{"id":30215,"date":"2022-03-30T12:12:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=30215"},"modified":"2022-03-30T12:12:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:12:04","slug":"austin-peay-state-universitys-science-on-tap-explores-the-science-in-the-movies-with-moneyball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2022\/03\/30\/austin-peay-state-universitys-science-on-tap-explores-the-science-in-the-movies-with-moneyball\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University’s Science on Tap explores the science in the movies with “Moneyball”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – When the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Science on Tap returns to Strawberry Alley Ale Works on April 5th, APSU professors will continue their examination of how Hollywood blockbuster movies portray science.<\/p>\n

At last month\u2019s Science on Tap, Dr. Catherine Haase, Dr. Kallina Dunkle and Phil Roberson explored the science depicted in 1993\u2019s \u201cJurassic Park.\u201d April\u2019s lecture will focus on how the 2011 film \u201cMoneyball\u201d portrays sabermetrics \u2013 the analysis of baseball statistics.<\/p>\n

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(L to R) Dr. Matthew Jones and Dr. Catherine Haase<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dr. Matthew Jones, professor of probability and statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics<\/a>, will lead the discussion on Tuesday, April 5th, at Upstairs at Strawberry Alley. The discussion begins at 5:30pm.<\/p>\n

Last fall, Haase \u2013 professor in Austin Peay\u2019s Department of Biology<\/a> \u2013 taught an honors-level class that investigated the science portrayed in blockbuster Hollywood movies<\/a>. Students used critical thinking to analyze how the science in the movies stacked up to real science. <\/p>\n

The April 5th Science on Tap will give attendees the same opportunity with \u201cMoneyball,\u201d based on Michael Lewis\u2019s nonfiction account of the Oakland Athletics\u2019 magical 2002 season. Athletics\u2019 General Manager Billy Beane used sabermetrics to help find undervalued talent to build the team.<\/p>\n

Haase will start the presentation by talking about the impetus for the honors class she taught \u2013 \u201cbeing critical about what we see on the big screen\u201d \u2013 before introducing Jones.<\/p>\n

\u201cBaseball and statistics have always belonged together,\u201d Jones wrote in a summary of the lecture. \u201cSince the advent of the box score through the application of modern data analysis techniques (sabermetrics), fans have used statistics to value players and predict outcomes.<\/p>\n

\u201cSabermetrics has evolved to improve player value estimation and performance prediction over previous methods,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe will discuss the accuracy of movie scenes and basic sabermetrics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Science on Tap meets at 5:30pm on the first Tuesday of every month during the academic year, bringing together two great things: science and local brews.<\/p>\n

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Science on Tap will finish the school year with a third installment exploring science in the movies. Dr. B. Alex King, chair of the Department of Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy, will lead a discussion on the science of 1995\u2019s \u201cApollo 13\u201d at the May 3rd gathering. <\/p>\n

Science on Tap is hosted by Austin Peay\u2019s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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