Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

Synopsis: Documentary. Professor David Spiegelhalter explains what chance and probability are and how they work in the real world. How can you maximise your chances of living till you’re 100? Why do many of us experience so many strange coincidences? Should I take an umbrella? These are just some of the everyday questions the film tackles as it moves between Cambridge, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Reading. Spiegelhalter discovers One Million Random Digits, a book full of hidden patterns and shapes, introduces the unit called the micromort (a one-in-a-million chance of dying), and uses the latest infographics to demonstrate how life expectancy has increased in his lifetime and how it is affected by our lifestyle choices - drinking, obesity, smoking and exercise.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2013
Year of production: 2012
Notes: First broadcast on BBC4 October 18th
Subjects: Mathematics
Keywords: probability theory; risk management; statistics

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