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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts 
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I spent essentially the entire day yesterday with Dr. Harry Markowitz, co-recipient of the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Originally, Dr. Markowitz said that he could give me and my videographer an hour for the interview. We taped for nearly two hours, went to lunch, then walked around La Jolla for about two hours, talking about Modern Portfolio Theory, mathematics, other notables in economics and finance (Fischer Black, Myron Scholes, Robert Merton, and others), and so on.
He gave me an autographed copy of his book Portfolio Selection, as well as three other books; he autographed a copy of his book for my videographer as well. What a thrill! The video will be edited and added to an online course I'm developing for the University of California, Irvine on Modern Portfolio Theory and Dr. Markowitz' efficient frontier. The students will get to see the father of Modern Portfolio Theory talking about portfolio analysis, cracking jokes, and generally being a brilliant, warm, humorous, down-to-earth gentleman. It's going to be the highlight of the course. |
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I've had dinner with a couple. One, a scientist who shall remain unnamed, was surprisingly naive about anything to do with ethics--which, given his particular field, was a bit startling. Another was a boring dinner companion but gave a remarkable lecture which I will never forget.
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts
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I met the dali lama once, did he win any cool awards?
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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On 2010-03-27 11:57, kcg5 wrote: I caddied for him once. We finish 18, and he's gonna stiff me! And I say, "Hey! Lama! How about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know?" And he says, "Oh...uh...there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness." So I got that going for me. Which is nice.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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On 2010-03-27 11:06, S2000magician wrote: On a more serious note...that sounds like a great, great time! I've interviewed a presidential candidate, a Chair of the House Rules Committee, the current Secretary of Labor, and an exiled king, but Nobel Laureates.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts
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Lobo, you made my day.
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
"History will be kind to me, as I intend to write it"- Sir Winston Churchill |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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On 2010-03-27 13:30, kcg5 wrote: I know he's a revered spiritual leader to hundreds of millions, and I apologize profusely if he ever reads this and takes offense, but to me, first and foremost, he'll always be a great Carl Spackler anecdote.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts
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Carl Spackler?
For some reason I know who you mean, but it kind of freaks me out that you remember the entire name. I just remember "Carl", which is why no matter how many chess books I might read, you would kick my behind in a match. "Spackler" speaks worlds about you. 
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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I briefly met William Golding, but no interview and no dinner. I'm envious and glad you had a great time.
John
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts
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S2000magician / Bill, any chance the interview video might eventually be made available to those of us here?
I've never formally interviewed anyone in my life (except in the context of job interviews). I have spent several hours one on one (including lunch) with a MacArthur Fellowship (Genius Award) winner. A few months back I attended a lecture given by a winner of the Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy. And I once presented a paper in a session, in which one or two of the other 3 or 4 speakers (I was then told) are potential winners of the "Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel".
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x-nQ-vPw5k
for the record...my membership at bushwood country club has lapsed, but I did know his last name
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts
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On 2010-03-27 11:06, S2000magician wrote: Officially the "Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel". http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/ Ironically, I've read that Alfred Nobel was actually very dismissive of Economics and Economic Sciences. The economics award was created in 1968 by Sweden’s central bank in honour of its 300th anniversary and first awarded in 1969, and was not one of the prizes set up in accordance with Alfred Nobel's will. His great great nephew has often spoken out on this, e.g. see http://www.thelocal.se/2173/20050928/
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts
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And you know, of course, the story (anecdotal? I'm not sure) of why there was never a Nobel Prize in Mathematics . . .
And for Spackler fans: http://www.carlspackler.com/verbatim.html
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts
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On 2010-03-27 14:44, landmark wrote: I wasn't entirely sure, so I had to google for it: http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/why_no_math.html
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts
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Thanks for the link, though I like the gossip.
Click here to get Gerald Deutsch's Perverse Magic: The First Sixteen Years
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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On 2010-03-27 14:13, balducci wrote: The videographer joked about putting it on YouTube. I'd like to get a copy of the (edited) video; I'll have to see whether the powers-that-be at UCI will allow that. If so, I'll make it available. Quote:
On 2010-03-27 14:30, balducci wrote: True enough. However, the medal he showed us looked a darn sight like a real Nobel Prize. (Actually, it was a replica. The original - gold - is in a safe or safety deposit box or something. He thinks.) |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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Yes.........but never on a Sunday.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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