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The mathematician who cracked Wall Street | Jim Simons

TED · interview · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A TED interview in which Chris Anderson talks with Jim Simons about his life: code-breaking, math, founding Renaissance Technologies, and his philanthropy in math education and origins-of-life research.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as a view of Simons as a humble, pragmatic person, with the caveat that the host's questions are weak.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “the TED interview ( ) is also good, despite the host's frequent vapid questions.”

    Interview showing Simons' humility and funding of origins-of-life research

    nikofeyn, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “How to Understand the Universe When You’re Stuck Inside of It”

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Topics: jim simons, quantitative finance, mathematics, philanthropy, ted

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