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Oct 2021
1h 42m

Jim Simons: Math, Codes, Hunting Talent,...

Lawrence M. Krauss
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Jim Simons joins Lawrence for fascinating new and different take on the life of a man best known to the public for becoming a billionaire by using techniques from mathematics and statistics to revolutionize investing, but who has had numerous other careers, as a brilliant mathematician, academic leader, code breaker and science philanthropist.

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