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It's Okay to Be Smart
Computers Can Predict When You're Going to Die… Here's How
Season 12
Episode 6
Predictive analytics uses math and historical data to make predictions about the future. It’s used in commerce, sports, politics, social media and tons of other places. And as it turns out, people have been using math to predict people’s death for centuries. Can it predict mine?
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