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BBC Four Documentary - Tails You Win The Science Of Chance
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:12 pm
by Noels Beard
Anyone catch this? Very good little program. Particular nice for all you FOBT haters. Nice little section on Scientific Determinism and Chaos Theory. I suggest you all watch.
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:17 pm
by Real Pro gamer
Is it on again soon or do I need to watch it on iplayer
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:24 pm
by Cf
Will iplayer when I get in.
Being on BBC4 I am assuming they've got their facts right
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:27 pm
by Noels Beard
On BBC HD, not BBC 1 HD, in about 20 mins.
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:40 pm
by quizard
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:12 am
by Noels Beard
So what did you all think? They even had a man from IGT on!
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:22 am
by Cf
I was enjoying this until the point he showed when he died.
He said the average age of his death was 82 (i think, but the actual number not really important) and then presented it as a linear function from his current age. That's not right.
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:22 am
by Cf
But not carrying on
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:05 am
by Cf
Disappointed in the end. I could go into details why but I'll just say I was expecting something more based in mathematics than trying to appeal to the majority. I get the impression the show wasn't quite sure which it was doing.
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:21 am
by Noels Beard
Well this is as good as you get from the BBC nowadays. Remember when they had just 2 channels? But still managed to put out informative programming. They used to do a lot more Open University partnership. The problem I think stems from making it too accessible. They know most of the people watching know fuck all, and so have to start from there.
I was watching 'Pointless' the other day, and this question came up, under the category 'Famous Johns' : 'President of the USA during the Cuban Missile Crisis."
The man answering had just finished studying to be a primary school teacher. His answer? John Carter.