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Essential reading for science writers: The Big Short by Michael Lewis | Mark Henderson | Science Writing Prize
Athens :: Greece | 1 year ago
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Mark Henderson You don't have to understand sub-prime mortgages to be gripped by The Big Short and the less you know the more remarkable you'll find it. Photograph: Getty Images Michael Lewis doesn't write about science. He made his reputation with
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THE MATH BEHIND THE BUYOLOGY
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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When Michael Lewis wrote Moneyball, which described how a group of stats nerds revolutionised Major League Baseball, he couldnt have imagined what he had set in motion. Twelve years after his books publication, It isnt just Hollywood that has co-
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Author of ‘Moneyball' & ‘The Blind Side' making appearance at UCSB
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | 1 year ago
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He'll be featured in conversation with Kai Ryssdal, host of American Public Media's award-winning radio show, Marketplace. A shrewd observer of politics, finance and the American scene, renowned author Michael Lewis combines keen insight with his
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Statistic-loving baseball 'seamheads' gather for first analytics conference
Mesa :: AZ :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The Associated Press Published Friday, Mar. 16, 2012 12:36AM EDT No sport loves statistics more than baseball. From ERAs, to OBPs and RBIs, numbers have flooded the game for ages...As anyone who has seen the movie Moneyball knows, number-crunching is
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Jonah Hill mocked by Hanks
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Jonah Hill was put in his place by Tom Hanks during 'Saturday Night Live' over the weekend. The 'Moneyball' actor hosted the NBC show on Saturday (10.03.12) and the opening sketch started with him talking about how proud he was to have been nominated
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Wisch List: 24 Hours of Oscars ... and a grouch
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Published in The Daily Journal March 3, 2012 For 83 years, Hollywood's stars have slapped each other's backs and celebrated film at the Academy Awards. Last weekend, I spent almost that long sitting inside a theater doing the same...But I did spend
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Mickey Rourke -- 'Moneyball' is Frickin' TORTURE
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Phone Number (required): -- Enter your phone number...Rourke was leaving the gym in L.A. yesterday when he joked about using the movie as a torture device ... "I'm gonna tie you to a chair and make you watch 'Moneyball' all f*cking night."
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Baseball to tell Oakland ... no way, San Jose
San Jose :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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After a whirlwind winter of wheeling and dealing, in which he traded three All-Star pitchers and signed both Cuban expatriate, Yoenis Cespedes , and MLB renegade Manny Ramirez , Billy Beane went to Hollywood for the Oscars last week as a guest of
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Bill James gives thumbs up to 'Moneyball' movie
Boston :: MA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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S abermetrics patriarch Bill James was just fine with his absence from "Moneyball," though he admits it would have been nice to have been played by Sean Connery. James is considered the father of the type of statistical analysis that was at the heart
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Marcos Breton: Sacramento lingers as possible Plan B for A's
San Jose :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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It's been a dream for decades, but it remains a fantasy for now. The A's are trying desperately to improve their bottom line by moving from struggling Oakland to tech-rich San Jose. The Giants are trying desperately to block them because they don't
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