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Date: Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:20 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: Videos, News stories, and more from Breakthrough Philanthropy!<br>To: Michael Vassar <<a href="mailto:michael.vassar@gmail.com">michael.vassar@gmail.com</a>>, SIAI House <<a href="mailto:sihouse@singinst.org">sihouse@singinst.org</a>>, "Mailing list for the Board, advisors, and staff of Humanity+" <<a href="mailto:leadership@humanityplus.org">leadership@humanityplus.org</a>><br>
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Date: Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 3:43 PM<br>Subject: Videos, News stories, and more from Breakthrough Philanthropy!<br>To: "<a href="mailto:pphysics141@gmail.com" target="_blank">pphysics141@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:pphysics141@gmail.com" target="_blank">pphysics141@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Thanks so much for coming to last week's Breakthrough Philanthropy event! We've got videos up, so you can be re-inspired by your favorite talks, share them with your friends, or (for those of you who weren't able to make it) see them for the first time. Here's <a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=1&link=http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=34BCFE6D55D881A1" target="_blank">a playlist of the entire evening</a> (some email clients, like gmail, filter embedded video, so <a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=2&link=http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=34BCFE6D55D881A1" target="_blank">if it doesn't appear below, just click here)</a>:</p>
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We'll be getting photos up as soon as we can - join <a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=3&link=http://www.facebook.com/breakthroughphilanthropy?v=app_4949752878" target="_blank">the event Facebook Group to see when they are posted</a>. Here's some great news coverage of the evening:</p>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=4&link=http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_16792615" target="_blank">Silicon Valley billionaire backs futuristic philanthropy</a> (<i>San Jose Mercury News</i>). <i>"Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel worries that people aren't thinking big enough about the future. So he's convening an unusual philanthropic summit..."</i></li>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=5&link=http://benetech.blogspot.com/2010/12/breakthrough-philanthropy-thiel.html" target="_blank">Breakthrough Philanthropy - Thiel Foundation Event</a>, by Jim Fruchterman, President of Benetech. <i>"I see the same kind of energy present in these groups that I saw in the early days of the private rocket business in the 1980s (and to be honest, in the social entrepreneurship movement of today!)."</i></li>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=6&link=http://scidoll.com/a-breakthrough-philanthropist/" target="_blank">Behind the scenes of Jason Hope's $500,000 donation announced at Breakthrough Philanthropy</a>. <i>"It’s around 8.30pm. I’m not sure exactly: I’m not looking at my watch any more. Mike just set out the Foundation’s mission with the greatest clarity I’ve ever heard, and I’m standing in the line for sushi with Jason, talking about the applause that filled the room when we announced his $500,000 donation."</i></li>
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As we announced at the event, <b>the Thiel Foundation will match the first $1,000 that each attendee gives to each of the organizations by Dec 31st</b>. Thanks so much to those who have already begun a new philanthropic partnership in the last week! For your convenience, if you'd like to give to multiple organizations at once, you can do this in one transaction through the Thiel Foundation, using the PayPal box below. Just put in the notes field how you'd like your donation to be split.</p>
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We've also got a full list of the organizations below, with links to their websites, videos, and donations pages. <span dir="ltr">For those of you who didn't have time to fill out your response cards</span> at the event, <a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=7&link=https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGJCSG80OWJqbVVoRlB0RmV5YU1xSEE6MQ" target="_blank">click here to choose which causes you'd like to hear more about.</a></p>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=8&link=http://www.santafe.edu/" target="_blank">Santa Fe Institute</a></td>
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The Santa Fe Institute is a Research and education center for multidisciplinary collaborations in the physical, biological, computational, and social sciences.</td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=9&link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q4uhU9SyMo" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q4uhU9SyMo" target="_blank">Chris Wood Talk Video</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=10&link=http://www.santafe.edu/support/" title="Support Santa Fe
Institute Now" target="_blank">Support Santa Fe Institute Now</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=11&link=http://singularityu.org/" target="_blank">Singularity University</a></td>
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Singularity University assembles, educates and inspires leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies in order to address humanity’s grand challenges.</td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=12&link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRXzphFxijc" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRXzphFxijc" target="_blank">Neil Jacobstein Talk Video</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=13&link=http://singularityu.org/donations/" target="_blank">Support Singularity University Now</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=14&link=http://humanityplus.org/" target="_blank">Humanity+</a></td>
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Humanity+ is the world's leading nonprofit dedicated to the ethical use of technology to extend human capabilities.</td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=15&link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdf9luLUDuY" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdf9luLUDuY" target="_blank">Ben Goertzel Talk Video</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=16&link=http://humanityplus.org/join/donate/" title="Support
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=17&link=http://singinst.org/" target="_blank">Singularity Institute</a></td>
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The Singularity Institute brings rational analysis and rational strategy to the challenges facing humanity as we develop cognitive technologies that will exceed the current upper bounds on human intelligence.</td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=18&link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8NYfqnb04U" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8NYfqnb04U" target="_blank">Michael Vassar Talk Video</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=19&link=http://singinst.org/donate" title="Support Singularity
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=20&link=http://www.foresight.org/" target="_blank">Foresight Institute</a></td>
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Foresight Institute’s mission is to ensure the beneficial implementation of nanotechnology.</td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=21&link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhz9gVkwu-A" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhz9gVkwu-A" target="_blank">Christine Peterson Talk Video</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=22&link=http://www.foresight.org/members/index.html" title="Support Foresight Institute Now" target="_blank">Support Foresight Now</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=23&link=http://www.sens.org/" target="_blank">SENS Foundation</a></td>
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SENS Foundation is a non-profit organization* which works to develop, promote and ensure widespread access to rejuvenation biotechnologies which comprehensively address the disabilities and diseases of aging.</td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=24&link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxL9J2IIe8Y" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxL9J2IIe8Y" target="_blank">Mike Kope Talk Video</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=25&link=http://www.sens.org/donate" title="Support SENS
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=26&link=http://seasteading.org" target="_blank">Seasteading Institute</a></td>
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The Seaseteading Institute's mission is to further the development of permanent, autonomous ocean communities, enabling innovation with new political and social systems.</td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=27&link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2KmRb_ryhI" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2KmRb_ryhI" target="_blank">Patri Friedman Talk Video</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=28&link=http://seasteading.org/contribute/memberships-and-donations" title="Support The Seasteading Institute Now" target="_blank">Support Seasteading Now</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=29&link=http://www.xprize.org/" target="_blank">X PRIZE Foundation</a></td>
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The mission of the X PRIZE Foundation is to bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity by creating and managing prizes that drive innovators to solve some of the greatest challenges facing the world today.</td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=30&link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0vhixNfM1w" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0vhixNfM1w" target="_blank">Peter Diamandis Talk Video</a></td>
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<a href="http://www.directiq.com/system/ct.asp?t=ABADBBAC81B7BAE3ECE6E9EAEFE6E7EAE7F8BDB2B7BBB0AA81B7BAE3EDE6EBF8BDBFB3AEBFB7B9B081B7BAE3E7E7EDEE&linkID=31&link=http://www.xprize.org/get-involved/make-a-donation" title="Support X Prize Now" target="_blank">Support X Prize Now</a></td>
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- The Thiel Foundation and Breakthrough Philanthropy team</p>
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