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2012

Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

Directed by Dan Hillman

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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1h

Released

October 18, 2012

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Cast14

  • David Spiegelhalter
  • Chris Brunet
  • Holly Dale Spencer
  • Margaret de Valois
  • Michael Fish
  • Bill Giles
  • Tim Palmer
  • Mike Shackleford
  • Stephanie Shirley

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