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N N Taleb's Probability Questions (UNOFFICIAL)STEPHEN WOLFRAM VISITS RWRI 19, SUMMER SCHOOL 2024TOPICS: 2nd law, generative AI, computational Irreducibility, climate modeling.Stephen Wolfram's discussion with participants at the Real World Risk Institute Summer School 2024, with Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Robert Frey, Raphael Douady, and others.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKWyx7Mw_rQ
2025-11-111h 56
Talking Tuesdays with Fancy QuantMathematician and Quant - Raphael DouadySend us a textRaphael Douady is a French mathematician who works in both academia as well as quantitative finance. His specialization is in chaos theory and financial mathematics. In this interview he shares how he got into mathematics and why he left for quantitative finance. We also briefly discuss AI in the finance space as he has a paid seminar on July 31st called, "Opportunities and Challenges in Leveraging AI for Financial Markets." The conversation is a fun discussion of the challenges of working in the finance world from a math and quant perspective....
2025-07-221h 11
Fat Tony's PodcastRaphael Douady - From Theorems to Wall StreetIn this episode we're joined by Raphael Douady, a pioneering academic who transformed his career from proving complex mathematical theorems to becoming one of the first academic quants on Wall Street. Discover how Raphael navigated the challenges of transitioning between diverse fields, from academia to the space industry, and ultimately into finance. He shares fascinating anecdotes about career serendipity and the evolving financial landscape, and invaluable insights of thriving in unpredictable environments.Gain a deeper understanding of financial entrepreneurship and risk management with Raphael’s advice on industry challenges. From an unexpected career move to China, cut sho...
2024-11-291h 12
Enterprising InvestorUncovering Hidden Risks in Investment PortfoliosIn Episode #353, Professor Raphael Douady and Ron Rimkus, CFA, discuss the evolution of risk management practices and where we are today. Douady believes even with the "quantitative-ization" of risk management and increased sophistication in data analysis, investors need to strive to uncover the invisible or hidden risks of their investment portfolios. Risk management strategies that only focus on the visible risks could exacerbate the invisible risks inadvertently. Douady also explains that the evaluation of risk is not just about fat tails, it is also about where the risks are coming from. Douady's "Dominant Factor Analysis" is one method that...
2018-12-0528 min