Jim Simons: A Short Story of My Life and Mathematics (2022)

[@64podcast]

Rest in peace Jim Simons, thank you for your contributions to science and mathematics

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

Such a bummer no one asked any question. Such a wasted opportunity given his vast knowledge on many fields!

[@differentbreed2962]

I don’t think they realise how prestigious this guy is

[@vhhfxmmvc-lq3cb]

They‘re too scared of asking dumb questions

[@rydercarter7035]

Well, someone did ask a question in the end.

[@namanpandey6160]

​@@rydercarter7035and by that last one i gain tremendous amount of knowledge!!!

[@Shivjikadas]

They were too dumb to know his knowledge

[@solomonkane1999]

One of the RICHEST most INTELLIGENT men in the world in front of you and no one has questions?! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@bushrabonera]

fr :))

[@relaxingmusic-sy8gm]

@@bushrabonera wasted opportunity

[@michelangelopagliara4163]

Typical Norwegians...

[@bushrabonera]

​@@michelangelopagliara4163 oh? are norwegians particulary dumb or woolgatherers

[@elena13579]

you go first

[@aayushdave1448]

Rest in peace ❤. To a great man 🥂

[@jonassteinberg3779]

I'm extremely impressed with how well he knew his audience -- he kept things very down to earth and never got caught up in his accolades and yet articulated them all -- wow!

[@heidiwulf4485]

So true!

[@andreasklippinge9665]

at 11:30, the physicist full name is Edward Witten and are one of the godfathers of string theory - also considered to be one of the greatest minds of this generation. pretty cool to have a guy like that reading your paper and thinking your thesis could apply to his work. also - thanks for this. Love Jim and really impressed with what he's accomplished.

[@BOBMAN1980]

Thanks for info. Simons and Witten are the two intellectuals I've been trying to learn more about, lately, but I didn't know that they were 'linked' until reading your comment. Good to know!

[@jonassteinberg3779]

thanks for the insight!

[@ColKurtzknew]

Witten is also a Fields Medal winner.

[@RYN988]

Remarkable man. I love his down to earth demeanor.

[@bgill7475]

Jim is an amazing man, thanks for this.

[@victorblaer]

Amazing talent, for sure. Some suspect they discovered machine learning (statistical learning) before anyone else. But let's not also forget that he maliciously hid billions of dollars offshore in order to evade taxes, that would have otherwise gone towards the collective betterment of society. "Confidential legal files from 2010 show lawyers and advisers for Simons worked to protect him and his children from “particularly severe” US tax bills that would be triggered if they tried to bring the funds onshore. Bermuda imposes no taxes on profits or income. The Simons trust was revealed in the Paradise Papers, millions of leaked offshore files reviewed by the Guardian, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and others. The files give a rare glimpse inside trusts used by the super-rich to ensure confidentiality and minimal regulation." Sources: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/secret-world-offshore-mega-trusts/ The Paradise Papers www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/07/democratic-donor-james-simons-private-wealth-fund-tax-haven-paradise-papers

[@mattmiller220]

Would love to sit and chat with Jim. Has done such amazing things for the field of mathematics.

[@권권관순]

Wonderful story in a candid manner. Felt his intelligent power. Thanks.

[@hassanazad5876]

Absolutely wonderful. It is very common these days for a mathematician to be asked to relate his mathematics to the 'real' world. Simons story is the perfect answer to that.

[@snehalpophale6287]

I tell them list is infinite!!

[@hassanazad5876]

@@tiagomoraes1510 I meant Chern-Simons invariants.

[@SgtInsomnia]

Quote and unquote real? You don't think there is a reality?

[@jonassteinberg3779]

a humble exposition of an absolutely bonkers life story. impressive and touching!

[@kieranjohnston7550]

I don’t know anything about math but I recognise humility when I see it. This man is an expert.

[@777jones]

Make sure you watch other interviews with Jim. He is an unpretentious and plainspoken delight. So many people put on airs and talk in fancy ways to try to seem impressive. Few were as smart or as rich as Jim. Think about that. Thanks.

[@differentbreed2962]

He’s like many other hyper successful people. Had a passion and talent, worked hard and the money came as a result. The people focus on making money alone seem to be the ones who act as if they’re the 10x better than everyone

[@Felipe_Ribeir0]

By few you are being very generous 😂

[@MsMonicaP-ch4tx]

He exerted himself the maximum and the kids sat completely lost. What a waste. He should have an older audience. What a humble wonderful person, who keeps the focus on math , not money.

