Predictions underlie nearly every aspect of our lives, from sports, politics, and medical decisions to the morning commute. With the explosion of digital technology, the internet, and 'big data,' the science of forecasting is flourishing. But why do some predictions succeed spectacularly while others fail abysmally? And how can we find meaningful patterns amidst chaos and uncertainty? From the glitz of casinos and TV game shows to the life-and-death stakes of storm forecasts and the flaws of opinion polls that can swing an election, 'Prediction by the Numbers' explores stories of statistics in action. Yet advances in machine learning and big data models that increasingly rule our lives are also posing big, disturbing questions. How much should we trust predictions made by algorithms when we don't understand how they arrive at them? And how far ahead can we really forecast?

一部由 PBS 出品、极富视觉冲击力的科普巨作，一场用画面演绎和探寻宇宙终极奥秘的讲堂。从牛顿因苹果产生的力学顿悟，到爱因斯坦相对论，再到量子论，弦理论……《宇宙的构造》共四部分，取材自同名著作，作者兼物理学家 Brian Greene 和世界名校的专家学者一同为观众介绍时间、空间和宇宙的概念。 The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space? 什么是空间？ The Fabric of the Cosmos: Illusion of Time 时间幻觉 The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap 量子跃迁 The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse? 单宇宙还是多宇宙？