Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

18/10/2012 1h 0m 6.5/10

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.

Director

Dan Hillman

Top Billed Cast

Holly Dale Spencer

Michael Fish

David Spiegelhalter

Margaret de Valois

Bill Giles

Chris Brunet

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