BOSTON — As editor and founder of FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver makes a living by predicting the outcomes of sporting events and political elections. But even his exhaustive statistical forecasting models could… Read More
BOSTON — Will umpires and referees be replaced by robots one day? Nate Silver says it’s possible. The well-known statistician and founder of FiveThirtyEight spoke at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics… Read More
BOSTON — Sue Bird doesn’t consider herself a geek — “I dabble in that world,” she tells GeekWire — but the women’s basketball legend hopes her sport puts more focus toward utilizing data… Read More
BOSTON — John Clayton isn’t scheduled to speak at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this weekend, but the ESPN NFL reporter was still hanging out with his fellow sports geeks… Read More
BOSTON — One complaint about watching hockey on television is how difficult it can be to see the puck, given its small size and the pace of the game itself. Technology can help… Read More