"To promote a deeper understanding of our world", Canada may need a Jim Simons
The news may come as a shock to the Dean of U. Toronto's Rotman School of Management, Roger Martin, and all those who have been preaching to the Canadian government that "what makes a country prosperous is not investment in science and technology," but "businesses having unique products and processes that a customer needs." Jim Simons has done it again, and has donated $60 million for the establishment of an…
"Yes, this country is lucky to have Mike Lazaridis, who has been the patron saint of Theoretical Physics in Canada, including his magic touch to attract government support. But to involve the rest of us in the universal quest for a deeper understanding of our world, Canada may yet need a Jim Simons."
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