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A witty and stimulating look at Chance, Logic, Data and Statistics and the roles they play in our lives.
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Four
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  • The Joy Of Chance
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    The Joy Of Chance

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2012

    "Chance is a fool's name for fate," goes a quote from the movie The Gay Divorcee. Is "chance" a fundamental part of the universe? Does it have "rules"? Can you learn to love and live with the uncertainty? Watch and find out -- take a chance!

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  • The Joy Of Data
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    The Joy Of Data

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2016

    Join us on a witty, exhilarating exploration of THE word of our age – data – with mathematician Hannah Fry. What is data?  How is it stored, shared, made sense of…? And what does data reveal about us and the world?

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  • The Joy Of Logic
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    The Joy Of Logic

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/1/2013

    Take a roller-coaster ride through philosophy, maths, science and technology, all of which run on logic. With wit, wisdom, and gleeful nerdery, this film journeys from Aristotle to Alice in Wonderland, Sci-Fi to Supercomputers, to tell the fascinating story of the fundamentals of sound reasoning.

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  • The Joy Of Stats
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    The Joy Of Stats

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/1/2010

    Explore the remarkable power stats have to change our understanding of the world we live in. Our guide is superstar boffin Hans Rosling, whose eye-opening, mind-expanding, and very funny online lectures have made him an international internet legend.

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