Jim Simons Reflects on His Career in Mathematics
Video Chapters
- Early Interest In Mathematics (6:21)
- Integers Are Forever (1:57)
- Capacity For Thought (2:04)
- Becoming More of a Mathematician (2:51)
- Mathematics In Cambridge (3:19)
- Tasted and Imagination (1:47)
- PDE and Geometry (1:52)
- IDA In Princeton (3:36)
- Early Financial Interests (2:25)
- Minimal Varieties In Riemannian Manifolds (5:51)
- Getting Fired from IDA (4:39)
- Chair at Stony Brook (2:59)
- Characteristic Classes (5:11)
- Differential Characters (4:17)
- Creating a Department at Stony Brook (2:41)
- Working On Thesis Under Kostant (7:35)
- Ambrose and Singer (7:23)
- Last Paper With Blaine Lawson (2:20)
- Working With Dennis Sullivan (4:26)
- Always An Outsider (2:31)
- The Thrill of Finding a New Predictor (3:25)
- Influence of Computers On Renaissance Technologies (2:36)
- Data Explosions In Research (3:53)
- Going From Mathematics Into Business (7:06)
- Return to Mathematics (7:54)
- Simons Foundation (11:01)
- Math For America (14:32)
- Details of Math for America (6:40)
- The Financial Crisis (2:00)
- Teachers Salaries (1:59)
- Car Battery Venture (5:02)
- How To Influence Policy Today (3:44)
- Influence as Elder Statesman (6:27)
- Testifying Before Congress (5:12)
- How To Keep People In Their Homes (2:17)
In 2012, Simons Foundation co-founder Jim Simons sat for an interview with mathematician Jeff Cheeger. The conversation, part of a series of interviews with math and science researchers, covered Simons’ life, mathematical career and outlook.
