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Summary:

How to have a happier life and a better world - all thanks to maths - in this witty, mind-expanding guide to the science of success with Hannah Fry. Following in the footsteps of films like 'The Joy of Stats' and 'The Joy of Data', this gleefully nerdy adventure sees mathematician Dr Hannah Fry unlock the essential strategies you'll need to get what you want - to win - more of the time. From how to bag a bargain dinner to how best to stop the kids arguing on a long car journey, maths can give you a winning strategy, and the same rules apply to the world's biggest problems - whether its avoiding nuclear annihilation or tackling climate change. Deploying 'The Joys of ... ' trademark mix of playful animation alongside both oddball demos and contributions from the world's biggest brains, Fry shows how this field of maths - known as game theory - is the essential key to help you get your way. She reveals ways to analyse any situation, and methods of calculating the consequences of getting what you want. Expect tips too on taking advantage of what your opponents do, but also pleasing proof that co-operation might get you further than conflict. Fry also hails the 20th century scientists like John von Neumann and John Nash who worked out the science of success. They may not be household names, but they transformed economics, politics, psychology and evolutionary biology in the process - and their work, Hannah demonstrates, could even be shown to prove the existence and advantage of goodness. Along the way the film reveals, amongst other things, what links the rapper Ludacris, a Kentucky sheriff, a Nobel Prize winner and doping in professional cycling. And there's an irresistible chance to revisit the most excruciatingly painful and the most genius scenes ever seen on a tv game-show - as Hannah unpacks the maths behind the legendary show 'Goldenballs' and hails Nick Corrigan, the contestant whose cunning gameplay managed to break the supposedly intractable 'prisoner's dilemma'.

Contributors:

Gale, Catherine (Filmmaker) , director, producer

Fry, Hannah , onscreen presenter

Wingspan Productions , publisher, production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Alternate Titles:

Other title: Joy of winning: with Dr. Hannah Fry

Subjects:

Game theory

Decision making

Success

Risk management

Mathematical analysis

Genres:

Documentary television programs

Online media

Internet videos

Performers:

Presenter: Dr. Hannah Fry.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Description based on: Title from title screen (viewed December 02, 2024).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (60 min.))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1478554490

Other Control Numbers:

99760551300971 (source: VaAlASP)
5626322 (source: VaAlASP)
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