So sad. He seamed like an extraordinary man.
Jim Simons has died
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#232A great scientist. Rest peacefully Prof Simons. He probably deserved the Nobel for Chern-Simons theory.
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Even the Numberphile YouTube Channel. He was very serious about improving maths education and actually did alot.
I thought Numberphile is sponsored by Jane St. Another math focused quant firm.
They have many sponsors.
Jim Discovered their channel, liked it and invited them to his New York Apartment for an interview. [1]
From that time forward, all Numberphile videos have "Simons Foundation" at the end listed as a sponsor.
[1]: Here is the video https://youtu.be/QNznD9hMEh0?si=SVnDx77dQNepMRJW
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#236Earlier quoted context omitted.
The thing is that he genuinely loved math. I don't think there's really anyone in his orbit who loves math as much. His family is his family and his colleagues love money. We'll see in the coming months and years whether he was able to create a structure that continues his legacy but usually the answer to that question is no.
I think it's doable. Institutions under top leadership can thrive long after its founders die. This is true of almost every Fortune 500 company. I am sure there is enough redundancy to continue the foundation's goal. Carnegie foundation or Ford foundation, or Apple computers after jobs died .
I don't understand the relationship with Steve Jobs. Nobody's arguing that Renaissance, his investment fund, will do well without him.
We're talking about the philanthropy that Simmons led in mathematics and science through his foundation.
Now, whether this support will continue depends on the will of Jim as well as his family.
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#237Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why would you think it was a bunch of "finance bros"? You can BS your way to the top in such things as Sales because raw intellect and mental ability is not required. The same can be said for many aspects of finance. But you can't just do HFT or Quant because you want to - you actually need skills. Same way I can't BS my way into designing a rocket - you either can or you can't.
Being able to BS yourself upward is a skill in itself. Management becomes "political" up the ladder
EQ is a thing just like IQ. A person can get by with just one if it’s off the charts, but most people would do better expanding both.
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#238RIP.
He was a real cool guy.
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#239Just to add to the list of this Jim Simons did and funded, he also established the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI).
"SFARI’s mission is to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders by funding innovative research of the highest quality and relevance."
SFARI in turn funds a lot of foundational neurological and rare disease research, since autism is such a common phenotype.
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#240This is really sad. Simons definitely had some views I don't agree with, but he was one of the good ones overall.
Specifically, I hope the Simons Foundation continues to fund Math for America. My wife participated in this program, and it helped her become an excellent educator while also _significantly_ helping her financially.