The mathematician who cracked Wall Street | Jim Simons

Organic floating around, we could have a lot of friends there. It was fun to know. Chris: Jim, a few years ago I had the opportunity to talk to Elon Musk and I asked him the secret to his success and he told me it was because he was serious when it came to physics. Listening to you, what I mean is take mathematics seriously. And this remains constant throughout your life. He made her a fortune and today paved the way for her to invest in the future of thousands and thousands of children across the United States and elsewhere.

Can science be useful? Can mathematics play a role? Jim: Well, math definitely played a role. It sure is. But this was fun. Working with Marlene and discovering her secret is so much fun. Chris: Now I've discovered, it's an inspiring idea to me, that by taking knowledge seriously, you can get a lot of things from it. Thank you for talking about your incredible life and coming to TED. Thank you all. We had Jim Simmons. (applause)