From his textbook “Evolutionary Dynamics: Exploring The Equations of Life.” In the last sentence of the preface, after a couple dozen acknowledgements that are literally just a list of names, he has one last special thanks that gets its own paragraph:

“I thank Jeffrey Epstein for many ideas and for letting me participate in his passionate pursuit of knowledge in all its forms”

Email Source: EFTA00984937

Harvard Places Math Professor Martin Nowak on Paid Administrative Leave Over Epstein Ties: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/2/25/nowak-leave-epstein/

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        …how is that your takeaway from my comment?

        Of course that’s entirely heinous. I was just remarking on the fact that the guy fucking put Epstein in the dedication of his textbook on top of that. It’s just an extra layer of gratuitous, gleeful evil that just beggars belief.

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    These people need to be put underneath the school.

    Yes, I sound “barbaric” and we’re a society of laws and all that, but it seems we’re obviously not. This information was just sat on, fucking disgusting people.

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      The united states has not been a society of laws since at least 2020, and anyone telling you otherwise is either blind, stupid, lying, or some combination of the three

      (I count the supreme court overturning settled law and all branches of government abetting treason as the actual final point of breakdown of the rule of law in this country)

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    Massaschusetts is an at-will state. Was “rich pedophile” added as a protected class at some point or why does does he get a paid vacation for this?

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    From Wiktionary:

    knowledge: (archaic or law) Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge). [from 15th c.]

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    Well I am sure Harvard benefited from all the money he brought to the department via Epstein. So the only way Harvard can come clean is to donate a similar amount of money to independent charities that fight against child slavery, human trafficking etc.

    Btw, here is the full context for the email:

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    Oh no, I get paid for NOT WORKING.

    the horror

    the horror

    the horror

    i have learned my lesson

    p.s. in the USA, most employees can be fired at ANY time, for any reason, you don’t have to be found guilty, you can even be really good at your job and a great employee. It doesn’t matter.

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    I’m a generally forgiving and understanding person but it’s hard to argue these people shouldn’t simply be shot.

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    maybe it was response to a tough Test question on of his models complained about?

    checks date… after 2008, when he was a known child prostitute solicitor… ummm…

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    Guess the current federal admin will somehow now find even more reasons to freeze Harvard’s federal funding! Totally legitimate reasons. /s