Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

Oct 18, 2012

1h 0m

★ 6.5

Overview

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.

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Cast

David Spiegelhalter

Chris Brunet

Holly Dale Spencer

Margaret de Valois

Michael Fish

Bill Giles

Tim Palmer

Mike Shackleford

Stephanie Shirley

Ed Smith

Rene Vignos

Mary Lou Zoback

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