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In the 28 years since he earned his BS degree in physics from Stanford University in California, J Doyne Farmer has moved through a succession of careers. As a precocious graduate student he led a team that consistently beat the odds at the casinos of Las Vegas. As a scientist he founded a leading research centre at Los Alamos. As an entrepreneur he helped to create a company that beats the odds in financial markets. And now, back in academic life, he is studying what makes financial markets tick and also trying to bridge the gap between evolutionary theory and finance.
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