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The mathematician who cracked Wall Street | Jim Simons

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  • Presented by Jim Simons, mathematician and founder of Renaissance Technologies

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Jim Simons discusses his life as a mathematician, his work in cryptography, founding Renaissance Technologies, and his philanthropic efforts.

Jim Simons was a mathematician and cryptographer who realized: the complex math he used to break codes could help explain patterns in the world of finance. Billions later, he’s working to support the next generation of math teachers and scholars. TED’s Chris Anderson sits down with Simons to talk about his extraordinary life in numbers. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

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What people say. Recommended as an insightful interview with a legendary mathematician and pioneer of quantitative trading.

nikofeynon Hacker News • Recommends

On “How to Understand the Universe When You’re Stuck Inside of It”

that interview is really great. i have watched it a few times. i think it makes it clear why simons has been so successful. he doesn't seem to really second guess, just does things, delegates well, and despite being obviously brilliant, he seems to have a very practical and humble mindset. the TED interview ( link to this video ) is also good, despite the host's frequent vapid questions. in that interview, simons elaborates on his funding of origins of life studies and efforts.
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bmitcon Hacker News • Mentions

On “A Jim Simons Market Mystery – Solved? Not:-)”

…icularly when Chris mentions Simons' "amazing mind" at around 8:30. Simons seems, to me, to be a rather pragmatic and humble person who doesn't particularly enjoy flattery. Chris even throws out a quote by Musk at the very end of the interview, fishing for some similar platitude from Simons, but Simons deftly avoids giving out such an empty quote. link to this video Most interestingly, you can tell Simons' like of science and mathematics and alludes to his interest when he mentions his investment into the origins of life towards the end. There are two interesting talks or interviews I know of with Simons: * Full-length Numberphile interview: link * His lecture on his life given at MIT: link Simons…
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fuzztesteron Hacker News • Mentions

On “Jim Simons: A short story of my life and mathematics (2022)”

I also just started watching this TED video about Simons, in which, interestingly, near the start, he says he was fired by General Maxwell Taylor, when he was at the Institute for Defence Analysis, for writing an article opposing Taylor's views on the Vietnam War. Taylor was in favor of it, and Simons was against it, because he thought it was a "stupid war" (for the US to be engaged in, I guess). link to this video link The Criticisms section of the Wikipedia article about Taylor is interesting.
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