[@DougMayhew-ds3ug]

I just ran into the theory mentioned, but haven’t unfolded it just yet. The minimum surfaces thing reminds us that least action is always just around the corner no matter where you are working within the hierarchy of natural phenomena and principles. The soap bubble demonstration he mentioned is quite stunning for the uninitiated, this realization that there is an ordering preference or bias, already baked into our universe, and reappears at every turn. Stuck in a model? Look for least action, it’s like taking an aspirin for a headache. I wonder now where it resides within this theory of his.

[@haoli5727]

inspring! Thanks Simon and Marilyn for supporting science research!

[@firechrist5513]

NO questions? are you serious!! the worlds best hedge fund manager ever.

[@helioliskfire5954]

His style has something of the aesthetic of math. Understated. Here he seems to be understating his achievements. On my part, to great effect.

[@placebo64]

Such a delight to hear your amazing career story, sir. Kudos for everything you have achieved, you are a true value producer.

[@imid-ltd]

Thank you for your brave share Jim. I too was able to identify flaws from within the context of my work, and it's a good thing we live in a Country where we are protected from our own disclosures.

[@EMan-cu5zo]

Wish I had a fraction of knowledge of numbers as this man.

[@jonassteinberg3779]

yep

[@westpacificmarketanalytics2384]

I loved Jim, may you rest with God in heaven, you led the road to mathematical algorithmic trading. A true mentor to my project The Stream, would have loved to had a conversation over coffee perhaps when I see you up top. God Bless.

[@ectorSpencer]

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[@sunofgod480]

Amazing these young people had no questions for this amazing man. I have a million questions I would like to ask him. The talk bored them and went totally over their heads with the focus on math rather than money. What a missed opportunity.

[@NVSTx]

This man is brilliant, the knowledge that is needed to even understand what he says is insane, we’ve tried to break it down in our video, hopefully it will give you a better view of how you can learn and do exactly like Jim

[@finbuster2030]

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[@NVSTx]

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[@migfed]

I was so pleased watching his speech.

[@ВарлаамПривалов]

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[@francisotoobegyinah2392]

I’m very impressed by his personality and intelligence. Awesome 👏🏽…Respect to your name forever ♾️…RIP ❤

[@camellkachour4112]

I tried to contact the foundation of Jim and Marylin Simons in 2017 because I knew they were interested in Mathematics and its relation with Asperger persons. Myself I am mathematician with AS, but I was not funded for my research in mathematics, I have done research in maths during 20 years without almost any money ! When I contacted this foundation unfortunately they didn't help me. My frustration was to not be able to contact Jim or Marylin directly. I am sure that if I had the chance to explain to them directly my work and my situation, they could have helped me. The problem of this kind of foundation is this multitude of people who are like a barrier between the people who really need help in accordance with the aim of this foundation and the real help provided by the Foundation.

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[@drbonesshow1]

The best part of this guy is that he likes to ask questions.

[@vladav313]

It's been ALL outliers for him. His professional life has been such a massive outlier in his success at generating returns while his personal life has been a tremendous negative outlier with him losing BOTh of his sons in freak accidents at very young ages, one at 34 was killed riding a bicycle and the second one died at 24 from drowning.

[@sanesanyo]

I didn't know that. That is really unfortunate. Must be very burdensome for him and his wife 😢.

[@Cyrus0w]

Thanks for sharing. I'd love to learn more about the subjects he loves

[@highviewbarbell]

​@@Cyrus0wMichael Spivak wrote a 5 Volume Set on Differential Geometry which has some of the most beautiful math prose writing and LaTeX typesetting that I've ever seen, and I mean that. I literally declared a math double major when I saw it because I just must understand it.

[@Cyrus0w]

@@highviewbarbell thank you! I’ll check that out

[@xxxs8309]

Wow i didn't know that

[@mehmedkhan.6198]

I'm an upcoming mathematician,physicist and intellectual simon trust me one day i'll turn the world upside down with my great achievements...i'm proud of you jimmy.

[@tonys9413]

You’re also an idiot …… and this is coming from a Mathematician and a scientist much older and experienced than you.

[@podcast4516]

Brother we wish you all the best but for God sake don’t turn the world upside down,you can be successful without turning us upside down 😅

[@smartcookie11]

Ur username suggests ur a Muslim, Never forget your beginnings or your GOD.

[@mehmedkhan.6198]

@@podcast4516 i feel you bro🤜🤛.

