A rare interview with the mathematician who cracked Wall Street

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September 3, 2015 Today’s TED Talk Jim Simons: A rare interview with the mathematician who cracked Wall Street 23:03 minutes · TED2015 Jim Simons was a mathematician and cryptographer who realized: the complex math he used to break codes could help explain patterns in the world of finance. Billions later, he's working to support the next generation of math teachers and scholars. TED's Chris Anderson sits down with Simons to talk about his extraordinary life in numbers. Watch now » Playlist of the Day Math talks to blow your mind Numbers, patterns and equations are at the core of these talks, which will teach you how to fold better origami and how to quantify history. Watch » 11 talks · Total run time 2:27:55 Join us on Facebook Follow us @TEDTalks

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