Do the Math with Mark DeMorra

It's been said that numbers never lie. Especially in sports.

Numbers are not only a way to recognize your favorite player and as a way to represent success, but now, they're being used to as a means to measure value and sometimes, determine future performance.

Even with all the data and metrics that are given through things such as sabermetrics and advanced statistics, there can sometimes be more at play says Mark DeMorra.

DeMorra, who has a background in STEM, including astrophysics, mathematics, and robotics, gives an outsider's view to the use of advanced statistics in sports.

He'll also discuss his interest in poker and blackjack, and the link mathematics plays in all of them. DeMorra also addresses his fondness for the character James Bond, and his thoughts on the differentiation between what's a sport, a game, and competition.

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