Tails You Win: The Science of Chance
Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

7.0(3 votes)
2012
1h 0m
Documentary

Professor David Spiegelhalter tries to pin down what chance truly is and how it works in the real world. With his unique storytelling method, he applies a blend of wit and wisdom, animation, graphics, and gleeful nerdery to the joys of chance and the mysteries of probability. It is a vital branch of mathematics that tells us what might happen in the future based on the events of the past.

Cast

David Spiegelhalter

David Spiegelhalter

Chris Brunet

Chris Brunet

Holly Dale Spencer

Holly Dale Spencer

Margaret de Valois

Margaret de Valois

Michael Fish

Michael Fish

Bill Giles

Bill Giles

Tim Palmer

Tim Palmer

Mike Shackleford

Mike Shackleford

Stephanie Shirley

Stephanie Shirley

Ed Smith

Ed Smith

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