Jim Simons
American mathematician and hedge fund manager (1938–2024)
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Videos Mentioning Jim Simons
The Causes & Treatments for Autism | Dr. Karen Parker
Andrew Huberman
Runs one of the most successful hedge funds in the world and decided to invest significant money into autism research through the Simons Foundation.
Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize | Lex Fridman Podcast #257
Lex Fridman
Billionaire hedge fund manager and mathematician, mentioned as a friend and mentor, who experienced profound personal loss, illustrating the notion that wealth doesn't protect from devastation.
Legendary Trader Edward O. Thorp on Beating the Stock Market and Blackjack
Tim Ferriss
Founder of Renaissance Technologies, known for its extraordinary quantitative investment success.
Richard Craib: WallStreetBets, Numerai, and the Future of Stock Trading | Lex Fridman Podcast #159
Lex Fridman
Founder of Renaissance Technologies, renowned mathematician and hedge fund manager. Richard Craib played poker with him at a charity tournament and respects him as a brilliant figure in math and finance.
The Psychology of Money — Morgan Housel
Tim Ferriss
A mathematician and founder of Renaissance Technologies, noted for achieving exceptionally high annual returns (66%) compared to Warren Buffett's wealth accumulation.
Geometric Unity - A Theory of Everything (Eric Weinstein) | AI Podcast Clips
Lex Fridman
Founder of a successful hedge fund, who funded the creation of a wall at Stony Brook displaying the three equations mentioned by Edward Witten.
Eric Weinstein: Geometric Unity and the Call for New Ideas & Institutions | Lex Fridman Podcast #88
Lex Fridman
World's greatest hedge fund manager who funded a wall in Stonybrook, NY, memorializing the three fundamental equations of physics mentioned by Edward Witten, part of Weinstein's 'Graph Wall Tome' project.
Geothermal Energy: How Big is the Potential?
Sabine Hossenfelder
A billionaire who has been a guest on Brian Keating's podcast.
Scientists Find New Way To Control Quantum Computers
Sabine Hossenfelder
Described as possibly the world's smartest billionaire and a guest on Brian Keating's podcast.
Graham Duncan — Talent Is the Best Asset Class | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Founder of Renaissance Technologies, known for his excellent taste in interesting problems.
Brian Keating: I’m Spending $200 Million To Explore Existence! How God Fits Into Science Explained!
The Diary Of A CEO
A monumental scientist and mathematician who assembled a 'dream team' to build a new observatory in Chile after the BICEP experiment's initial false discovery.
Studio Launch Party - Indian Fetishes, Betting on Wars & Tom Cruise
Chris Williamson
Founder of Renaissance Capital, mentioned for his algorithmic approach to investing, highlighting contrasting paths to financial success with Warren Buffett.