{"688714":{"#nid":"688714","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Atlanta Science Festival - What are the Odds?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhen: Pi Day - Saturday, March 14 at 6:00pm\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhere: Wild Heaven\u0027s Garden Room in the West End\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat: Mathematics in Motion special event organized by Evans Harrell at the Atlanta Science Festival\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat are the odds your team will win, and what will the spread be? Our statisticians and mathematicians will help you understand the odds in sports events and how we calculate them. Try out the hands-on demos our team has developed! Sports stats are only one of the many ways math connects with sports. Find out how the wave moves through the audience in a stadium, how math helps perfect sports equipment, how to determine how much a team is worth, and more! \u0026nbsp; We will finish up the night with a round of mathy sports trivia.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EPlease note your ticket price includes a beer or soft drink!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUSEFUL LINKS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 \u003Cem\u003EWHAT ARE THE ODDS\u003C\/em\u003E will takle place 6:00-9:00 at the Wild Heaven\u2019s Garden Room\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 \u0026nbsp;Ticketing is through the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/events-2026\/1106-what-are-the-odds-the-math-of-sports\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E Atlanta Science Festival (click!)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 \u0026nbsp;Travel and parking. \u0026nbsp;Wild Heaven is located at 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310\u0026nbsp;in Atlanta\u2019s West End. \u0026nbsp;Continue past the bar to reach the Garden Room. \u0026nbsp;There is free parking on site. \u0026nbsp;Wild Heaven is adjacent to the Beltline and is 0.7 miles from the West End MARTA Station.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mathinmotionatl@gmail.com?subject=Mathapalooza!\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWrite us at mathinmotionatl@gmail.com for more information!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta Science Festival returns with a special event organized by Evans Harrell.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Atlanta Science Festival returns with a special event organized by Evans Harrell. "}],"uid":"34518","created_gmt":"2026-03-03 21:01:18","changed_gmt":"2026-03-03 21:03:54","author":"sbarone7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679511":{"id":"679511","type":"image","title":"MathInMotionMathOfSports11x17.png","body":"\u003Cp\u003EMathInMotionMathOfSports11x17.png\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1772571720","gmt_created":"2026-03-03 21:02:00","changed":"1772571720","gmt_changed":"2026-03-03 21:02:00","alt":"MathInMotionMathOfSports11x17.png","file":{"fid":"263683","name":"MathInMotionMathOfSports11x17.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/03\/MathInMotionMathOfSports11x17.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/03\/MathInMotionMathOfSports11x17.png","mime":"image\/png","size":6957321,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/03\/03\/MathInMotionMathOfSports11x17.png?itok=EWkhUo6b"}}},"media_ids":["679511"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/mathematics-in-motion.org\/what-are-the-odds","title":"Mathematics in Motion at the Atlanta Science Festival "}],"groups":[{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"173647","name":"_for_math_site_"},{"id":"193733","name":"_for_math_site_manual_feed_"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:comms@math.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESal Barone\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["comms@math.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}