"Mathematician Jim Simons, the math Ph.D. and founder of Renaissance Technologies, doesnât speak often, so itâs generally worth a watch/listen when he does. While heâs now retired and mostly talking up his current interests, there are tidbits in this recent MIT speech. Iâm particularly fond of his argument that we need to put more money into teaching so not as many people drift off to âGoogle or Goldman Sachsâ. http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2011/01/james_simons_sp.html