[@juaneliasmillasvera]

I was used to do the same thing doubling the 2 when I was 8 years old. Next step is 2048, but by this time you of course know it =). The fact is I am 28 years old now I could not addapt to traditional education in my country (Spain) so I didn't go to any university... but I am still learning and publishing modestly by my way. I am still interested in numbers (even the number 2) but things become harder when you try to rise and rise powers in some function... I am very interested in some called tetration (next step to power in operator algebras). I you telling this here becouse some days ago I had a revelation... If I follow the criteria of solve towers of numbers from "top to celling" like Eulers did to solve Fermat Prime Conjecture, instead of my own criteria of solving the towers from "celling to top", my work in "exponentory" (functional operator for serial exponent) and my work in tetration properties are wrong, I had never in my life an identical reality shock... I comment it here becouse maeby some of the audience of this video can understand me in some way. Anyway, thanks to Simons to sharing his experience.

[@bma1955alimarber]

What did you mean by traditional education?

[@juaneliasmillasvera]

@@bma1955alimarber By traditional education I mean the nowadays education system of Spain, must to learn advanced-like Linguistics in Spanish and English, History of Spain and History of Filosophy, Physics from XVIII and XIX century and other topics like choose between Technology classes or Biology classes before you can go to University in any scientific area. It is totally absurd how outdated the middle-high education in my country is... The fact is everybody knows that but the young people think: "Well just 2 o 3 bad years and then I will study interesting things", but in my case I could not accept that, and just become self-taught.

[@shaalpha9537]

RIP，he was the true legend. both in pure math and real money, and supporting for the future sciences. RIP

[@gunningju6107]

Jim is a great mathematician and investor too...

[@tushardas2312]

Congratulation for having a Wonderful Hedge Fund Company

[@NoNTr1v1aL]

Absolutely amazing video!

[@lawrencestoke]

Great talk! Wish the audience had asked a few good questions about the future of investment, the relationship between politics and business or even sustainable global economic development

[@Alex-qd7ly]

For real

[@SamiSterle]

Your tips help me avoid mistakes in trading. Thanks for your valuable help!

[@madhusudhank4033]

Jim sir we greatful to u

[@WuMavis-q8m]

R.I.P. He is so smart and amazing!!!!!❤

[@bma1955alimarber]

Wonderful person and wonderful short and very interesting story! Thank you very much dear Professor and for KZbin

[@NeritanDushku-q6q]

Thanks for this, as a newbie it helps a lot

[@Mike-gd2fv]

The fact that they didn't have any questions makes me mad. I wish I was there.

[@CarolaMartinez-l2d]

I watched you video, you video is so informative and humble thank you for share your video, I follow you

[@nithinmathew2472]

Rest in peace Sir.

[@joeym9169]

I love this story

[@bluegtturbo]

Very impressive.!

[@DragonLong-vs3zf]

Always memories the man who devoted himself into maths.

[@РоманТетерев-ю5ч]

Эпичный занос!!! Никогда не видел ничего такого)) надеюсь когда-нибудь я тоже смогу поднимать так.

[@29ibrahimsayed95]

the last question was so wholesome

[@alltogetherplaytubefingerf6045]

Lacks in specifics and detail. Still, thank you for taking the time and courtesy the shareing this.

[@lawdogwales5921]

Yes, very vague.

[@bornholm1588]

The best is just to be one of mankind. To live an average life. He at least died near an average age. He was a human.One of us.

[@atillayurtseven4125]

RIP The Quant King

[@athanasiospapoutsis9978]

Brilliant man!

[@ronaldr.gutierrez5218]

Such a great speach!

[@Mike-gd2fv]

What an Amazing guy!

[@momenwasir2196]

Coming random to this video and he dead 3 days ago 💔 10.05.2024. Rip legend

[@davidrossi6255]

Sir explain to us your theorem and how it relates to Physics and the problem it addresses in our daily life.

[@ELIOSANFELIU]

Beautiful story of life¡¡

[@AlgoNudger]

I did a lot of math. I made a lot of money. And I gave almost all of it away. So deep and sarcastic! 🤣🤣🤣

[@No_BS_policy]

That wasn't sarcastic. Huge bulk of his fortune he made from trading has been dedicated to his charitable foundations. He's been giving his money away through his foundations with his wonderful wife.

[@AlgoNudger]

@@No_BS_policy Cmon, Man. u didnt even get it, you r a very serious one. 😂

[@No_BS_policy]

@@AlgoNudger no. Jim was dead serious about 'giving all of it away'. He didn't mean he turned his gains to losses by giving them away back to the markets like what most inexperienced traders do. This guy and his wife have been operating a charitable institution where they've been pouring billions to advance scientific causes. He wasn't sarcastic. You mistook what he tried to convey.

[@DsDs-nu7nw]

@@No_BS_policy he thinks he is genius just because youtube lets him name himself "algorithm manipulator". 😂😂

[@snehalpophale6287]

The shortest and interesting story ever.

