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?

A numerical journey through the quaint village of Goole.

The story of George Murphy, a laid-off newspaperman who has 24 hours to come up with the back rent he owes or be put out in the street. Desperately, he sets out to find an old friend who might help, yet when he discovers that his old friend has seemingly disappeared, George's search begins to take on a whole different meaning.

Hired by the deceased's ex-wife, a private eye checks out the death of a gay man who had AIDS.

A triptych consisting of three paint-by-number tableaux is auctioned for $14 million at Christie’s. Signed by top-selling artist Matt Jaeborn as a child, the art market is apparently blind to the obvious.

《数据背后的历史》是一档节奏明快、活力四射的系列节目，它在全球范围内深入探寻那些塑造了世界历史的非凡且常被忽视的数字。每一集都会深入探讨不同主题背后的数字和夸张统计数据，比如全球快餐帝国的大规模扩张、世界顶级犯罪头目积累的财富与引发的血腥事件等。

A look at three key numbers that clarify the important questions on climate change, giving a unique perspective on what we know about the past, present and future of our climate.

An American veteran travels to the Middle East searching for peace after suffering the horrors of the Civil War and the ridicule of his peers over his 'Crazy uncle William's prediction' that the world would end in 1844. What he finds helps him solve a mystery that plagued his family and solves a mystery that had baffled scholars for centuries.

Lena's main character's life seems perfect... from the outside: favorite job, gorgeous appearance, famous and wealthy husband. In fact, she had long been tired of playing the role of a socialite, and her love for her husband had irrevocably passed. One day Lena meets a man in a museum who evokes the strongest feelings in her from the very first minute. It's then that she remembers a prediction she heard from a random fortune teller many years ago...

《直面数字》探索了这些统计数据背后的故事和面孔。北美大陆许多人都听说过这些数字，但很少有人了解导致这些数字的系统性问题。更少有人知道这些统计数据如何转化为鲜活的人性故事和生活体验。 《直面数字》由 GARUWA 和 Tyson Perkins 合作创作，通过个人故事展现了这些数字如何鲜活起来。它提出了以下问题：警察暴力如何影响一个人的生活？种族歧视会让人作何感想？羁押期间死亡会对社区造成怎样的影响？我们每个人在促进原住民正义方面可以发挥什么作用？ 该项目以讲述真相为基础，致敬那些仍然生活在这片土地上的原住民，他们展现出了非凡的力量和韧性——尽管面临着根深蒂固的制度性和系统性种族主义，他们依然守护着自己的土地、文化和社区。