Nova (TV Series) Prediction by the Numbers (2018) User Reviews

It's not just a roll of the dice

[flolefty · 8/10 · 8 July 2019]

If like me you know next to nothing about odds, statistics & forecasting you'll enjoy it, I walked away both a little smarter & entertained. Explained basic principals like 'the wisdom of crowds", a mathematical equation that originated at a Carny of all places over people guessing the weight of a bull. The complexity of forecasting the weather (I'll stop complaining now when they don't get it right) The difficulty of predicting elections, using the recent Clinton / Trump failed poll result fiasco as an example. And how the casino's stack the odds against you at the roulette wheel ...seems like cheating to me! Anyway, Nova rarely disappoint's - recommended.

Intuitieve and engaging treatment of a deep and complicated topic

[andymhancock · 10/10 · 6 July 2019]

I wrestle with some of the theories described in the film. They did an excellent job of picking the intuitive parts in order to make the ideas accessible to the population at large. And the dramatization is awfully cool.

Anyone who believes a single thing in this deserves to lose in Vegas

[eoval · 1/10 · 5 July 2019]

The premise of this show is that 'random' doesn't exist. It cites the idea of a casino controlling the odds. If that doesn't make one see the idiocy of what it presents, then that person should go dump loads of money gambling.

People who buy into the idea that a 50/50 coin flip isn't a 50/50 chance are SERIOUSLY not good at math or logic.