[@Deepakadhikari640]

Very nice speech my god

[@tushardas2312]

Inspiration with motivation

[@diptyprakashswain1121]

Spectacular 😃

[@TopCygamer]

A modern Newton who actually managed to succeed in finance. RIP JIM SIMONS.

[@ksriram1978]

Nice, short talk. However, to know more about the man, it might be just worth reading "The man who solved the market" by Greg Zuckerman.

[@stayhappy1167]

Living legend should get nobel prize for his tremendous work in mathematics

[@energyexecs]

Hah. I also liked to double numbers and got much higher than 1024...I took mine all the way to 16,000 and greater! The numbers pattern up and down on the place of the digit. I showed my buddy's son how to double when he was a teenager now he is 34 years old and still remembers that experience. It also depends on the math teacher. I had a gentle calculus math teacher in college and earned an A. I had a terribly tough math teacher in high school advanced algebra and got a C (could have rec'vd a D). So how could I get an A in calculus? I had a great gentle teacher.

[@NVofus]

WOW! WHAT A LIFE! I ONLY WISH I FULLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE HECK HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

[@user-wr4yl7tx3w]

Investing in science is investing in our future.

[@juewang9642]

Just read Zuckerman’s book about him, very impressive.

[@bharatchitnavis9592]

RIP Jim Simons. Yes, read the book. The Man Who Solved the Market - How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution by Gregory Zuckerman

[@SantinoBrockman]

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[@youtubevanced11]

Was that related to differential geometry?

[@muhendiseksper7026]

Did not talk about the "win theory of investment" and how and what is the secret of win ?

[@tonynunez6539]

Would like to know what his equations or algorithm solved and how he solved the stock market and was able to average over 66% over 31 years. Might be a good question.

[@DaisyFenning]

very good

[@bbsara0146]

I wonder if James Simons has considered that owning a superyacht could be better for society than charity? A superyacht employs a ton of staff to clean it, dock it, provision it, build it, as well as all of the jobs surrounding yachts. Plus working as crew on a superyacht is more fun. and when the owner is away the crew go wild.

[@uartim]

RIP Jim Simons.

[@ShivinUnitholi]

If there were a Nobel for Quant Trading, Jim would be the first to win it.

[@Personalfinance_10174]

Movie idea: crossed paths, divergent destines: the unabomber and jim (probably not quite crossed paths at berkeley but seemingly very similar minds).

[@raymondhall9901]

I did Further Calculus & Analytical Geometry. This Differential Geometry no I did not. however this was way back into time (1989-90)and really never applied it

[@real-gamer-Emma]

How did he connect his theories with investing? I would have so many questions for this guy

[@shephusted2714]

what is so remarkable is the degrees of standard deviations from the norm his algos exhibited

[@mateuszkor6609]

What is the function mentioned at 10:40?

[@mandeepsahni2279]

It's really a amazing vdo. ❤

[@viktoro.ledenyov5829]

Super!!!📖📖📖

[@polymathx_]

In short: He is CHAD

[@chiawildy563]

He has an odd habit of not wearing socks. But, he has a great personality.

[@estevannascimento2060]

Great video, thank you! I would just like to add that a Brazilian called Hindemburg Melão Jr. has devised an automatic investment system called Saturn V (L4Σ version), which last year outperformed the Medallion Fund. The results were verified and authenticated by one of the 4 largest auditing firms in the world. He (Hindemburg) has also improved the work of 5 Nobel Laureates in Economics. Cheers!

[@Roberto_Reef]

Saturno V nem é autorizado pela CVM.....auditado por quem ? Quantos bilhões o saturno v tem de patrimônio para podermos ter uma comparação com o Medallion ?

[@psibarpsi]

RIP legend.

[@MarkMusu92]

Rest in peace ❤

[@prashantchaturvedi8146]

Why no questions ? Remarkable story

[@techworld3043]

yeah, you are right, i wanted to know about more hedge fund stuff.

[@DedSec44]

Life and Math

[@mywifesboyfriendisfire]

So many saying, "Why no questions?!" Sometimes, you should just listen, and be grateful.

[@colinjames7569]

James. I am talking to you posthumous. Either way. I learned that you lost your two sons. That struck me to my core. As I also have two sons. There is that. You seem to be a a very convicted person. Your thoughts and values are not lost on me

[@archangecamilien1879]

The guy from Frost vs Nixon and The Trial of the Chicago 7, lol, Frank Langella, could play him...

[@priceactionturkey]

what kind a dimension he build ? any picture of that ?

[@DavidDeanBretton]

informative

[@kleawoll7056]

Rest in peace, bro.