very similar event,but apparently not the same. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/3344716/Laws-of-attraction-in-action.html
