The Hyper-Curious Billionaire - Jim Simons (1938-2024)

This podcast marks the passing of James Harris Simons, better-known as Jim. The interviewees are John Ewing, David Eisenbud and Andrew Millis. The Simons Foundation - https://www.simonsfoundation.org Simons Foundation article about Jim’s life - https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2024/05/10/remembering-the-life-and-careers-of-jim-simons/ Brady’s interview with Jim for Numberphile (full hour-log version) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNznD9hMEh0 Shorter 18-minute version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjVDqfUhXOY Math For America - https://www.mathforamerica.org The Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath, formerly MSRI) - https://www.slmath.org The Flatiron Institute - https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/ The Chern-Simons form - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chern%E2%80%93Simons_form The Archimedes (Jim’s yacht) - https://www.feadship.nl/fleet/archimedes1 Numberphile has been supported by The Simons Foundation (via SLMath) for many years. We are yet another of Jim’s legacies. You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons Numberphile Podcast by Brady Haran