For March Madness neophytes, it's hard to know if our bracket predictions make any sense. But there's a new tool to determine if your choices are statistically likely to be correct. Sheldon Jacobson joins us to discuss his magical probability tool, and the crazy, what-are-the-odds victory of Harvard over New Mexico last night.
March Madness begins today, with the Illini tipping off Friday against Colorado. For public radio listeners, typically not a group enamored with sports, this is a tough time of year to keep up with conversations at work or school. Joining us for a quick primer on the storylines in this year's tournament is Mike Pesca, the sports reporter for NPR. He also weighs in on the Public Radio March Madness bracket (see link below) that went viral earlier this week.
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Mannie Jackson, President of Boxcar Holdings LLC; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Naismith Memorial Basketball of Fame; Chairman of the Board and Owner of the Harlem Globetrotters;and Chairman and a Founder of the Executive Leadership Council.
With Mark Kurlansky (Award-Winning Journalist)
With Sheldon Jacobson, Ph.D. (Professor and Director, Simulation Optimization Lab, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois)
With David Fletcher, M.D. (President, Chicago Baseball Museum)
With Mark Gonzales (Reporter on the White Sox for the Chicago Tribune)
With Denise La Grassa (Producer, WILL-TV), and , and John Paul (Assistant Producer , WILL-TV), and , and Kemper Peacock (Former television sports producer who interviewed Red Grange)
With Tim Wiles (Director of Research at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)
With Gary Andrew Poole (Writer)
