Is luck really just chance or can mathematics tilt the odds in our favour? Here's how maths underpins the world of luck — whether it’s the Monte Carlo fallacy, the birthday paradox, or even rescue operations at sea. Watch more on ABC iview 👉 https://iview.abc.net.au/collection/2924 --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 – The Epic Math Challenge. 03:54 – Priming People for “Luck”. 09:31 – The Birthday Paradox. 15:31 – Gambler’s Fallacy Exposed. 20:13 – Blackjack By the Numbers. 23:09 – Aussie Rules & Data. 32:09 – Bayes’ Theorem at Sea. 49:47 – Crowd Wisdom vs. Experts. --------------------------------------------------------------- #MathsDocumentary #ScienceDocumentary #Probability Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Like: https://www.facebook.com/ABCScience Follow: https://www.instagram.com/ABCHealth --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Please see the ABC Online Terms of Use for the reasons why we may remove content from this page, or ban people: http://about.abc.net.au/terms-of-use/