The Joy Of...

2012•1h 0m

Documentary

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

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Status

Returning Series

First Aired

January 1, 2012

Last Aired

January 1, 2016

Networks

BBC Four

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

The Joy Of Chance

Air date: 2012-01-01

"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!

The Joy Of Data

Air date: 2016-01-01

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?

The Joy Of Logic

Air date: 2013-01-01

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.

The Joy Of Stats

Air date: 2010-01-01

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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