A related endeavor is James Simons' Flatiron Institute. They're creating bespoke algorithms for academics in the fields of computational biology, computational

A related endeavor is James Simons' Flatiron Institute. They're creating bespoke algorithms for academics in the fields of computational biology, computational astronomy, and computational quantum physics -- replacing current practice of passing down old, duct taped Fortran code from professors to grad students. There was an interesting profile in the New Yorker a few days ago: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/18/jim-simons-the-numbers-king https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/18/jim-simons-the...