Billionaire Mathematician - Numberphile

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James Harris Simons has been described as "the world's smartest billionaire", amassing a fortune through the clever use of mathematics and computers. He is now a renowned philanthropist.

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Videos by Brady Haran

[joshuanorman]

boi accidentally kept multiplying his money

[arunkumarvikram]

Its extremely rare for this guy to give interviews. I don't know how you guys managed it. Kudos !

[MD.fitness.]

Nick Simons institute (named after his son who sadly passed away) has done a lot in for upliftment of rural healthcare here in Nepal. Thank you sir :)

[Rohit-ozor]

He liked the interview because the interviewer was genuinely interested in his life and motivations, and not on the lookout for the next trade idea.

[jibbiddy]

"Well this was kind of fun." Power move.

[marlonborreo]

Love this interview. Never heard of the interviewee beforehand, never heard of the interviewer before. But I love how the ideas just flowed. I love how the interviewee wasn't interrupted. And I love the quality of the questions. really learned a lot about the guy after watching this. 18 minutes spent really well.

[bcfblack]

"I'm pleased mostly with the way my career has gone."
-multibillionaire

[JoseHernandez-fkjz]

Rest in Peace, a great mathematician and his contributions to the research mathematics community has been invaluable

[jonathancarey]

"Well, this was mostly fun."

That sounds like a mathematician after mild socialization lol

[edwardmclaughlin]

Aside from all his core achievement: what an incredible timbre to his speaking voice.

[rammetin]

haha loved the ending statement "well this was kinda fun "

[jaredfocose]

I like how he always takes a moment to judge the quality of the question being asked before answering it :)

"That's an interesting question."

[campanmarius]

I love this interview ! This is how every interview should be conducted. 
No interrruptions, clear questions, clear answers.

[JuanGarcia-zyyw]

just like most motivational speakers, philosophers, life coaches, and authors like napoleaon hill have said " the only thing you have to do is decide what you want to do. knowing how or the specifics of the goal is irrelevant, those aspects will unfold as you progress". this man said" I always knew I wanted to be a mathematician, whatever that meant"...

[BeatPoet]

What a remarkably grounded man. I loved his reaction to "would you trade the business for the Reimann hypothesis?" He kind of lit up - "well I'd trade some of it!"

[LearnPhilosophistry]

Absolutely astounding you guys got a James Simons interview. He's well known for never giving interviews, despite the fact that so many people find him fascinating.

[agent]

I'm another boy who dreams of being a baseball.

[thagodwidin]

I used to serve this guy in Stony Brook university at the Simon center. Very down to earth and was the only one allowed to smoke indoors because he owned the place lol. Highly intelligent. Always hanging out with other mathematicians.

[alk]

Simons makes his point with the analogy: "...you may have great film equipment, but that's not why you're a success..."
Meanwhile the camera guy screws up the shot.

[jassandhar]

Brady (and filming crew), I would like to thank you for the amazing amount of effort and quality you put forth in these videos. The work you are doing on this channel and others (Objectivity is purely awesome) is inspiring and I believe will inspire the youth to pursuit knowledge and understanding.