The Joy Of...

A witty and stimulating look at Chance, Logic, Data and Statistics and the roles they play in our lives.

Storyline

A witty and stimulating look at Chance, Logic, Data and Statistics and the roles they play in our lives.

First Aired

2012-01-01
Last Aired

2016-01-01
Creator
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

1
Episodes

4
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

BBC Four

Keywords:

mathematics

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Season 1

1. The Joy Of Chance

"Chance is a fool's name for fate," goes a quote from the movie The Gay Divorcee. Is "chance" a fundam...More

"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!Less

60mins 2012-01-01

2. The Joy Of Data

Join us on a witty, exhilarating exploration of THE word of our age – data – with mathematician Hannah...More

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?Less

60mins 2016-01-01

3. The Joy Of Logic

Take a roller-coaster ride through philosophy, maths, science and technology, all of which run on logi...More

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.Less

60mins 2013-01-01

4. The Joy Of Stats

Explore the remarkable power stats have to change our understanding of the world we live in. Our guide...More

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.Less