Show notes
For this episode, host Sadie Witkowski goes a bit off-script. Sadie is joined by sports reporter Jon Zaghloul to interview rookie Cubs pitcher and applied math University of Chicago undergraduate Wilson Cunningham. This conversation ranges from interests in mathematics and statistics to applying those statistics to baseball.Find our transcript here: LINKCurious to learn more? Check out these additional links:University of Chicago’s story about Wilson’s baseball career: https://news.uchicago.edu/story/cubs-prospect-pitcher-wilson-cunningham-balances-rigorous-uchicago-college-education-baseball-trainingChicago Tribune’s story about Wilson’s baseball career: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-university-chicago-cubs-baseball-rookie-pitcher-20220723-66rzhlqhuredta67nchmfcg7xy-story.htmlDiscover more about UChicago’s Computational and Applied Mathematics Program: https://cam.uchicago.edu/Hear more of Jon’s reporting: https://linktr.ee/jonzsportsFollow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (twitter) @IMSI_institute, (instagram) IMSI.instituteFollow Wilson Cunningham: @wils_cunninghamFollow Jon Zaghloul: @JonZSports This episode was audio engineered by Tyler Damme.Music by Blue Dot Sessions.The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348.

