Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What started as a small gathering of sports nerds at MIT became one of the most influential events in modern sports.

“Dorkapalooza: How the Nerds Won” traces the rise of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, from its scrappy beginnings two decades ago to its outsized impact on the way teams, leagues, and fans understand the games they love. We explore the big ideas that reshaped sports, the backlash that followed, and what the future of analytics might look like.

Featuring reflections from Bill Simmons, Daryl Morey, Jessica Gelman, Zach Lowe, Shane Battier, Michael Lewis, and more.

Hosted by Kirk Goldsberry
Written and reported by Kirk Goldsberry and Alan Siegel
Story editing by Isaac Levy-Rubinett
Video editing by Tony Stefanelli
Motion graphics and animations by John Richter
Audio mixing by Chris Sutton
Produced by Jesse Aron, Alan Siegel, Isaac Levy-Rubinett, and Justin Sayles

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