The soundtrack for the film John Wick: Chapter 2 includes musical arrangements and performances by Haim Shapira. Born in 1962 in Vilnius, Lithuania, he immigrated to Israel in 1977 at the age of 14. His career encompasses dual roles as a mathematician and a philosopher, bridging the gap between rigorous game theory and public science education.
Academic Background at Tel Aviv University
Shapira completed his Bachelor of Science in Theoretical Mathematics at Tel Aviv University between 1983 and 1987. He continued his studies there, earning a Master of Science in Probability and Statistics from 1987 to 1991. His doctoral work resulted in two distinct PhDs. He finished his first doctorate in Mathematical Genetics in 1995, focusing on the Volunteer's Dilemma as a Generalized War of Attrition, which was published in 1996. He subsequently earned a second PhD in Science Education, conducting research into the development of intuition regarding infinity.
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From 1994 to 2000, Shapira served as a lecturer at Tel Aviv University. He currently holds the position of senior lecturer at The College of Management Academic Studies in Rishon LeZion, Israel. His academic responsibilities include serving as the Head of the Excellent Students Program, while also lecturing at the School of Economics and the School of Behavioral Sciences. His primary scholarly research areas involve game theory and philosophy. By 2016, his teaching portfolio included game theory and statistics.
Literary Output and Translation
Shapira writes primarily in Hebrew, with his books reaching a wide international audience through translations into English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Bengali, and Korean. His Hebrew bibliography includes titles such as Following Alice, Conversations on Game Theory, and The Infinite: Never-ending journey. His English publications include Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance, released in 2016, and Gladiators, Pirates and Games of Trust, published in 2017. Later works include Eight Lessons on Infinity in 2019 and Notes on the Art of Life in 2023.
Fast facts
- Born: 1962, Vilnius
- Immigrated to Israel: 1977
- Education: Tel Aviv University
- First PhD: Mathematical Genetics, 1995
- Primary Fields: Mathematics, Philosophy
- Current Position: Senior Lecturer, The College of Management Academic Studies
Questions readers ask
What subjects does Haim Shapira research?
His main research areas are game theory, statistics, and philosophy.
Does Haim Shapira contribute to music?
Yes, he arranged and performed music on the soundtrack for the film John Wick: Chapter 2.
Achievements
- Fields: mathematics and philosophy
