Monday, September 26, 2016

Website Review: 78 Coins

78 COINS is an interactive website that shows why we’re probably not alone in the universe.
This interactive story takes users through a series of slides that discuss the probability of rolling all “heads” or “tails” with 78 coins. As users flip through the story, they learn about chance and the findings of astronomers.
Librarians will find this simple interactive to be a fascinating introduction to both probability and the nature of the universe. Use it to jumpstart a discussion of aliens and feature the library’s fiction and nonfiction works associated with the possibility of alien life.
To visit the website, go to http://www.joshworth.com/dev/78coins/.